CSA Group Leadership

Greg Weeres retired as President of Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. in March 2016 after over 17 years with the company. Prior to joining Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. in 1998 he was with BC Gas Utility Ltd. and its predecessor company Inland Natural Gas Ltd. for 15 years. Mr. Weeres began his career in Vancouver for Inland Natural Gas in the design engineering area in 1983. Two years later he relocated to Prince George BC to take over the engineering responsibilities for the northern part of Inland's operation. From 1989 to 1995 Mr. Weeres resided in Kelowna and held a number of different positions including Operations Manager, District Manager, and Manager Customer Services. These positions continued to broaden his experience in the areas of Engineering, Construction, Customer Service, Marketing, Sales, Government Relations, and Regulatory Affairs. In 1995 he moved back to Vancouver to lead the Customer Service function throughout the province for BC Gas.

Mr. Weeres was born in Stettler, Alberta in 1961. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree (civil engineering) from the University of Calgary. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and the Canadian Institute of Management.

Mr. Weeres was appointed to the CSA Group Board of Directors in 2007 and most recently served as Chair of the Human Resources Compensation Committee, and a member of the Standards Policy Board.

Richmond (“Dick”) Graham has been active in CSA Standards development since 1995 and is the former Chair of the CSA PNGIS Strategic Steering Committee. He is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Project Management Professional (PMP), and a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) with over 30 years’ experience in the energy and resources sector. Mr. Graham holds a Dipl.Tech. (SIAST), B.Eng. (Lakehead University), and an MBA (Royal Roads University). He was recently appointed President & CEO, Regina Airport Authority. Prior to that, he was President, MMI Nexus Consulting Group and Vice President, Distinct Resources Corp., President & CEO, Banyan Gold Corp, Vice President, AltaGas, and Vice President, Landis Energy Corporation. In addition to his senior executive experience on private and publicly traded companies, Mr. Graham also sits on the Board of Directors of public and private energy, mining, and product technology companies.

Mr. Graham was born in Saskatchewan and grew up in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC, NWT and Nunavut. He and his family have called Regina, SK home for the past 23 years while his work has taken him across Canada to Halifax, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Whitehorse, and across the US, Africa, UK and South America.

In addition to his history of active involvement in the industries he has enjoyed serving, Mr. Graham has applied and continues to apply his knowledge and experience on matters of strategy, stakeholder engagement, finance, building a sustainable business and corporate governance on the Boards and Committees of many charity and community groups. He is very proud to serve on the Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Science Centre and other organizations that are community and member-centric focused.

Appointed to the CSA Group Board of Directors in January 2015, Mr. Graham is Chair of the CSA Standards Policy Board, and a member of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee of the Board.

Dr. Fung is the Chairman and CEO of the ACDEG Group of companies. He has founded or co‐founded more than 30 business ventures in North America, Europe and Asia. He obtained his Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees in chemical engineering from McGill University and completed the senior business executive program at Queen’s University. Dr. Fung has completed the Chartered Director, Audit Committee Certified and Human Resources & Compensation Committee Certified programs at the Directors College.

Dr. Fung’s community experience includes chair of the Chemical Institute of Canada (2013‐14), president of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (2006‐7), co‐chair of the Members of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (2009‐14), chair of China Committee of International Science and Technology Partnership Canada (2007‐13), vice‐chair of the Canada China Business Council, past‐chair of national board and current chair of national policy committee of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Association, and board member of Canadian Green Chemistry & Engineering Network and CentrePort Canada, Inc. Dr. Fung is a strategic advisor of Cycle Capital Management Inc., an Investment Champion for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and a member of the Selection Committee for the Networks of Centres of Excellence of Industry Canada, the Regulatory Advisory Committee of Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada and the Gateway Performance Table of Transport Canada. He was awarded the 2009 Canadian Asian of the Year (business and public service category) by Asia Network Canada and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Governor General of Canada in 2012. Dr. Fung was conferred the degree, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, by Capilano University, a regional university on the North Shore of Vancouver on June 2, 2014.

Dr. Fung was first elected to the board of CSA Group in 2009, served as Vice-Chair of the Board from 2013 to 2016, and is currently a member of the Audit, Finance & Risk Committee.

