New England-Canada Business Council Elects New Slate of Leaders

Longtime leading Maine attorney John Gulliver becomes president, TD Bank Market President Marshall Sugarman 1st VP/president-designate

The Board of Directors of the New England-Canada Business Council, a leading regional non-profit organization working to advance business, political, and cultural relationships between Canada and the U.S., has elected John W. Gulliver, a retired partner at the law firm Pierce Atwood, as president for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2023.

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The New England-Canada Business Council has elected retired Pierce Atwood attorney JOHN W. GULLIVER (left) as its 2023-25 President and TD Bank Market President MARSHALL SUGARMAN (center) as First Vice President and 2025-27 president-designee. Gulliver succeeds PETER J. HOWE (right), senior VP at the Boston communications consulting firm Denterlein, who served as NECBC president for the 2021-23 term and will continue as a member of NECBC's Board of Directors. (PHOTO: Peter Julian, PeterJulianPhoto.com)

Also elected by the council are:

• TD Bank Market President Marshall Sugarman as First Vice President and NECBC president-designee for a 2025-27 term;
• Daymark Energy Advisors Principal Advisor Kathy Kelly as Vice President and member of the NECBC Executive Committee; and
• Pierce Atwood Partner Sarah B. Tracy as a member of the NECBC Board of Directors.

NECBC holds in-person and online conferences and networking events throughout the year, including its signature Boston Executive Energy Conference, now in its 31^st year; an April trade, investment, and technology conference; and other specialty events focusing on electric vehicles and cross-border business opportunities and celebrating occasions including Canada Day (July 1).

Gulliver is succeeding Peter J. Howe, a senior vice president at the Boston strategic communications consulting firm Denterlein, who served as president for the 2021-23 term. Howe will become an NECBC vice president and chair of the Council’s Membership Committee.

“I’m excited and honored to follow in Peter’s footsteps and look forward to serving with Marshall, Kathy and Sarah, three superb new appointees, along with returning Executive Committee and Board Members, who tirelessly work on behalf of NECBC and its goals,’’ Gulliver said. “There is no more important bilateral relationship than that between the U.S. and Canada: NECBC is proud to be able to contribute to this through our various programs and events.”

NECBC also thanked two retiring members for their distinguished service to the council:

• The Hon. Rodger T. Cuzner, Canada’s Consul General in Boston, who is stepping down from that role and membership on the NECBC board effective July 1
• Bennett W. Schwartz, a former NECBC president (2014-16) and longtime board member, who is also stepping down on July 1.

“Rodger will head back to Cape Breton with the deepest thanks of NECBC and all his many friends in Boston and New England for all that he has done to sustain and strengthen the strong bonds of business, culture, and friendship between New England and Canada, particularly Québec and Atlantic Canada,’’ said outgoing NECBC president Howe. “Ben Schwartz has been a solid, wise pillar of leadership for NECBC for decades, and we are pleased he will remain closely associated with NECBC as he continues in leadership positions at other international trade promotion organizations.”

ABOUT THE NEW ENGLAND-CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL

The mission of the New England-Canada Business Council (NECBC) is to advance business, political, and cultural relationships between Canada and the United States and to help members grow their cross-border professional networks. Founded in 1981, the NECBC is one of the leading non-profit organizations working to sustain and expand the strong and mutually valuable connections between New England and Canada.

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Congratulations to new @NECBC President John Gulliver, former @PierceAtwoodLLP partner, and to @TDBank_US Market President Marshall Sugarman, NECBC's new First Vice President and 2025-27 president-designee. #Canada #trade #Quebec #internationaltrade