Serving on the Board since 2016, Mr. Sam Ajmera is Co-Founder of FGF Brands, which he co-founded in 2004 with his two sons; Ojus and Tejus. FGF Brands is a commercial bakery that produces an entire collection of authentic flatbreads sold under the brand name “Stonefire.”

Mr. Ajmera arrived in Canada in 1974 and co-founded Dough Delight with his brother Shreyas. By the time the company was sold in 1994 to Canada Bread, it was producing 5 million bagels and 3 million croissants a day.

Born in Mumbai, India, Mr. Ajmera holds a Masters Degree in Business from the University of Detroit. He moved to Canada following his graduation.

Mr. Ajmera is a supporter of BAPS Charities, a non-profit organization committed to humanitarian operations throughout the world in such diverse fields as medical, educational, environmental, community and disaster relief services. In April 2012, he also supported the Ajmera Family Chair in Urology at Sunnybrook Hospital to further pursue genetic research in prostate cancer.

In 2009, the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) gave Mr. Ajmera the Entrepreneur Award in recognition of his achievements.

Mr. Ajmera has supported the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation as a member of the Diwali – A Night to Shine Event Committee. He also hosted a dinner in support of diabetes research in May 2009. In 2009, FGF Brands was a presenting sponsor of the Ladies on the Links golf event raising funds for the mechanical heart program.

Mr. Ajmera is a member of the Finance Committee.

Serving on the Board since 1999, Ms. Vonna Bitove is Executive Director of the Bitove Foundation. A nurse by profession and a graduate of the Toronto General Hospital School of Nursing, Vonna proudly serves as TGWHF’s Board Champion for Nursing. In addition to UHN Nursing, Vonna is a strident supporter of many TGWHF events and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. Vonna now focuses her support and fundraising efforts on the Dotsa Bitove Wellness Academy, created and funded by her and her family in 2013.

Through Ms. Bitove and her family’s generosity, UHN now leads in efforts to revolutionize the care and support of individuals and families living with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders. Founded on the notion of an academy as a centre of learning, the Dotsa Bitove Wellness Academy provides opportunities for personal growth and discovery through creative activities, education and learning, artistic expression, discussion, intergenerational inquiry, exercise and enjoyment. The Bitove Academy is a centre for excellence in research and care affiliated with York University and is committed to helping change the way society views and treats dementia and to create a more compassionate, person-centered approach to dementia care.

Ms. Bitove is deeply committed to her family, her community and the Bitove Academy. She is the recipient of the Global UMD Macedonian Heritage Public Service Award (2014).

Standing for election for the first time, Mr. Marc Caira is the Vice Chairman on the Board of Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen. He also serves on the Board of Minto Homes one of the largest home builders in Canada and parts of the US., and on the Board of Gildan Activewear a Canadian based global manufacturer and supplier of branded apparel.

Until recently Marc also served on the Board of Hydro One, Ontario’s largest electricity and distribution utility and on the Board Governors of Seneca College, a leading post-secondary educational institution.

Marc has held several senior positions including President and CEO of Tim Hortons Inc., Global CEO of Nestlé Professional and a member of the Executive Board of Nestle S.A in Switzerland, President and CEO of Parmalat North America, and President of Nestle Food Services in Canada.

Marc received an Honors Diploma in Marketing Management from the Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto, Ontario in 1977. He is also a graduate of the Director Program at The International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne Switzerland.

Joining the board in 2018, Ms. Jenny Coco is the CEO of the Coco Group which includes Coco PavingInc. Coco Paving Inc. is the largest asphalt road building and paving company in Canada. It has been privately owned and operated by the Coco family for over 55 years.

Jenny is also a Board member for additional family business enterprises including a wide range of residential and commercial developments, and mid-market alternative financing to mention a few.

She is an MBA graduate from the University of Windsor (1985) as well as having received an Honorary Doctorate of Law (2012).

Ms. Coco has an interest in health care and previously participated as a public member on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Council, between the years of 1989 to 1993. She is currently a Board Champion of the Lung Centre Campaign.

Ms. Coco is a member of the Human Resources Committee.

