Diane Wiesenthal
Diane Wiesenthal is the Vice President, People and Organizational Services for the Canadian Wheat Board. The Canadian Wheat Board (or CWB) is a global grain marketing organization. Diane is a member of the corporations’ executive team and has led the human resource function of the CWB to be consistently recognized as a strategic and innovative leader in its HR programs. She was instrumental in establishing numerous innovative benefit programs such as the establishment of an on-site day care facility that recently celebrated its 20th anniversary of operation. Diane currently leads senior international HR delegations for the People to People Ambassadors Program based in Washington D.C. - which was established in 1956 under the leadership of former President Dwight Eisenhower. She is the past President of: the North American Human Resource Association for Mexico, USA and Canada; the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations, and the Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba. Diane has received numerous professional awards and under her leadership, the CWB has been designated as a ‘Top 25 Employer’ in Manitoba in 2008, 2010 and 2011.