Evan R. Gaddis is the past president and chief executive officer of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) serving from September 2005 to November 2014. NEMA is the leading trade association in the United States representing the interests of electrical manufacturers. Founded in 1926, its approximately 430 member companies manufacture products used in the generation, transmission and distribution, control, and end-use of electricity and medical imagining. Domestic shipments of electrical products produced by NEMA members exceed $120 billion.

NEMA has approximately 100 staff, a vigorous government relations program, and industry statistics and forecasting business, and a technical standards program with a portfolio of nearly 500 standards for the manufacture of electrical equipment. The organization has an international presence with offices in China and Mexico. Along with the National Association of Electrical Distributors, NEMA owns the industry Data Exchange Association, a joint venture electronic commerce service provider.

Previously, Mr. Gaddis served as the president of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) from 2001 to 2005. GAMA, a national trade association, represented over 200 manufacturers of residential, commercial, and industrial heating appliances, water heating equipment, and components, as well as manufacturers of equipment and providers of services used in the production, transmission, and distribution of fuel gases.

Mr. Gaddis had a successful career in the United States Army retiring as a Major General. In his last assignment, as commanding general of the U. S. Army Recruiting Command, he managed a $401 million recruiting organization with more than 12,000 employees charged with an annual recruiting objective of 122,000 new people. Earlier he commanded the Army’s Community and Family Support Center, an agency responsible for For-profit businesses and family programs and resources, and the Army’s hotels and resorts world-wide. His earlier career included over 20 years in army combat arms assignments. During his time in the United States Army, he served in many domestic and international assignments and received numerous awards and decorations.

Mr. Gaddis holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma, and a Master of Business Administration from National University, San Diego, California and an Honorary Doctorate from National University. He is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College and The National War College.

Mr. Gaddis is currently a member of the Electrical Manufactures Club; serves on the advisory board of the U. S. Army Recruiting Command and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Smart Grid Advisory Council. He was previously a member of the U. S. Department of Commerce Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness and U. S. Chamber of Commerce Association Committee of 100.

Previous professional board positions include: America National Standards Institute; Council of Manufacturing Associations, National Association of Manufacturers; Electrical Safety Foundation International; Industry Data Exchange Association; Army and Air Force Exchange Service; and Army Emergency Relief.

Roland Hosein, retired Vice-President, Environment, Health and Safety, General Electric Canada, is a native of Trinidad who took his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees at the University of London, and completed his Ph.D. at Western University. He did research on epidemiology of lung diseases at Yale University (1972), and later led a team in Occupational Health for the Government of Alberta (1975).

Dr. Hosein started the graduate program in Occupational and Environmental Health with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (1978) and today is Adjunct Professor. He has made over 100 presentations to peer groups. He is holder of the CSA’s John Jenkins Award, the Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario’s Hugh Nelson Award, the Distinguished National from Trinidad and Tobago in Canada Award, and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Award.

In his former role as VP at GE Canada. he had corporate responsibility for health and environment for Canada, and supported Latin America and India. He is recent Chair of the Canadian Advisory Committee on Environmental Management Systems and headed the Canadian Delegation on ISO 14000. He is Chair the Standards Council of Canada Committee on Nanotechnology and is Head of Delegation to ISO TC 229. He is on the Board of Prime Mentors Canada, he is recent Chair of the Board of the Institute for Work and Health and member of the Research Advisory Panel of the Ministry of Labour. He is co-chair of the Members Group at the CFI, and was on the expert panel on Innovation at NSERC. He was a member of the Canadian Strategy on Cancer Control, and is on the Ontario Steering Committee to the Occupational Cancer Research Center.

He is involved in a number of charitable projects and has funded the building of a technology wing of his primary school in his native Trinidad.

Dr. Hosein was elected to the Association Board of Directors in 2007, was Chair of the Board and Chair of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee, 2013-2016, and is currently a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

Mr. LaValley joined Brimstone Consulting Group as a Senior Partner in 2008 after retiring from Waste Management as the head of Human Resources. Mr. LaValley brings a 30 year background in the Human Resources field helping clients, Executive Teams and Boards to develop and implement programs that align human capital with business strategy. In 2010, Mr. LaValley joined Integrated People Solutions as a Principal where he actively participates in identification and placement of senior executives in key positions.

