Bram Lebo

Bram Lebo is a Canadian lawyer and businessperson resident in Dysart et al, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Early life

Lebo studied law at the Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1994.[2] That same year Lebo moved to the Netherlands where he completed his MBA and Master of Business Informatics from the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University.[3]

Career

In the mid-1990s, Lebo worked for DigiCash, a pioneering electronic currency corporation based in Amsterdam, followed by three years as a business developer and strategist for multinationals in Europe.[4]

In 2000, Lebo co-founded Expatica, an online newspaper for English-speakers living in Europe, based in Amsterdam with operations in four other countries. Expatica grew to become the most widely read English-language publication in Continental Europe, in any medium, rivaling major newspapers in readership.[3][5] Lebo returned to Canada in 2005[3] and worked for the Government of Ontario, and in 2008 served as the Director of Marketing and Brand Development for ServiceOntario.[6] In 2009 he co-founded Gravitas Business Architects.[3]

In 2018, Lebo ran for councillor of Ward One in the Ontario municipality of Dysart et al, but lost to Nancy Wood-Roberts.[7][8] He noted he had been resident in Dysart et al for ten years consecutively; had served on the board of the Chamber of Commerce there for the prior four years, five on the board of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, and four on the Dysart Economic Development Committee.[7][9]

As of August 2020, Lebo practices law in Dysart et al, specializing in real estate, wills and estates, and corporate law.[1]

Media

As of 2018, Lebo had been on and off for ten years, a volunteer radio Host at Canoe FM (CKHA), "the Voice of Haliburton County" in Ontario's "cottage country", hosting the shows "County Hot Seat" and "Half Facts".[7][10] Lebo was publisher of and columnist for the local newspaper in Haliburton County The Highlander between 2011 and 2014.[11]

Books

  • Lebo, Bram; Olasker, Patricia (1993). The Law Students' Guide to Articling and Summer Positions in Canada. Toronto: Osgoode Hall Law School, Articling Office; Emond Montgomery Publications. ISBN 0920722539. OCLC 29028959.

References

  1. "Lebo Law Haliburton". Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2018-04-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ""About Us", Gravitas Business Architects". Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  4. Andrea Himmelspach, Alexander Runge, Petra Schubert, Hans-Dieter Zimmermann; Anforderungen an elektronische Zahlungssysteme; October 1996; Universität St. Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts-, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften (HSG)
  5. Grose, Thomas K (2002-03-06). "Expats of the world, unite!". Time.
  6. "Organization chart, Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services" (PDF). Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (Ontario). 2008-08-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  7. "Bram Lebo - Candidate – Councillor Ward 1". Haliburton Echo. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  8. "Council". Municipality of Dysart et al. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  9. Ingram, Angelica (2016-06-21). "Chamber of Commerce hears about impact of provincial pension plan". The Echo. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  10. "Half Facts with Bram Lebo & Brigitte Gall". Canoe FM (CKHA). Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  11. "Archives by category: Bram Lebo". Haliburton Highlander. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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