Standing for election for the first time is Mr. Patrick Dovigi is the founder and chief executive officer of GFL Environmental Inc. (“GFL”), a Canadian multi‐sector environmental services company with headquarters in Vaughan, Ontario. Prior to founding GFL, Patrick served as President at Waste Excellence Corporation and has held Vice President positions at Brovi Investments and Right Lease, a construction equipment and automotive leasing company.

Patrick attended Toronto’s Ryerson University, studying business management at the school.

Patrick has held a number of Directors’ seats on Boards including NGTV (“No Good TV”), a celebrity news channel, Ontario Waste Management Association and most recently, Environmental Research & Education Foundation.

Utilizing the experience and knowledge he gained from his previous endeavors, Patrick established GFL in 2007. GFL was born from Patrick’s desire and drive to offer sustainability and innovation in the environmental services sector and has grown to provide a robust array of environmental services solutions in addition to their commercial and residential waste removal. Other services offered by GFL include institutional waste management, automotive and collision waste disposal, demolition, shoring, civil, excavation as well as soil remediation. GFL currently employs over 9000 people across North America.

Patrick’s entrepreneurial spirit has not only driven GFL expansion in to ten provinces across Canada and ten states in the US, it has also earned him recipient of 2017 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Power & Utilities & Environment. It is for this reason that the Company has also been acknowledged by the media as one of the continent’s fastest growing environmental services companies.

Serving on the Board since 2011, Mr. George R. Eaton has had a varied and extensive business career in Canada. He is Vice Chairman, Weatons Holdings Limited, a private holding company.

Mr. Eaton was the former President of Eaton’s serving in this role from 1991 until 1997. He served as Vice President and Deputy Chairman of Eaton’s of Canada from 1975 to 1991.

Mr. Eaton is a trustee of the John David & Signy Eaton Charitable Foundation. He has held directorships with Baton Broadcasting, First Canada Securities International, The Eaton Foundation, Desjardins Laurentian, Metaris Inc., and JC Clark. He has been involved in a wide range of philanthropic endeavours for the past 30 years at both the board and executive levels.

Married to Terrie for more than 36 years, they have three sons, James, Michael and David.

Serving on the Board since 2007, Mr. Paul Farrell is currently Managing Director & Head, Canadian Investment Banking at CIBC. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities in 2014, Paul was Managing Director and Vice-Chair, Investment Banking and prior to that served as Head of Real Estate Investment Banking and Head of Merchant Banking at CIBC.

Mr. Farrell is an officer and serves as Treasurer for the Foundation. He serves as Chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Audit and Investment Committees.

Serving on the Board since 2010, Mr. Ivan Fecan is the Producer of the hit comedy Kim’s Convenience. Prior to that Mr. Fecan was President and CEO of CTVglobemedia, Canada’s #1 media company and CEO of Canada’s #1 television group, CTV.

Born and raised in Toronto, Mr. Fecan has a BA (Fine Arts) from York University and Honorary Doctor of Laws from Ryerson University and York University (with his wife, Sandra Faire). He is active in the community in terms of volunteering and philanthropy. Currently, Mr. Fecan sits on the board of the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Mr. Fecan is Board Champion for the Transplant Campaign.

Serving on the Board since 2011, Mrs. Angela Feldman is Executive Vice-President of Camrost-Felcorp a respected GTA real estate firm that has developed and built over 12,000 residential units and over 2 million square feet of office/retail space.

Mrs. Feldman is the Board Champion for the Arthritis Campaign at Toronto Western Hospital. She is a member of the Peter Munk Cardiac Care Innovation Committee whose mandate is to identify and integrate innovative investigation and therapy into clinical practice.Mrs. Feldman serves on the Modern Curatorial Committee at the Art Gallery of Ontario

Mrs. Feldman is a member of the Human Resources Committee.

Joining the board in 2018, Mr. Martin Goldfarb, is an entrepreneur and a leading expert in the study of human behavior as it relates to the marketplace and society. In 1966, Mr. Goldfarb established Goldfarb Consultants, a market research consulting firm which he grew into an international company with 26 offices around the globe. He is now Chair of Goldfarb Ventures, a private equity company, a Principal at Goldfarb Intelligence Marketing and President of Almada a private corporation.

