Murphy Walsh Management Group

Grant B. Walsh, MBA, C.Dir.
Tel: 905-517-6060
gwalsh@ecmurphywalsh.com

 

BOARD DIRECTOR PROFILE AND SKILLS

A Board Director / CEO with Chartered Director designation and significant P & L experience in healthcare, health-related, and service companies; public and private entities; for-profit and not-for-profit; U.S. and Canadian companies.

  • Director skills include: leadership, strategic thinking, finance, turnaround and change, and business development.

DIRECTOR EXPERIENCE

Grant Walsh has served on 23 Boards of Directors. He is the Past Chairman of The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and The Royal Botanical Gardens. The business sectors with which he has had Board experience include healthcare, service, manufacturing, education, arts and culture, trade associations and charitable foundations.

BOARD COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE

Committees have included: Governance & Nominating; Finance, Investment & Audit, Compensation & Human Resources, and Strategic Thinking.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Chartered Director (C.Dir.) - McMaster University, Hamilton, ON and the Conference Board of Canada, 2005
Post-Graduate study, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 1981
Master of Business Administration, Finance and Marketing - Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, 1980
Graduate study, Organizational Communication - University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1973 - 1976
Diploma in Healthcare Administration - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1972
Bachelor of Arts, English and Philosophy - Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY, 1970

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2000 - 2003

  • Making Corporate Boards More Effective
  • Governing for Non-profit Excellence
  • Compensation Committee: Preparing for the Challenges Ahead
  • Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance
  • Strategic Negotiation, Deal making for the Long Term
  • Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American College of Healthcare Executives, Chicago, IL
American Management Association, New York, NY
Institute of Corporate Directors, Toronto, ON

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Managing Partner and CEO, 2004 - present
EC Murphy Walsh, LLC, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
EC Murphy Walsh, Ltd., Burlington, ON, Canada

  • A management consulting firm specializing in performance improvement, turnaround and change, and executive talent strategies.

Adjunct Professor, 2005 - present
The DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

  • Adjunct Professor in Executive Education teaching Governance and Strategy.

President / CEO, 1999 - 2005
St. Peter's Health System, Hamilton, ON

THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, Downers Grove, IL, 1990 - 1998
Executive Vice President, ServiceMaster Management Services
Executive Vice President, ServiceMaster Education Management Services
Chief Executive Officer, ServiceMaster of Canada Ltd.

President / CEO, 1979 - 1990
St. Andrew's Episcopal Presbyterian Foundation, St. Louis, MO

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

St. Peter's Health System, 2005

  • Presented by the Board of Directors "in appreciation of your extraordinary leadership, devotion and commitment to St. Peter's Health System."

Canadian Public Relations Society, 2002

  • CEO Leadership "Pinnacle Award" presented to the CEO who has supported the profession resulting in the dramatic elevation of corporate profile.

St. Peter's Health System, 2001

  • Chairman's Leadership Award presented by the Board of Directors for outstanding contribution to the growth and sustainability of St. Peter's.

The ServiceMaster Company, 1996

  • Appointed by the Chairman and President / CEO to Delta Phi Epsilon, the senior executive honor society for executive development, enterprise strategic thinking, and succession planning.

The Canadian Association of School Administrators, 1994

  • Leadership award presented in appreciation of the significant contribution made to public educational leadership in Canada.

St. Andrew's Episcopal-Presbyterian Foundation, 1990

  • Elected as Member of the Honorary Board of Directors for Life.

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, 1988

  • Hobart Jackson Award presented "for leadership in the advancement of women and minorities in management."

Missouri Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, 1983

  • Meritorious Service Award, the Association's highest honor, presented "in recognition of outstanding service in the field of aging."

BOARD EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Managing Partner and CEO - EC Murphy Walsh, LLC, Amherst, NY
Past Chairman, Board of Directors - Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Hamilton, ON
Past Chairman, Board of Directors - The Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON
President / CEO, St. Peter's Health System, Hamilton, ON
Past Member, Board of Trustees, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY
Past Member, Board of Trustees, Northeastern Seminary, Rochester, NY
Past Member, Board of Directors, Redwood Foundation, Escondido, CA
Past Member, Board of Directors, New Horizons, San Diego, CA
Past Member, Board of Directors, Oakville Christian School, Oakville, ON
Past Member, Board of Directors, Canclean Services Ltd., Mississauga, ON
President / CEO, St. Andrew's Episcopal Presbyterian Foundation, St. Louis, MO
Past Member, Board of Directors, The Rotary Club of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Past Member, Board of Directors, Webster Hills United Methodist Church, Webster Groves, MO
Past Member, Board of Trustees, Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, MO
Past Member, Board of Directors, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Washington, DC
Past Chairman, Board of Directors, Chief Executives of Multi-facility Organizations, Washington, DC
Past Chairman, Board of Directors, Missouri Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, St. Louis, MO

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