Fairfax India Holdings Corporation (Fairfax India), an investment holding company, announced that it has appointed R. William (Bill) McFarland as an independent director.
McFarland spent most of his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Canada and was admitted to the partnership in 1992. While at PwC (Canada), McFarland was also a member of the executive team and eventually became Chief Executive Officer (from 2011 to 2018). McFarland retired from PwC (Canada) in 2018. Mr. McFarland is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of Toronto. McFarland serves on the board of directors of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) and is lead director and chair of its audit committee. In addition, McFarland is a director and chairman of AGT Food and Ingredients (a subsidiary of Fairfax) and Fairfax’s publicly traded subsidiaries, Dexterra Group Inc. and Farmers Edge Inc.
Prem Watsa, Chairman of Fairfax India, commented, “We are very fortunate that Bill has agreed to join the board of Fairfax India. Fairfax India will benefit greatly from his leadership, strategic guidance and financial expertise. Bill will be a wonderful addition to the Fairfax India board and we are delighted to welcome him to the board.”
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