Previously, as Waste Management’s Senior Vice President, People, Mr. LaValley was responsible for starting up and overseeing all human resource functions, including compensation, benefits, recruitment, development, retention, performance management and succession planning. He also worked closely with Waste Management’s Board to develop a systematic process for selecting a new CEO and conduct formal assessments of the three internal candidates. Following his selection, as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, Mr. LaValley helped develop and implement the company’s one and three-year business strategies. These efforts resulted in significant, consistent improvements in productivity, safety, profitability and share price performance.

Mr. LaValley joined Waste Management from Covad Communications Group, Inc., where he was Executive Vice President of Community Relations. Prior to Covad, Mr. LaValley was Executive Director, Human Resources, for US WEST Communications where he led a team of 200 professionals who handled the company’s staffing, recruiting, relocation and management development programs. Mr. LaValley began his career with US WEST in 1979.

Mr. LaValley earned a BA in pre-law and criminal justice from Northeastern Oklahoma State University. Appointed to the CSA Group Board of Directors in 2013, Mr. LaValley is a member of the Human Resources Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee. On April 1, 2015, he was appointed by the Board to lead the Interim Office of the Chief Executive and act as a facilitator to the board during the CEO search process.

David MacKinnon is former Former President of the Ontario Hospital Association and Past Chair of West Park Healthcare Centre, a 316 bed hospital in Toronto). He also served on the board of the Standards Council of Canada and as a member of the Governing Council of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. Mr. MacKinnon currently serves on the boards of Quinte Healthcare and Loyalist College in Belleville. He had previously been a member of the CSA board and is now rejoining it.

Mr. MacKinnon has an MBA from York University (obtained by study at Harvard University, Oxford University, the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) and York.  He also has a BA (Honours Economics) from Dalhousie University.  He has served on several boards including the Canadian Comprehensive Audit Foundation, the Change Foundation, ORTECH Corporation and the Ontario Hospital Association, as well as the board of the Standards Council of Canada.

He served as a public member of the Governing Council of the Ontario College of Physicians and was a member of its Executive and Complaints Committees as well as Chair of the Finance Committee. In addition, Mr. MacKinnon is Chair of the Board of West Park Healthcare Center, a large rehabilitation hospital in Toronto.  He is a frequent commentator on issues related to the fiscal relationship between Ontario and the rest of Canada.

Mr. MacKinnon was first appointed to the Association Board of Directors in June 2007 and after a brief departure rejoined the Association Board of Directors. He currently is a member of the Audit, Finance & Risk Committee and the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee.

Norma McCormick is founder and principal of Corporate Health Works, Inc. and works with companies and communities to detect, assess and control safety and health risks in the workplace and the environment. She has worked in the fields of human services, systems evaluation, and planning, health promotion, occupational safety and health, and environmental management since 1967. Norma holds a Bachelor of Arts (1967) and in 1990 received certification in Occupational Safety and Health through the University of Manitoba. She has completed coursework in Health Care Administration in the Independent Studies Program of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. In 1990 she was elected a Member of the Manitoba Legislature and served until 1995.

Ms. McCormick is a member of CSA’s Strategic Steering Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. She is a member of the CSA Technical Committees responsible for the development of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard (CSA Z1000-14), Emergency and Continuity Management Program (SA Z1600-14) and Incident Investigation (CSA Z1005). She chaired CSA TC Z1004 -12 responsible for developing a General Workplace Ergonomics standard. At the international level, she chaired ISO’s Consumer Policy Committee (ISO COPOLCO) from 2010 - 2013 and now heads the Canadian Delegations to two ISO Technical Committees TC 292 - Security and Resilience and PC 283 for developing ISO 45001 an Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard. For her volunteer contribution to standards development to CSA, Norma received CSA’s Award of Merit in June 2006. She was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977.

Ms. McCormick was elected to the Association Board of Directors in 2013 and is currently a member of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee.

Bob Page was formerly a Director on the board of the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Assessment Agency, and formerly a Director for the Enbridge Centre for Corporate Sustainability, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary.

Dr. Page is known nationally and internationally for his work on energy and the environment in areas such as climate change, emissions trading, bio-diversity, and protected spaces, environmental impact assessment, and policy and regulation. He has served the Government of Canada in international negotiations on the Conference of the Parties for Kyoto, the NAFTA negotiations, and trade and the environment. Dr. Page has given expert testimony on social, technical, and environmental issues before Canadian

Parliamentary and US Senate Committees. He is a frequent speaker in Canada, the US, and EU at business conferences such as International Energy Agency in Paris and IHS CERAWeek in Houston.

