EXECUTIVE PROFILE

A Chairman/Chief Executive Officer with significant P & L experience, a record of growth, and improvement in quality and financial performance of complex organizations.

• A leader who is skilled at building, leading and motivating teams.
• A strategist who creates vision, strategic direction and accountability.
• A change agent who improves performance and new business results.
• A negotiator of acquisitions, partnerships, and alliances.
• An advocate for a service culture with business discipline.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

• Executive experience includes healthcare, health-related and service organizations; not-for-profit and for-profit; public and private; U.S. and Canadian companies.
• Governance experience includes 20 plus Boards of Directors and 7 roles as Chairman. Currently serve as Chairman of a federal Crown, real estate development corporation and a publicly traded biomedical corporation.
• Skills include leadership, strategy, performance improvement, business development, finance, negotiation, and alternative dispute resolution. Highly successful in creating and inspiring vision.
• Operational accountability has included $550 million in revenue (1997 U.S.), 30,000 employees, and 10,000 properties in 44 states and Canada.
  

BOARD APPOINTMENT

Chairman – Canada Lands Company Ltd., a Crown Corporation, Toronto, ON
Chairman – Medifocus Inc (TSX-V:MFS)., Toronto, ON
Member, Board of Directors – Cleveland Clinic Canada Ltd., Toronto, ON
Member, Board of Directors – Yin Fu Gold Corporation (OTCBB: ELRE), Hong Kong, China
Past Chairman – Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Hamilton, ON
Past Chairman – Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

Walsh Delta Group Inc. — 2008 to present
5500 North Service Road, Suite 905, Burlington, ON L7L 6W6

• Walsh Delta Group is an executive resource to Boards and CEOs in governance, strategy, performance improvement, negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, and facilitation.
• Served the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) as Lead Negotiator for physician services involving 28 First Nations communities, 3 physician groups, a hospital, and Health Canada.
• Served the MOHLTC as the Facilitator of Effective Governance for various project assignments.
• Serves the MOHLTC in planning the negotiation of an agreement with the Ontario Medical Association (OMA).
• Serves hospitals with a performance improvement methodology which emphasizes quality for the patient, work-life balance for employees and the stewardship of financial resources.
• Serves a publicly traded company as the Negotiator in the acquisition of the World’s largest gold mine which is located in China.
• Walsh is available to serve as an interim chief executive officer and corporate director.
  

Managing Partner / CEO, 2004 to 2010
EC Murphy Walsh, 3240 Orangetree Bend, Suite 100, Fort Myers, FL 33905
EC Murphy Walsh Ltd., 5500 North Service Road, Suite 905, Burlington, ON L7L 6W6

• EC Murphy Walsh continues its work as Walsh Delta Group Inc.

Adjunct Professor, 2005 to 2007
The DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

• Advisor to the Dean and executives in the Executive Education program.
• Adjunct Professor teaching Strategy, Governance, and Performance Improvement.
  

President / CEO, 1999 to 2005
St. Peter's Health System, Hamilton, ON
St. Peter’s Health System, an affiliate of McMaster University, included 486 hospital beds, 210 long term care beds, 5 home health agencies, a management outsourcing company, a centre for research and education, and a charitable foundation.

• Led the change and growth to be the market leader in a specialized niche.
  

Vice President, Hamilton Health Sciences, an 1,100 bed academic medical centre.

• Negotiated outsourced management agreements with academic medical centers.
• Developed a 210 bed long term care residence.
• Acquired 5 for-profit home health agencies with a strategy to consolidate a fragmented industry.
• Achieved governmental approvals for two facility replacement projects and one new facility development.
• Secured significant charitable contributions for capital projects.
• Recognized for high quality service and fiscal responsibility.
• Formed affiliations, alliances, and dramatically elevated corporate profile.

THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, Downers Grove, IL, 1990-1998
ServiceMaster was a $7.4 billion service provider specializing in consumer and management services. It was the world's largest management outsourcing company.

Executive Vice President, 1998
ServiceMaster Management Services, Downers Grove, IL

Executive Vice President, 1995–1998
ServiceMaster Education Management Services, Downers Grove, IL

• Responsible for sales and operations of outsourced management services to 300 universities, colleges, and school districts in 44 states. Accountable for $550 million (U.S.) in revenue, 30,000 employees, 25,000 acres of maintained property, and 10,000 client facilities.
• Negotiated business-to-business, intangible, relationship sales which were complex and long term, e.g. multi-year outsourced management service agreements up to $215 million in revenue.
• Improved standards of performance for revenue growth, quality, and profitability. Closed large sales and retained customers. Increased customer retention to 97% with contracts renewed for periods of 5 to 10 years.
  

Chief Executive Officer, 1990–1994
ServiceMaster of Canada Ltd., Mississauga, ON

• Responsible for sales and operations in healthcare, education, and business and industry.
• Sales of outsourced management services were up to $40 million with 5-year terms.
• Strengthened revenue and profitability while establishing a national presence through the merger of ServiceMaster entities in Canada.
  

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

• Developed, acquired and operated 14 healthcare and health-related organizations in Missouri, Illinois, and Ohio.
• Consulted with healthcare organizations internationally.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Chartered Director (C.Dir.) – McMaster University, Hamilton, ON and the Conference Board of Canada
Master of Business Administration, Finance – Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
Graduate study, Organizational Communication – University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Diploma in Healthcare Administration – Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Bachelor of Arts, English and Philosophy – Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Faculty of Law - University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
2010, Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution
Harvard Business School – Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2000 to 2003, Strategic Negotiation, Deal Making for the Long Term
Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making
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

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Institute of Ontario, Toronto, ON
American College of Healthcare Executives, Chicago, IL
Institute of Corporate Directors, Toronto, ON

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 in the community.
  

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 (CASA) 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.
  

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Member – Burlington Golf and Country Club, Burlington, ON
Member – The National Club, Toronto, ON

The Exchange Tower, PO Box 427
130 King Street West, Suite 1800, Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E3
905-319-7070; Cell: 905-517-6060