Mr. Goldfarb has an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Toronto, a Honourary Doctorate of Laws from York University and is the inaugural recipient of the University College, University of Toronto, Distinguished Alumni Award. He has co-authored 2 books: Marching to a Different Drummer and Affinity: Beyond Branding in 2010.

Mr. Goldfarb was designated an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his pioneering work in the market research industry and philanthropic activities and philanthropic activities, which include support of arts organizations in the city including the Symphony, Shaw and the Opera. He is also a consistent supporter of organizations that promote tolerance within our community. Martin is a member of The Peter Munk Centre Innovation Committee.

Serving on the Board since 1998, Mr. Leo Goldhar is President of Whitehorn Investments Limited. A retired businessman and venture capital investor, he has been involved with a number of philanthropic organizations including the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care and the United Jewish Appeal Federation. In 2013, Mr. Goldhar was awarded the Ben Sadowski Award of Merit for his philanthropic work in the Jewish community.

Mr. Goldhar served as Vice Chair of the UHN Brain Campaign. He was the Honorary Co-Chair of the 2018 Sakura Gala, a UHN partnership fundraising event with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre honouring pioneering UHN thoracic surgeon, Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku. He currently serves as the Co-Chair of the UHN Real Estate and Capital Strategy Committee. He is a supporter of the Neural and Sensory Science Fund for Excellence. He is Board Champion of the Dotsa Bitove Wellness Academy, the Brain Campaign and the Arthritis Campaign. Mr. Goldhar is also serving as Honorary Chair for Pioneers in Excellence 2020, a partnership event with Villa Charities honouring Dr. Antonio Finelli and Carlo and Angela Baldassarra.

Serving on the Board since 2003, Dr. J. Bernard Gosevitz is Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Rogers Communications Inc. He holds the Medical Directorship for Barrick Gold Corp. He is Medical Advisor to KPMG, Post Media and Burnac Corporation. Dr. Gosevitz is Chair of the Canadian Wildlife Federation Foundation and is on the honorary Board of Sheena’s Place. He serves on the Board of Arts for Muskoka Chautauqua.

Dr. Gosevitz is Board Champion for the Arthritis Campaign, the Krembil Neuroscience Centre Campaign, the Brain Campaign, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Campaign and the Transplant Campaign.

Appointed to the Board in 2013, Mr. Daniel J. Greenglass is Chief Financial Officer and Co-Managing Partner of Brennan Custom Homes Inc., Toronto’s premier luxury custom home design/builder. Brennan Custom Homes Inc. also operates in Palm Beach, Florida and Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas. Mr. Greenglass has been educated at Crescent School, University of Toronto and is also a graduate of Harvard University, Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate.

In 1994 Mr. Greenglass founded and is Chairman of Best Buddies Canada, one of Canada’s largest non-profit organizations which pairs up high school and university students to those people with an intellectual disability in a one to one friendship program. In 2007 Mr. Greenglass was awarded the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship for his philanthropic work and specifically his work with Best Buddies Canada.

Other charitable endeavors include raising over $1,000,000 for Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival in support of UHN; working with the 519 Community Centre Building Campaign; Member of the Board of Directors for Honest Reporting Canada; Patron for the 2012 CANFAR Gala raising $1,000,000 benefiting the Canadian Foundation for Aids Research. He is currently a volunteer champion for the Toronto Western Hospital’s Brain Campaign new Centre for Image Guided Neurosurgery operating rooms.

Serving on the Board since 2005, Mr. Todd A. Halpern is President of Halpern Enterprises. He is Board Champion of the Krembil Neuroscience Centre Campaign, the Brain Campaign, the Arthritis Campaign and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Campaign.

Mr. Halpern is also the Chair of the Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival, which benefits research at University Health Network.

Mr. Halpern is Vice Chair and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. He also serves on the UHN Board of Trustees.

Serving on the Board since 1999, Mr. Donald K. Johnson is a Member of the Advisory Board, BMO Capital Markets and a former Vice-Chairman, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. Mr. Johnson continues to serve in an advisory capacity to the firm following his 2004 retirement. He also serves on the Boards of a number of not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. He played a key role in convincing the federal government to eliminate the capital gains tax on gifts of listed securities in the 2006 Budget and in the April 2015 Budget, to eliminate the capital gains tax on gifts of private company shares and real estate. Unfortunately, the 2016 budget stated the government would not implement the April 25 budget measure. He is now on a Campaign to convince the government to include this measure in the 2020 Budget.

Mr. Johnson is Chair of the Vision Science Campaign. He is Board Champion of the Vision Program and the Krembil Neuroscience Centre Campaign. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Mr. Johnson is a member of the Investment Committee.

Joining the board in 2018, Mrs. Joanne Kearney is a Partner and co-owner of Smithcom Limited, a boutique communications and reputation management consulting firm. Joanne’s work at Smithcom focuses on transaction communications, issues and crisis management and reputation-building campaigns in the natural resources and capital markets sectors. Philanthropy has always been an important part of Joanne’s professional life, acting as co-chair for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon hosted by the Ireland Funds, Canada since 2014.

Joanne received a kidney transplant at UHN’s Toronto General Hospital after her husband, Brendan, donated his kidney though the Canadian Blood Services’ Kidney Paired Donation Program at TGH. Joanne and Brendan joined the UHN Transplant Campaign Cabinet in September 2017. Since then, Joanne and Brendan, together with their families, have become founding supporters of the Centre for Living Organ Donation at TGH – a world first.

Serving on the Board since 2012, Mr. Edward C. Kress is the Corporate Director, Brookfield Group. Prior to joining Brookfield, Mr. Kress was with Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Kress also serves as a Director of Willmington Capital Management, Partners Value Fund and Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust.

Mr. Kress actively supports several philanthropic organizations and in 2011, along with his wife Paddy, established the Kress Family Chair in Esophageal Cancer at University Health Network (UHN) and the Kress Family Esophageal Cancer Research Fund at UHN in 2008.

Mr. Kress serves on the Finance Committee.

Serving on the Board since 2015, Mr. Harold (Hank) Latner is the Deputy Chairman of Shiplake Properties. The company is a Canadian based developer and manager of residential and commercial real estate. He is also a Director of the Board for Falls Management Company and a Trustee of the New Museum in New York City.

Hank has an MBA from the Ivey Business School at Western University and a BA (Hons) in Architecture from University of Toronto.

Mr. Latner is a Board Champion of the Transplant Campaign.

Serving on the Board since 1996, Mr. Jim Leech is the Chancellor of Queen’s University and Senior Advisor with McKinsey & Company. He recently retired as President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Canada’s largest single profession pension plan representing 303,000 active and retired teachers in Ontario. During his business career, he has led large public companies operating and investing in the financial services, real estate and energy industries, as well as start-up technology businesses.

Mr. Leech is the Chair of the MasterCard Foundation, a founding Board member of Right to Play International, and the Honorary Colonel of 32 Signal Regiment, Canadian Armed Forces. He is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors and ICD Governance College.

In 2012, Mr. Leech was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal in recognition of his work with the True Patriot Love Foundation and in 2014 was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions as an innovator in pension management, for his writings on the subject of retirement funding, and for his community involvement.

Mr. Leech Chair Emeritus of the Board of Directors. He has served as the Chair of the Foundation’s Investment Committee and is Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee.

Serving on the Board since 2009, Mr. Marc J. Lipton is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Brain Sciences Inc., a leading technology company focused on the assessment of brain function and brain health. Prior to that, Mr. Lipton was a partner at Torquest Partners, a prominent Canadian private equity fund. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering) from the University of Toronto, an MBA from the Rotman School of Management and holds a chartered professional accountant designation.

Mr. Lipton serves as Chair of the Investment Committee and is Board Champion for the Brain Campaign.

A key member of RBC’s National Office team, Ms. Kim Mason leads the development of strategies that enable our advisor teams from Small Business to Senior Markets to deliver trusted advice and exceptional client experiences. In her role, she is responsible for role design, performance management, advice and service tools, learning and support, and market and sales leadership practices for our Business segment. As head of distribution, a key area of focus for her is on the effective deployment of resources and channels to ensure the ultimate client experience and industry-leading growth across all of our business segments.

Since joining RBC in 1986, Kim has held a wide variety of increasingly responsible Regional and National Office positions, including Regional President, Greater Toronto, and roles in Retail and Commercial Banking, Global Payments and Trade, as well as executive responsibilities in Contact Centres, Group Risk Management and Retail Banking. Prior to assuming her current role, she was Senior Vice President, Personal & Commercial Banking – Operations.

Kim completed her MBA at Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and received her Honours BA from the University of Western Ontario. In June of 2014 she obtained her ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD). During her career at RBC, Kim has been recognized as a Top 50 Atlantic CEO for 2012, 2013 and 2014, was named one of Canada’s Top 25 Women of Influence for 2013 by Women of Influence Magazine. She has also been recognized as one of WXN Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women for 2014. Kim was awarded the Rotman Top 10 WIMA (Women in Management Association) Award in 2015.

A believer in community, Kim co-chaired the United Way of Metro Halifax’s 2012-13 campaign and remains and active volunteer with UW today. She has served on the board of directors for Mount Saint Vincent University and the Greater Halifax Partnership. She has held both director and chair roles on hospital and health care boards for more than 17 years. Kim is also a Director on the Toronto Finance International, (formerly TFSA), the University of Western Ontario’s School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities Advisory Council (SASAH), as well as being a member of Young President’s Organization (YPO).

Born and raised in Milton, Kim currently resides in Oakville with her husband and three children.

Ms. Deb Matthews is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the riding of London North Centre. Matthews served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. She was the 10th Deputy Premier of Ontario, in office from February 2013 until January 2018.

Deb Matthews was elected to the Ontario Legislature by the people of London North Centre in 2003 and re-elected in 2007 and 2011. Following her election in 2007, she was appointed Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues. In October 2009 she was appointed to her current position as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and is committed to building a more sustainable health care system with shorter wait times and better access to high quality family health care.

Throughout her life, Deb has been actively involved in community organizations. She served as President of Big Sisters of London, and has volunteered with organizations including the Thames Valley Children’s Centre, the Salvation Army, Orchestra London, and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

Her professional experience includes time spent in the construction industry, fundraising for the Boys and Girls Club of London, and teaching at the University of Western Ontario where she was twice honoured with a place on the University Students’ Council Teaching Honour Roll while completing her Ph.D. in Social Demography.

Serving on the Board since 2005, Mrs. Cheryl McEwen, along with her husband Rob McEwen, co-founded the McEwen Stem Cell Institute. She has been extremely active with such initiatives as branding, marketing, advertising, media, securing major gifts, organizing special events, providing tours, and developing communications materials. Mrs. McEwen has also been involved with developing the strategic direction for the McEwen Stem Cell Institute, and is a member of its Advisory Board. She is also the Board Champion of the McEwen Stem Cell Institute.

Mrs. McEwen is the President of Make My Day Foods Inc. Previously, Mrs. McEwen worked in the fashion/retail industry, and co-founded Andrew’s for Women in Hazelton Lanes. A lifelong learner, she takes courses to broaden her knowledge and test her abilities. Her interests include medical sciences, art and wine appreciation.

Mrs. McEwen serves as Vice Chair and is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Serving on the Board since 2016, Mrs. Lynn McGrade, is a partner at the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. She is the Toronto Regional Leader of the Investment Management Group and head of the Firm’s UK desk.

Lynn practices corporate law, specializing in issues relating to the investment management industry. Lynn is a recognized authority on securities registrant regulation, compliance and investment fund governance, and has extensive experience in merger and acquisition transactions in the investment industry. She is the Past President, Board of Directors, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Program (Ontario) and a Recipient of the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) 2013 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award.

Mrs. McGrade serves as the Secretary and is a member of the Finance and the Investment Committees.

Serving on the board since 2015, Mr. Alan Menkes is Co-President of Menkes Developments a multi-discipline real estate development company involved in the construction of commercial, office and industrial properties; single family home communities and high rise condominium; and mixed use buildings. He has spearheaded a number of high profile projects including the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences in Yorkville, Empress Walk Retail and Condominium Residences in North York City Centre and is currently overseeing Sugar Wharf, an 11.5 acre community of office, retail and residential on Toronto’s waterfront.

A past member of the governing council of the Baycrest Centre and North York Hospital Foundation he was named one of the 2003 Entrepreneurs of the year in Ontario by Ernst and Young.

Serving on the Board since 2016, Mr. Nadir Mohamed is Chair of Alignvest Management Corporation. Mr. Mohamed served as the President and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. from March 2009 to December 2013. He began his communications career more than 30 years ago. He joined Rogers Communications in August 2000 and served as President and CEO of Rogers Wireless from 2001 through 2005 when he was appointed President and COO of Rogers Communications Group. Mr. Mohamed has been engaged in a spectrum of community organizations and over the past few years has focused on Canada’s innovation and entrepreneurship agenda.

He is the Co-Founder and Chair of ScaleUp Ventures and Chair of Ryerson Futures. Mr. Mohamed serves on the Board of TD Bank Financial Group, Cineplex and Trilogy International Partners. He is also on the Board of Tennis Canada, Ryerson University, UHN Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation and is a founding Board Member of NEXT 36/NEXT Canada. Mr. Mohamed was named by Bloomberg as one of the world’s most successful immigrants and in October 2013 was honoured by the UN Association in Canada at their 2013 Global Citizens Dinner.

Mr. Mohamed is a member of the Human Resources Committee and Board Champion for the Patient Portal.

Serving on the Board since 2008, Mr. Marc Muzzo is President and C.E.O. of Pemberton Group, one of Canada’s leading condominium and real estate developers and is one of the principals of Marel Contractors, Canada’s largest drywall contractors.

Mr. Muzzo is Chair of the Muzzo Family Charitable Foundation which was established to assist, promote and develop medical and scientific research in cooperation with hospitals, universities and charities

Mr. Muzzo is the Board Champion for Surgical Innovation.

Serving on the Board since 2016, Mr. Philip Orsino is a Corporate Director and the former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jeld-Wen Inc. (2011 – 2014), a global integrated manufacturer of building products. In addition, Mr. Orsino is the President and CEO of Brightwaters Solutions Inc. which provides consulting and advisory service.

Mr. Orsino is a Director of the Bank of Montreal and Chairs the Audit and Conduct Review Committee. He is also a Director of the Minto Group and Chair of the Audit Committee.

From 1984 until 2005, Mr. Orsino was the President and CEO of Masonite International Corporation, a worldwide leader in the manufacturing and distribution of doors and components.

Mr. Orsino was formerly the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University Health Network. He is responsible for the establishment of the Philip S. Orsino Hematology Centre and Chair in Leukemia Research. He is an Honorary Trustee.

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2004, was the recipient of the 2003 Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year award and received the University of Toronto’s Distinguished Business Alumni award for 2002. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a graduate of the University of Toronto.

Mr. Orsino serves as Chair of the Audit Committee.

Serving on the Board since 2005, Mrs. Loretta Anne Rogers is a Director of Rogers Communications. She sits on several corporate boards and undertakes many philanthropic activities, previously serving on the board of Sheena’s Place, a centre that offers services focused on hope and support to people with eating disorders and their families. She is a member of the Board of the Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation. Mrs. Rogers is the Board Champion of the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Campaign and the Board Champion for Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Campaign.

Mrs. Rogers and her late husband Ted Rogers served as Honorary Co-Chairs of the UHN Fundraising Campaign. In 2000, the Rogers established the Loretta A. Rogers Chair in Eating Disorders held at Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation. In 2009, the Ted Rogers and Family Chair in Heart Function was established.

The Ted Rogers Centre of Excellence in Heart Function was established in 2012 by the Rogers Family to create one of the world’s leading research and educational programs in heart failure, with a focus on Fellowship training and research in outcomes and mechanisms of disease.

Serving on the Board since 2010, Mr. Jeff Rubenstein is CEO of Export Packers Company Limited which was founded in 1937 by his father, Max Rubenstein. Export Packers is a diversified international food company that began as a domestic food wholesaler and has since evolved to include Worldwide Commodity Trading and Domestic Seafood divisions. Export Packers is a Financial Post 500 company and has become one of the largest privately owned food companies in Canada.

Mr. Rubenstein joined the business in 1968 and established a reputation throughout the food industry as an expert on market trends in food commodities. His contribution in sales and marketing has helped make Export Packers one of the most highly respected commodity trading houses in North America.

Mr. Rubenstein is married to Honey Rubenstein and has two children, Richard and Kelly. The Rubensteins and Export Packers are supporters of numerous charities, including the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, the Krembil Discovery Tower, SPARK (Special Programme in Applied Research and Therapy) and the Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival.

Serving on the Board since 2014, Mr. Francis Shen is President of Shen Capital Corporation, a private investment company. Mr. Shen was the former Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and founder of Aastra Technologies Ltd. The company was merged with Mitel Network Corporation in 2014 after 30 years of leadership under Mr. Shen. Aastra was a publicly traded company on the TSX and was one of the top global players in the enterprise communications market that provided products and services to over 100 countries around the world.

Mr. Shen was named Ontario’s 2000 Entrepreneur of The Year in the Technology & Communications category by Ernst & Young. He is a board member of the Toronto International Film Festival, ROM Board of Governors, and a founding board member of NEXT Canada. Mr. Shen also founded [email protected], a start-up incubator at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies.

Joining the Board in 2018, Dr. Kevin Smith is President & CEO of University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research hospital. Kevin has spent his career at the interface of the University and Academic Hospital and is passionately committed to the mission of education, research and exemplary clinical care. Kevin is a pioneer in advancing integrated care models. His work and leadership have resulted in the expanded introduction of quality-based procedures and bundled funding initiatives by Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Educated in Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain, Kevin began his career in medical education, followed by leadership roles in university administration, academic hospitals and health systems. He is professionally certified in Corporate Governance by the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Harvard Program in Effective Governance.

Kevin currently serves as Chair, Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario and has been privileged to serve as Chair, The Canada Foundation for Innovation for the past 8 years.

Serving on the Board since 2008, Mr. Richard Wachsberg is the Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Health and Beauty Care, the leading private label and control label personal care manufacturer in Canada with distribution throughout North and South America, Mexico, Europe, and Asia. Apollo Health and Beauty Care has been awarded the distinction of being one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies in each and every year from 2003 to 2017 and has earned the prestigious 50 Best Managed Platinum Award status in each and every year from 2013 – 2017.

Mr. Wachsberg supports several University Health Network campaigns including the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at Toronto General Hospital and Krembil Brain Institute at Toronto Western Hospital. Mr. Wachsberg is a long time sponsor of UHN’s Business Leadership Campaign and a myriad of other community improvement initiatives and charitable causes benefiting health and wellness.

Mr. Wachsberg lives in Toronto with his family and has been a strong supporter of local and of international health services organizations. He is a member of Partners for Discovery in benefit of University Health Network.

Mr. Wachsberg is the Board Champion for Emergency Medicine.

Serving on the Board since 2013, Mr. Henry Wolfond is Chairman and CEO of Bayshore Capital Inc. As an executive and entrepreneur, Henry has a record of selecting high-potential markets, starting and acquiring businesses, building strong management teams and driving companies to sector leadership. Under Henry’s leadership since 1995, Bayshore has delivered exceptional returns to its investors. Henry has extensive experience in the creation, growth and profitable divestiture of businesses. Formerly, Henry practiced law at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, one of Canada’s premier corporate law firms, where he specialized in complex structured finance transactions.

Mr. Wolfond also serves as director for several other not for profit organizations. He was the 2009 Campaign Co- Chair for the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, is the Immediate Past Chair of Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee (CJPAC). Henry currently serves on the boards of CJPAC, the UJA Federation Community Advisory Council, the Faculty of Law University of Alberta Advisory Committee and has served on the boards of Hillel of Greater Toronto, Baycrest Foundation, United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto, United Israel Appeal of Canada and is a Co-Founder of the Autism Acceptance Project.

Serving on the Board since 2016, Mr. Marvin Yontef attended the University of Toronto, the Osgoode Hall Law School, the Harvard Law School, and is a partner of the law firm, Bennett Jones LLP in Toronto. He provides counsel on commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, banking and project finance, securities offerings, corporate reorganizations and restructurings. He also provides strategic and other legal advice to boards of directors, as well as commercial and investment bankers.

Marvin has been lead counsel on many of the country’s highest profile engagements and has been a director of a number of public and closely held companies, and charitable organizations, including the Air Canada group of companies in recent years.