Mayor Debra Button has announced that Laura Missal has been hired to fill the role of Director of Finance.
"We are very excited to have Laura join our team. Needless to say, the Director of Finance job is an extremely important one - in some ways, more important than the Mayor's job. Everything else in the City operations flows from the work the Director of Finance does, so we took the time to make sure we had the right person for the job," Button said.
Laura was born and raised in Weyburn. She received her bachelor of commerce degree in accounting from the University of Saskatchewan. After university, she worked at the Weyburn office of Meyers Norris Penny for four years where she received her designation as a professional accountant.
Laura and her husband Mark, spent eight years working in the Cayman Islands where she performed accounting work for multi-national investment companies dealing in assets in the billions of dollars. Laura, Mark and their three boys, moved back to Weyburn one year ago.
Laura notes that, during her time at Meyers Norris Penny she carried out audits for a number of municipalities including the City of Weyburn, giving her a solid background coming into her new role.
"There were a lot of familiar faces here with whom I had worked on the audits. That's made the transition easier. Everyone here has been very helpful in getting me settled into the new job. I can tell that it's going to be a very positive place to work," Missal said.
According to Mayor Button, the feeling is mutual.
"Laura has made a great first impression on everyone at City Hall. We are looking forward to having a long, productive relationship with her. Our last Director of Finance worked for us for 10 years so that is the 'high score' we are hoping Laura can beat."
