Lifetime Achievement Award
The School of Accounting and Finance created the Lifetime Achievement Award to commemorate the 10th anniversary of presenting the SAF Alumni Awards. This award honours an exceptional alumnus, who has distinguished themselves over a significant period of time through their professional experiences, community involvement and consistent support of the School of Accounting and Finance and the University of Waterloo.
Michael F. Garvey, BA '69, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D, Retired PwC Partner
Throughout
his
career,
he
volunteered
his
time
to
a
number
of
organizations,
including
chairing
the
Boards
of
The
Donwood
Institute,
the
University
of
Waterloo,
The
Michener
Institute
of
Applied
Health
Sciences,
the
Friends
of
Ontario
Universities
and
Hospital
Diagnostic
Imaging
Repository
Services.
He
has
chaired
many
audit
committees
since
1983,
including
three
public
companies
during
the
past
ten
years.
Mike obtained his ICD.D designation in 2007. He serves as Executive Chairman and CEO of Kelvin Thermal Energy Inc. and is a Consulting Partner with Ortus Strategies (formerly FGI Europe AG)