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Toronto CIO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CIOs in the Toronto community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
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
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
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.
Learn More
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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.
VIEW POSTBLOG | FEBRUARY 23, 2021



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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