Worked with Alan in various ways over the years from 1996 through 2009. Partnered with him on a couple of pitches (which we did not win, alas) and reached out to him frequently while in the job of CMO, TD Bank Financial Group. Alan was on the judging panel when TD Canada Trust won Marketer of the Year somewhere around 2002. He could always be counted on to bring another perspective to issues and was wonderful at cross fertilizing between marketers and businesses. For many of us, he will always be the "Dean" of Canadian Marketing regardless of his actual title at York!