Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the attention of the House a significant milestone in my riding of London North Centre.
Dean Larry Tapp, from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, is retiring on June 30. Larry Tapp is renowned for leading Canada's pre-eminent business school in its rise to international prominence.
The November 25 issue of Time Magazine named him as one of Canada's top business leaders. Under his leadership, the business school took on the global market and expanded into Asia with the founding of a Hong Kong campus.
Larry takes a keen interest in teaching the importance of corporate responsibility to Canada's up and coming business leaders.
Numerous Canadian companies are fortunate to have Dean Tapp sit on their boards where he serves as chair or as a director.
It is my privilege on behalf of the students and the faculty of the Ivey School of Business and the constituents of London North Centre to offer our sincere thanks and best wishes to a great Canadian.