Mr. McFarland is the Chair of the Dexterra Board and was appointed to the Board of Directors on May 29, 2020. Mr. McFarland also holds several other public company appointments, including member of the Board, Lead Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Fairfax India Holdings Corporation. Mr. McFarland brings significant financial and management experience to Dexterra. Mr. McFarland was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada (2011 to June 2018). Prior to that, Mr. McFarland was a member of the executive team at PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada, from 2005 to 2011, and led the Greater Toronto Area audit practice from 2002 to 2005.
Mr. McFarland is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. Mr. McFarland is also a director and chairman of the following private companies: AGT Food & Ingredients Inc. and Farmers Edge Inc., and formerly was chair of the Board of the Conference Board of Canada.
