Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 4 (2007-04-13 to 2007-12-13) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
Corporation: |
MDS Inc
2700 Matheson Blvd. E. Suite 300, West Tower Mississauga, ON L4W 4V9 Canada |
Telephone number: | 416-213-4727 |
Fax number: | 416-675-4095 |
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Stephen DeFalco, President & CEO |
Description of activities: | MDS Inc. is a global life sciences company that provides market-leading products and services that our customers need for the development of drugs and diagnosis and treatment of disease. We are a leading global provider of pharmaceutical contract research, medical isotopes for molecular imaging, radiotherapeutics, and analytical instruments. MDS has more than 6,200 highly skilled people in 28 countries. |
Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
Name: | Lucy Gervasi |
Position title: | Manager, Sales Tax |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Kenneth Horton |
Position title: | Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and General Counsel |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Grant Malkoske |
Position title: | Vice-President Strategic Technology (MDS Nordion) |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Edward Martell |
Position title: | Senior Vice-President, Quality & Regulatory Affairs |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | John Mayberry |
Position title: | Director |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | David McInnes |
Position title: | Vice-President, International Relations (MDS Nordion) |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Mary Mogford |
Position title: | Director |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Douglas Prince |
Position title: | Executive Vice-President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Guadalupe Seoane |
Position title: | Manager, Tax Reporting and Compliance |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Steven West |
Position title: | President, MDS Nordion, a division of MDS (Canada) Inc. |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Mark Witkowski |
Position title: | Vice-President, Global Taxation |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Lu Zhang |
Position title: | Director, Tax Planning |
Public offices held: | No |
Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) - Foreign Affairs- International Trade- Transport Canada- Canada Border Services Agency- Privy Council Office- Natural Resoures Canada- Industry Canada- Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission- Canada International Development Agency- Health Canada- Science & Technology- Health Protection Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Prospective: | - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) - Foreign Affairs- International Trade- Transport Canada- Canada Border Services Agency- Privy Council Office- Natural Resoures Canada- Industry Canada- Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission- Canada International Development Agency- Health Canada- Science & Technology- Health Protection Branch- Canada Revenue Agency- Department of Finance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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