Congratulations to Lloyd Posno on being named to the Order of Canada

Lloyd’s tireless work for charitable causes has earned him one of the country’s highest honours

After passing the chartered accountancy exams in 1966, Lloyd joined EY’s predecessor firm Clarkson Gordon in London, Ontario. In 1972, he became an Audit partner, and in 1983 transferred to the firm’s Toronto office, where he later founded and led the national Forensic Litigation practice. He became director of International Claims in 1994, a role he held until he retired in 2003.

Lloyd has shown a lifelong commitment to helping others. In particular, he has applied his financial talents to improve organizations whose mandates are to help those in need. Lloyd is driven by the belief that everyone deserves a chance. From the beginning of his professional career, he has been engaged in volunteer work.

In his early professional days in London, he served on the board of the YM-YWCA and was instrumental in the building of a new downtown facility. He also sat on the boards of London Goodwill and the London Housing Authority, and served on the fundraising committee of the Canadian Diabetes Association (Ontario Division).

Throughout his career, Lloyd has been keenly interested in the Canadian justice system, politics and health care. He was a charter member and financial advisor of the Ontario Institute for Advocacy Training, CFO of one of Canada’s federal political parties and for decades held positions with local riding associations, and served as director of Trillium Hospital in Mississauga.

Later in his career and in his retirement, Lloyd worked with the Canadian Red Cross, and in 2014 was deservedly recognized with the Order of Red Cross Medal. He’s also made a personal effort to make a difference for Canada’s Indigenous Peoples, serving as national coordinator for the Accounting Mentoring Program for Aboriginal Youth, and an advisor to the National Indian Brotherhood Trust Fund.

In addition, Lloyd continues to invest his time and financial talents at the local community level in the United Way (Peel Region), to the Mississauga Summit, to the environmental group Georgian Bay Forever and more recently with the Narva Road Group, which funded and organized a private sponsorship of a Syrian family.