TORONTO,
Nov. 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Accord Financial
Corp. (TSX - ACD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.
John J. Swidler to Accord's Board of
Directors.
Mr. Swidler is a Senior Advisor with the
Montréal office of Richter LLP, a firm of Chartered Professional
Accountants. He was the Managing Partner of Richter from 1996 to
January 1, 2007 and was Chairman of
the firm's Executive Committee from 1982 to 1996. Mr. Swidler
graduated from McGill University with a
Bachelor of Commerce degree and also received a Bachelor of Civil
Law from McGill. He obtained his
designation as a Chartered Professional Accountant in 1967 and
received his Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant designation
from the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec in 1992.
Mr. Swidler is a Director and Chairman of the
Audit Committee of Dollarama Inc.; Lead Director and Chairman of
the Audit Committee of Reitmans (Canada) Limited; and Chair of the Board of
Trustees of the Noranda Operating Trust, which supervises the
Noranda Income Fund, and is a member of its Audit Committee, and
its Governance and Human Resources Committee.
About Accord Financial Corp.
Accord is a leading North American provider of factoring and other
asset-based financial services, including financing, credit
investigation and guarantees, collection services, and supply chain
financing for importers. Accord has been in business for over 35
years and operates out of two offices in Canada and one in the USA. The Company is currently the only
factoring and asset-based lending company listed on the Toronto
Stock Exchange. For further information please visit
www.accordfinancial.com or contact:
SOURCE Accord Financial Corp.