School of Accountancy Alumni

School of Accounting and Finance Fellowship Honourees

Tim Rollins, MAcc, CA

Tim is the Director of Corporate Taxation for RIM. RIM is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Tim is responsible for overseeing the company's global tax function. This role includes but is not limited to tax provision financial reporting, transfer pricing, tax
systems integration, corporate income tax compliance, sales tax compliance and scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) tax credit claims.

Tim is an active member in the Kitchener-Waterloo community. Tim is on the Board of Trustees for St. Mary's General Hospital ("SMGH") in Kitchener, and is the acting Treasurer of SMGH's Board of Trustees. Tim is also Chair of the SMGH Resource Planning & Utilization Committee and past Chair of the SMGH Audit Committee. Tim was a Board member of the
Waterloo-Wellington Chartered Accountants Association from 1998 to 2004 including the role of President and Past President in 2002/2003 and 2003/2004. Tim was a Head/Assistant Coach of a local Waterloo minor development hockey team in 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 and has also been an active member of various groups supporting local fundraising initiatives including the Kool-FM Poster Boy campaign and United Way campaigns. Tim has also made numerous presentations to students enrolled at the
University of Waterloo's School of Accounting and Finance, MTax and CBET programs.

In September of 2006, Tim was awarded the ICAO Award of Distinction. This award was established to acknowledge and profile those younger CAs from across the province who have brought distinction to themselves in various aspects of their personal and professional lives. The ICAO Award of Distinction was awarded to a group of deserving young (under 40) CA's for the first time in 2006 and thereafter, will be given every three
years.

Tim is happily married to Leanne who is also a University of Waterloo graduate. Tim and Leanne live in Heidelberg, a small village just north of Waterloo. Tim and Leanne have two small children; Griffen and Carter. Outside of sharing special moments watching his children grow up, Tim finds the time to enjoy playing golf, hockey and visiting
the gym.

2005 Fellow: Tak-Lan Chin