Board of directors

David Wilson is the former Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Securities Commission and is now retired following an extensive career in Canada’s financial services industry.

Nominated by the City of Toronto

Paul Currie is a seasoned executive with senior officer and director level commercial experience in North America, Europe and Asia. During the course of a career spanning more than three decades Mr. Currie had significant roles in the financial services, real estate and technology sectors. He obtained his Chartered Accountancy designation in 1983, which he held until he resigned in good standing after almost three decades.

Community Member

Jeff Fegan is the former Chief Executive Officer of Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport and past Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airports Council International – North America (ACI–NA).

Community Member

Stephen Griggs is Chief Executive Officer of Smoothwater Capital Corporation, a private Canadian investment company. Mr. Griggs is also Chair of the Board of Genesis Land Development Corp. and Equity Financial Holdings Inc., and is a director of Marquee Energy Ltd. and several community organizations.

Nominated by the Region of Peel

Brian Herner is a corporate leader in the Canadian environmental industry. He is a founder and past President and CEO of BIOREM Technologies Inc., a leading global supplier of biofilters for air pollution control; a past President of General Chemical (Canada) Ltd.; and Vice President of Zenon Environmental Inc.

Nominated by the Region of Halton

Kathleen Keller-Hobson is a corporate director and is currently Lead Director and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee of CCL Industries Inc. (TSX: CCL), the world’s largest converter of pressure sensitive and extruded film materials, and a member of the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance Committee of Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (TSX: PBH), which owns a broad range of leading specialty food manufacturing and differentiated food distribution businesses in Canada and the United States. Prior to January 2015, Ms. Keller-Hobson was a business lawyer with 35 years of experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance.

Nominated by the Federal Government

Roger Mahabir is Chairman and CEO, Tracker Networks Inc. Previously, he was founder and CEO, Assurent Secure Technologies and served in C-level roles at Royal Bank (Capital Markets & Dominion Securities), GE and Suncor. A cyber and risk authority, Mr. Mahabir is recognized as one of the technology industry’s top transformative leaders and innovators.

Community Member

Hazel McCallion is the Chief Elder Officer of Revera Inc., Chancellor of Sheridan College, and special advisor to the University of Toronto, Mississauga campus. Ms. McCallion was one of the longest serving Mayors in Canada, having served as Mayor of the City of Mississauga for 36 years. She was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2005 and was awarded an honorary doctor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto in 2010.

Nominated by the Federal Government

Kathy Milsom is the President and CEO of Toronto Community Housing Corporation. She also serves as the Chair of the Standards Council of Canada. Ms. Milsom has held other executive leadership roles with both private and public sector organizations, including President and CEO of the Technical Standards and Safety Authority, President and CEO of the Canada Lands Company Limited and President of Vestar Facility Management, and has served on a variety of other boards. She is a professional engineer and a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors’ Director Education Program.

Community Member

Terry Nord is a senior advisor to start-up cargo airlines in Asia (China) and to aircraft leasing companies on aircraft purchase lease contracts. He has held various senior executive positions with DHL Express (Brussels, Belgium), FedEx Express (Memphis, Tennessee), Air Canada, Altius Corporation and Canadian Airlines International.

Community Member

Terrie O’Leary is Executive Vice President, Business Strategy and Operations at Toronto Global. Toronto Global is the Toronto Region’s foreign direct investment attraction, marketing and sales corporation. A seasoned executive with extensive private and public sector experience, Ms. O’Leary served two terms on The World Bank Board of Directors in Washington, DC, as the representative of Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean. Prior to Washington, she was the senior adviser to Finance Minister Paul Martin.

Appointed by the Province of Ontario

Michelle Samson-Doel is the President of Samson-Doel Group Limited and former Executive Chair of Multi-Marques, the largest bakery in Quebec. Ms. Samson-Doel has served on the boards of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) and Women’s College Hospital Foundation. She is currently Lead Director of Boralex Inc. (BLX), and is a member of the Women’s Leadership Council of the United Way of York Region.

Nominated by the Region of York