What’s New: In Brief (May 19, 2009)

Shelly Gobin, senior vice president and CFO at Kingsway Financial Services, has left the organization. Daniel Brazier will assume the responsibilities on an interim basis. Brazier was previously CFO of the wholesale banking division at Standard Chartered Bank. He has been heavily involved in strategy development, business transformation and finance re-engineering during his career, according to Kingsway Financial Services.

Carstar Automotive Canada has opened a new location in Laval, Quebec. Carstar Carrosserie Thériault is owned and operated by Stéphane Thériault, a certified painter and collision repair technician.Thériault has been working on vehicles since the age of 15 and purchased his first body shop when he was 18 years old.  Carstar Carrosserie Thériault is part of a new building expansion located at Hwy. 440 at Boulevard des Laurentides.