Toronto CIO Community

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.

Seizing momentum – influencing and leading the enterprise
Thriving through uncertainty - empowering people and delivering value
Advancing and scaling strategic, outcome-based technologies

Toronto CIO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Toronto CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.

Co-Chairs

Cecilia Carbonelli

Haventree Bank
VP of IT

Roman Coba

Federated Co-op Limited (FCL)
CIO & VP Technology

Michael Eubanks

goeasy
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Foad Godarzy

ENGIE Canada
Head of IT/OT Canada

Samantha Liscio

WSIB
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer

Medhanie Tekeste

Apotex
Chief Information Officer

Melody Wallis

Procter & Gamble
Head of IT and Business Services

Members

Mike Baxter

Kijiji
CTO

Martin Boyer

Toronto Pearson Airport
CIO & VP, IT

Duke Butler

Royal Bank of Canada
Head, DevOps Adoption

Vince Campanelli

Parmalat Canada
VP of IT

Rodney Cheung

BGIS
Global Chief Information Officer

Ricardo Costa

Purolator Inc.
CIO

Andrew Cree

Canada Cartage
CIO

Roger Favero

HomeEquity Bank
EVP Data and Technology

Lorena Ferino

Plexxus
CIO

Brian Gill

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
SVP, CTO

Deborah R. Greenberg

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
SVP & Chief Information Officer

Christopher Hummel

BlackBerry
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Anjum Iqbal

Fidelity National Financial
VP, Technology

Sam Ishak

FCT
CIO

Michael Issaev

Patient News
Chief Technology Officer

Shane Kelly

CHISHOLM
CIO

Nasir Kenea

George Brown College
Chief Digital & Infrastructure Officer

Janine Leahey

Allstate Canada
CIO

Rex Lee

Canadian Tire Corporation
CIO & SVP

Kin Lee-Yow

CAA Club Group
CIO

Michael Lin

The Travelers Companies Inc
Chief Information Officer, Canada

Rosemarie Lipman

EllisDon
CIO & SVP, Enterprise Intelligence

Andreas Liris

Maple Leaf Foods
CIO

Greg Loker

Manulife
VP, Technology

Chris Lush

Woodbine Entertainment Group
SVP Technology

Judy Lyster

Eli Lilly Canada
Digital/IT Leader

Neil Maizen

Canadian Tire Dealers' Association
EVP & CIO

Ebrahim Mansoor

Nestlé Canada Inc.
VP, Head of IT

Jean-Louis Marin

Napoleon Group of Companies
VP of IT

Karl Martineau

Legal Aid Ontario
CIO

Ted Maulucci

SmartONE Solutions
President & CIO

Arlene McDonald

Farrow
CIO

Celso Mello

TSSA
Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Jillian Moffatt

McCain Foods
CTO

Stuart Moir

HSBC Canada
Head of SWD Canada

Moustafa Naguib

Superior Propane
Director, IT Infrastructure

Hector Navarro

Atlantic Packaging
Vice President, IT

Majid Nazari

Generali Global Health Services
Head of Information Systems & Infrastructure

Alfredo Otoya

DHL Express
CIO

Aaron Pais

Morguard Corporation
CIO

Mike Plantinga

CIBC Mellon
VP & CIO

Anca Preda

Minto Group
Vice President, Information Technology

Fariba Rawhani

Teranet
CIO

Dave Revell

CIBC
EVP of Technology & CIO

Jamshid Rezaei

Mitel
Chief Information Officer

Katia Saenko

Cadillac Fairview
SVP & CIO

Yasemin Sezer

LTI Canada
Head of Technology & Operations

Kelly Shen

CPP Investments
Senior Managing Director & Chief Technology & Data Officer

Doris Simcich

AstraZeneca
Head of IT, Canada

Peter Singh

Toronto District School Board
IT & IM Services, FOI and Privacy Office

Maurice Tayeh

Hatch
Global Chief Information Officer

Brian Turpin

Greenwin
CIO

Erwin Van Hout

SickKids
Chief Technology Officer

Paul Wagner

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Chief Technology Officer for the Government of Canada

Eric Whaley

Wolseley Canada
Chief Information Officer

Michon Williams

TJX Canada (Winners, Marshalls, Homesense)
VP, Information Technology

Lawrence Wong

Allianz Global Assistance
CIO

Hassan el Bouhali

Woodbridge
CIO

"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”

Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies

"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”

Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank

“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”

Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank

Upcoming Events

Virtual Programs

March 24, 2021

Toronto CIO Virtual Town Hall

Your Data Journey – Viewpoints and Navigation Tips

An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.

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April 27, 2021

Toronto CIO Virtual Town Hall

An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.

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June 16, 2021

Toronto CIO Virtual Executive Summit

Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.

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October 7, 2021

Global CIO Virtual Executive Summit

A virtual gathering for CIOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.

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PAST PROGRAMS

Content from your CIO peers

BLOG | MARCH 2, 2021

What We’ve Learned About Building Communities Virtually

After 900 virtual events with more than 32,000 executives, we learned that C-level leaders were eager to connect with peers and share their experiences. Here’s what else we learned about providing the best opportunities to collaborate virtually.

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BLOG | FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? CISO Meredith Harper

On the podcast, we interview C-level executives and thought leaders about a timely business question. Read highlights of our conversation with VP and CISO Meredith Harper of Eli Lilly talking about diversity and the workplace of the future.

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BLOG | FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Three Ways to Collaborate Among the C-Suite

Based on early 2021 Leadership Perspective Survey data and hundreds of conversations, it’s become clear that cross-collaboration among C-suite executives is more critical than ever. Learn three ways to make department strategies more effective by working across the C-suite to build them.

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Toronto CIO Community

Gain powerful new perspectives

Invaluable network

Peer collaboration

Actionable insights

Toronto CIO Governing Body

Co-Chairs

Members

Mike Baxter

Martin Boyer

Duke Butler

Vince Campanelli

Rodney Cheung

Ricardo Costa

Andrew Cree

Roger Favero

Lorena Ferino

Brian Gill

Deborah R. Greenberg

Christopher Hummel

Anjum Iqbal

Sam Ishak

Michael Issaev

Shane Kelly

Nasir Kenea

Janine Leahey

Rex Lee

Kin Lee-Yow

Michael Lin

Rosemarie Lipman

Andreas Liris

Greg Loker

Chris Lush

Judy Lyster

Neil Maizen

Ebrahim Mansoor

Jean-Louis Marin

Karl Martineau

Ted Maulucci

Arlene McDonald

Celso Mello

Jillian Moffatt

Stuart Moir

Moustafa Naguib

Hector Navarro

Majid Nazari

Alfredo Otoya

Aaron Pais

Mike Plantinga

Anca Preda

Fariba Rawhani

Dave Revell

Jamshid Rezaei

Katia Saenko

Yasemin Sezer

Kelly Shen

Doris Simcich

Peter Singh

Maurice Tayeh

Brian Turpin

Erwin Van Hout

Paul Wagner

Eric Whaley

Michon Williams

Lawrence Wong

Hassan el Bouhali

"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”

Michael Smith, CIO The Estee Lauder Companies

"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”

Bill Fortwangler, CIO Dollar Bank

“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”

Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio ABN AMRO Clearing Bank

Upcoming Events

Virtual Programs

March 24, 2021

Toronto CIO Virtual Town Hall

Learn More

April 27, 2021

Toronto CIO Virtual Town Hall

Learn More

Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies

Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank

Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank