MISSISSAUGA, ON (June 14, 2023) – During its Annual General Meeting (AGM), TECHNATION, Canada’s leading national tech industry association, announced the slate of National Board of Directors for the 2023-2024 term, which runs April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The Executive Committee of the Board and the Governance Committee were also named at the AGM.
The TECHNATION National Board consists of 23 directors bringing together Canadian information, communications, and technology (ICT) leaders from across Canada. Four of these Directors also serve on the Executive Board Committee; three are on the Governance Committee.
The TECHNATION National Board of Directors extends its thanks to outgoing Board Directors: Marc Campbell, CGI Group; Xerxes Cooper, Kyndryl Canada Ltd.; John Husband, Softchoice; Jim Irich, Bell Canada; Jim Shave, Cerner; Jaime Leverton, Hut 8 Mining Corp; and Pamela Pelletier, Dell Technologies Canada; for their generous contribution of time and commitment provided to TECHNATION and its Board over their tenure.
TECHNATION welcomes new Board Directors: Chris Barry, Microsoft Canada; Dai Mukherjee, Deloitte.
TECHNATION 2023-2024 National Board of Directors and Committee Membership:
Angela Brown – Moneris Solutions Board Chair Member – Executive Committee |
Mary Ann Yule – HP Canada Vice Chair Member – Executive Committee |
Jeremy Auger – D2L Corporation | Aneeta Bains – IBM Canada |
Rejean Bourgault – Amazon Web Services | Rob Campagna – CISCO Systems Canada Co. |
Chris Barry – Microsoft Canada | John Cousens – Google Canada |
Walter Dann – Oracle Canada | David Ekstrand – SaskTel |
Denis Gaudreault – Intel of Canada Ltd | Lars Goransson – IDC Canada Chair – Governance Committee |
J. Paul Haynes – eSentire Inc. | Mike Hilton – HPE Canada |
Sean Hinton – SkyHive Technologies Inc. | Anna Leon – KPMG Ontario Board Chair National Board Observer |
Daniel Lunghi – Ricoh Canada Inc. | Dai Mukherjee – Deloitte TECHNATION Health Board Vice Chair Member – Executive Committee |
Colin McIssac – Lenevo (Canada) Inc. Member – Governance Committee |
Soumen Roy – Tata Consultancy Services |
Lloyd Switzer – TELUS Canada Member – Governance Committee |
Claudia Thompson – Accenture Canada Member – Executive Committee |
Angela Mondou – TECHNATION |
About TECHNATION
TECHNATION is the industry-government nexus for technology prosperity in Canada. As a member-driven, not-for-profit, TECHNATION unites Canada’s technology sector, governments, and communities to enable technology prosperity in Canada. TECHNATION champions technology prosperity by providing advocacy, professional development and networking opportunities across industry and governments at all levels; connecting Canadian scale-ups with global tech leaders; engaging the global supply chain; and filling the technology talent pipeline.
TECHNATION has served as the authoritative national voice of the $242 billion ICT industry for over 60 years. More than 45,000 Canadian ICT firms create and supply goods and services that contribute to a more productive, competitive, and innovative society. The ICT sector generates more than 717,590 jobs and invests $10.3 billion annually in R&D, more than any other private sector performer. TECHNATION was formerly the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC). For more information: www.technationcanada.ca
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Sarah Coombs
Cell: 416-729-8550 or scoombs@technationcanada.ca