He was Chair of the Government of Canada’s National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy and Chair of the management committee for the International Standards Organization 14000 series of international environmental standards, which develops standards for adoption by industry and government (Geneva). From 1997 to 2007, Dr. Page was the Vice-President Sustainable Development at TransAlta Corporation. He is a Member of the joint Canadian- American task force designing geological storage standards for carbon capture and storage, is a member of the board of directors of the ENMAX Corporation, a Governor and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, a Board Member of the Canadian Water Network, and a Board Member of Pollution Probe. Dr. Page is chair of the management committee for the ISO 14000 series (international environmental standards) working with CSA who provide the secretariat.

Dr. Page holds honours Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degrees from Queen's University and a doctorate (international relations) from Oxford University. He also received an ICD.D designation from the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management - Institute of Corporate Directors Institute Certification as professional Director. Dr. Page was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 for his contribution to environmental management.

Dr. Page was appointed to the Association Board of Directors in 2013 and is currently a member of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee.

Nathalie Pilon is President of ABB in Canada, member of the ABB Group, a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure. She took on this role in 2015 and is an active member of the Executive Committee of ABB Americas.

Prior to being appointed to this position, she served as President of Thomas & Betts in Canada from 2008 to 2015, where she had been with the company since 1996 as Vice-president, Finance and Information Technologies. Following the acquisition of Thomas & Betts by ABB in 2012, she was appointed Vice-president of the Low Voltage Products Division for ABB in Canada. As this division’s head, she brought innovation, operational excellence and customer service to the forefront of achieving leadership in the Canadian marketplace.

Recognized as a business leader in Canada, she holds over twenty years of experience in manufacturing and distribution of products for the energy sector that improve reliability and efficiency for the utility sector, industries and for infrastructure. She was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network in 2011 as well as receive in 2015, the Leadership Award by the Association of Women in Finance highlighting achievements by women in business and finance.

Ms. Pilon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the École des hautes études commerciales at the University of Montréal and is a member of the Québec Order of Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA). She has served on the Board of Directors of Electro-Federation Canada, Conseil du Patronat du Québec and Quebec Manufacturers and Exporters.

Ms. Pilon was appointed to the Association Board of Directors in 2011 and is currently the Chair of the Audit, Finance & Risk Committee.

Wendy Tilford is a former Deputy Minister with the Province of Ontario. As Deputy Minister of Government and Consumer Services, Ms. Tilford led the Ontario Government’s effort to build consumer confidence and strengthen consumer protection in the market place. She was also accountable for nine delegated administrative authorities; the Electrical Safety Authority, Technical Standards and Safety Authority, Film Authority, Travel Industry Council of Ontario, Bereavement Authority, Ontario Motor Vehicle Council, VQA Ontario, Tarion, and the Real Estate Council of Ontario. Under Ms. Tilford’s leadership, the ministry was responsible for Service Ontario’s more than 300 retail offices, online services and call centres that provide Ontarians with official documents and services. She was responsible for a wide range of enterprise internal services including Human Resources, Payroll and Benefits, Financial and Business Services and Procurement as well as lead for the government’s initiatives on Inclusion, Accessibility and Records Management through the Archives of Ontario. Her work included policy, programs and regulation.

As Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation, Ms. Tilford was responsible for the government’s research portfolio for health and post-secondary education. Her ministry oversaw the Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs and Ontario’s Network of Small Business Enterprise Centres and managed Ontario’s research partnerships with other jurisdictions around the world particularly China, India and Israel.

As the Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Ms. Tilford was responsible for marketing to and attracting businesses to Ontario. She managed Ontario’s International offices around the world that support both foreign direct investment and trade opportunities for businesses. Also included in this ministry were several of the governments programs to support job growth and youth employment.

Prior to joining the Ontario Public Service, Ms. Tilford held senior executives leadership positions in large, complex organizations, start-ups and mid-size companies. These included Bell Canada, Norigen Communications, and CSA Group. Ms. Tilford served as the President of QMI, a former division of CSA Group and North America’s leading management system registrar. QMI audited to numerous standards including Quality, Environment, Health and Safety and several sector specific standards. At Norigen she was the Senior Vice President of Customer Service and Operations and at Bell Canada she held five Vice President positions in the areas of Marketing, Product Management and Regulatory Strategy.

Previous professional and board positions include the Ontario Public Service Executive Development Committee and Public Service Commission, Ontario Capital Growth Corporation, National Research Council Emerging Technologies, Toronto Financial Services Alliance, Centre for Fiduciary Excellence, and Darome Canada Inc.

Ms. Tilford was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women for 2014 by the Women’s Executive Network. She was elected to the CSA Group Board of Directors on November 1, 2015 and appointed to the TSSA Board of Directors March 9, 2016.

Anne Whelan is President and CEO of Seafair Capital Inc., a diversified holding company with business interests in health and community care, industrial, hospitality and real estate.

Ms. Whelan has been recognized as a business leader in Newfoundland and Labrador. She has received numerous awards and recognition for entrepreneurship and leadership in both volunteer and business capacities. In 2014, she was recognized as CEO of the Year in Atlantic Canada, as well as being named to the

Diversity 50 by the Canadian Board Diversity Council. In May of 2015, Ms. Whelan was inducted into the Atlantic Canada Business Hall of Fame, and in 2017, Ms. Whelan was named one of Canada’s most powerful women by the WX network.

In addition to serving on the CSA board, Ms. Whelan is currently a board director with BDC – Canada’s bank for entrepreneurs. She also chairs Newfoundland Power, a regulated electric utility in Newfoundland. An active community volunteer, Ms. Whelan is regional vice-chair of the board of directors of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, as well as volunteering with a number of local charities and community service initiatives. In 2012, Ms. Whelan was honored with a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contributions to home and community care, in part for her work with Accreditation Canada in developing the Qmentum accreditation program.

Ms. Whelan has a Master in Business Administration and a BA from Memorial University; and an Advanced Studies in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the University of Windsor. She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and has completed the Directors’ Education Program at Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto.

Ms. Whelan was appointed to the Association Board of Directors in 2015 and is currently a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

David Weinstein was appointed President and CEO, CSA Group on November 11, 2015.

As President and CEO, David Weinstein will be responsible for the leadership and direction of the global company, which employs more than 1,800 people serving approximately 35,000 customers across a portfolio of standards development and solutions, training and advisory services, and testing and certification in North America, Europe and Asia.

Most recently, Mr. Weinstein was CEO of ABS Group, where he was responsible for leading the firm’s growth and success. ABS Group is a 2,400-person membership-based technical services firm with operations in over 30 countries that provides consulting, inspection, and certification services to oil and gas, power, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and government clients — enabling them to operate safely, reliably, efficiently, and in compliance with regulations and standards. Prior to ABS Group, he was a partner in several management consulting firms, including Accenture and Oliver Wyman — assisting commercial, non-profit, and government agency clients with a range of growth and performance improvement challenges. Over the years his clients have included organizations engaged in standards development, providers of testing and certification services, and a significant number of Canadian companies and Crown corporations.

David Weinstein holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a dual concentration in Finance and Multi-National Management. He also has Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Farhan Imam was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for CSA Group in April 2017. He provides leadership and oversight over the global financial function including financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, internal controls, tax, treasury, insurance, operational finance, risk management and M&A.

Prior to joining CSA, Mr. Imam was the Vice President Finance for the Pipeline Performance Group of Shawcor Ltd, based in Houston, Texas. Mr. Imam led a global team and had responsibility for financial management and overall direction of financial planning and analysis, forecasting, and oversight for reporting and financial procedures. As a member of the executive management team, he also played a key role in strategic decision making including bid approvals, M&A, hedging and capital expenditures. Prior to his role as VP Finance, Mr. Imam served as the Director of Tax and had responsibility over tax compliance, tax planning, structuring, transfer pricing and deploying tax efficient cash repatriation strategies.

Prior to Shawcor, Mr. Imam was with Ernst & Young as member of the tax team and with Deloitte as a member of the audit staff. Mr. Imam is a Certified Professional Accountant, and Chartered Accountant (Ontario). He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto.

Farukh Javed was appointed Vice President, Chief Information Officer at CSA Group on August 8, 2016. As CIO at CSA Group, Mr. Javed will focus on transforming the current technological landscape to deliver a higher level of operational effectiveness, service delivery performance and overall customer experience.

Mr. Javed has more than 15 years of experience in leading business transformations enabled by technology. Most recently he was the Canada CIO at GlaxoSmithKline Inc. leading the startup of an engagement platform designed to encourage scientific debate for improving better patient health outcomes. Prior to his assignment at GSK, Farukh Javed was at Procter & Gamble Inc. delivering strategic initiatives across 80 markets worldwide. These included developing shared services, enabling mergers and acquisitions, entering emerging markets, monetizing intellectual property and leading innovation. Mr. Javed started his career programming financial systems as an Intern Analyst at IBM Canada Ltd.

Mr. Javed graduated from McMaster University with a B. Eng. in Engineering Physics and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Paul Keane joined CSA Group in March 2008 as Executive Vice President, Human Resources. He has global responsibility for the Human Resources and Health Safety and Environment divisions of CSA Group.

Mr. Keane’s 25+ years experience includes working for large foreign and domestic multinationals and extends into many diverse industries such as Pharmaceutical, Specialty Chemicals, Retail, Information Technology, Wholesale Distribution, Environmental and Certification & Testing.

Prior to joining CSA, Mr. Keane held the position of Director, Human Resources with HD Supply Canada Inc., a wholesale distribution company operating as a division within Home Depot that was focused solely on serving the Supply needs of professional customers in the infrastructure, construction, maintenance and repair and remodel markets. He was a key member of the Leadership team and was responsible for all aspects of the Human Resources function in Canada, reporting to the President of HD Supply Canada Inc.

Prior to that, Mr. Keane was Vice President, Human Resources at Waste Management of Canada Inc. wherein he was a member of the Executive Leadership team and led the development and implementation of the strategic HR initiatives for the Canadian operations that had revenues of $1BB with over 4,000 employees in over 100 locations.

During his career, Mr. Keane has built extensive experience in all facets of Human Resources with particular emphasis on strategy, change management, employee engagement, talent management and mergers & acquisitions.

Mr. Keane attended York University where he graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree, Public Policy & Administration. He is a certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) and has obtained the Human Resources and Compensation Committee Certified (H.R.C.C.C.) and the Chartered Director (C.Dir) designation from The Directors College (a joint venture of McMaster University and The Conference Board of Canada) in 2014. Mr. Keane obtained his Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance (LPEC) designation in August 2015.

Rajiv Rajput was appointed Executive Vice President, Strategic Development at CSA Group on March 1, 2016.

As Executive Vice President, Strategic Development at CSA Group, Rajiv Rajput will focus on achieving higher levels of operational performance and pursuing new opportunities for the global testing and certification business.

Mr. Rajput has more than 20-years of experience helping clients accelerate growth and achieve operational excellence in areas including digital healthcare, enterprise transformation, cost transformation and driving high performance.

Most recently, he was Managing Director at Accenture for Communications, Media and High Tech and Medical Equipment Technologies. Accenture is a large management consulting organization focused on strategy, technology and outsourcing. During his tenure with Accenture, Mr. Rajput focused on large scale business transformation programs, technology transformation and growing new markets.

Mr. Rajput graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and is a Professional Engineer.

In June 2017, Kathryn Yung was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Legal, Ethics & Compliance Officer. Reporting to the President and CEO,  Ms. Yung manages the global legal, corporate governance and ethics & compliance functions at CSA Group. Her responsibilities include formulation and implementation of legal review policies and procedures, compliance, training, budget management and cost allocation for legal projects. Ms. Yung is also responsible for oversight and execution of files ranging from strategic corporate/commercial reviews to new business assessments and transactions. As Corporate Secretary, a position she has held since January 27, 2017, Ms. Yung is responsible for CSA Group’s governance framework and administration of the Board of Directors.

In August 2014, Ms. Yung relocated to England to manage the integration of an acquired automotive test and development business.  She served as interim Managing Director with full P&L, capex, budgeting and management responsibilities.  She was a strong supporter of local apprenticeship and community programs and associations, including women in business initiatives.

Ms. Yung began her career with CSA Group as Legal Counsel in January, 2005.  Previous positions include Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Regional Counsel for European operations, for which she travelled regularly to CSA Group’s German offices.  Prior to joining CSA Group, Ms. Yung was in-house legal counsel at Imperial Oil, and was the first-line legal resource supporting all aspects of Canadian retail operations.

She holds civil and common law degrees from McGill University, Montreal; a Bachelor of Arts, Honours from Queen’s University, Kingston in Economics and English; and completed the Herstmonceaux International Study Centre International Business and Law diploma program in East Sussex, UK as well as various leadership programs. She is qualified to practice law in Canada (Ontario) and England & Wales.

Chris Bradley was appointed Vice President, Process Transformation at CSA Group on January 19^th, 2017. In this role he will be responsible for assessing and implementing process improvement opportunities globally, to improve our performance.

Mr. Bradley has almost 20 years of experience in top Canadian and global companies where he implemented impactful transformational programs that improved margins and had positive impact on bottom line. His keen focus on outcome utilizing fact-based decisions helped him to identify initiatives that enabled growth through simplified processes, resulting in significant cost savings and new revenue opportunities.

His experience includes working with a wide range of clients including financial services, telecommunications & cable, retail, high tech, oil & gas, utilities, transportation and the broader public sector. His most recent role was with a global strategy consulting firm as Senior Principal, Operations & Process Transformation. He has been a guest lecturer at the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto and the Lazardis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Chris Bradley graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University, with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Melodie Mason joined CSA Group in October 2010 as Director, Total Rewards.  She was appointed to the role of Vice President, Total Rewards in November 2016.

Ms. Mason is a key member of the Human Resources leadership team.  Her global responsibilities include leading and developing CSA Group’s total rewards strategy, an integral part of employee engagement and retention.  She will be responsible for monitoring the global compensation, pension & benefits programs to ensure that they are market competitive and effectively designed to mitigate employer risk and cost, while being perceived positively by employees. In addition, she will oversee the data integrity of the Human Resources Information System.

Ms. Mason has more than 25 years of experience in Human Resources working for large multinational organizations in diverse industries such as Consumer Goods, Logistics Solutions, and Retail.  Her prior positions include Human Resources leadership roles with such companies as Kellogg Canada Inc. and Federal Express Canada Ltd.

Ms. Mason attended Brock University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Psychology & Sociology.  She is a Certified Human Resources Leader and has obtained several certifications in her field – Certified Compensation Profession (CCP), Certified Benefits Profession (CBP), Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS), and a Certificate in Global Benefits Management as well as a Masters Certificate in Business Leadership for Human Resources Professionals.  In addition she has completed the Certificate in General Management from the Queen’s University School of Business Executive Development Program.

In January 2017, Neil Ortlieb was appointed Vice President, Global Operating Performance for CSA Group. In his new role, he will be responsible for improving operational performance across CSA Group’s testing, inspection, and certification global operations.

Mr. Ortlieb has an extensive background in improving operational performance and running global delivery centers. He has spent 26 years with Accenture – the last 15 years of which as Managing Director where he was responsible for the technology services business in Canada and the North American Technology Delivery Center’s digital application services. He has broad experience in working with Global 1000 and Fortune 500 companies around the world.

Mr. Ortlieb has a passion for building, motivating, and leading teams in selling, designing, and delivering exceptional technology - supported business solutions. Throughout his career, he has a track record of delivering complex digital strategies across business units and borders, to drive a significantly improved customer experience for companies in Canada, the US, Europe and Asia. As a recognized inspirational leader, he brings people together, instilling a shared vision, fostering collaboration, and delivering results across company-wide division groups and borders.

Mr. Ortlieb has a degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto. He has lived and worked across Canada, the US, Europe (England, Germany) and Asia (China, Japan) and is now based in Toronto.

Mary Cianchetti was appointed President of Standards at CSA Group on August 31, 2016. As President of Standards, Ms. Cianchetti will lead the next chapter of standards development and ensure continued success in member engagement.

Ms. Cianchetti has more than 20 years of experience in engineering and more than a decade working specifically in standards development. Her most recent position at CSA Group was a dual role as Director of Health and Safety Standards and Membership. She has worked for CSA Group for 12 years in a variety of progressive roles and portfolios including energy efficiency, oil & gas, and nuclear. Prior to joining CSA Group, Ms. Cianchetti worked in the wire and cable industry.

Ms. Cianchetti graduated from the University of Toronto with a B. A. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario.

Hélène Vaillancourt was appointed Vice President, Standards Research and Planning, CSA Group in April 2016 to develop a research program within CSA Group’s Standards Organization and to position CSA Group as a thought leader in selected areas and enhance the education of stakeholders.

Hélène acted as Executive Vice President, Science and Engineering, CSA Group from April 2010 to April 2016. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing CSA laboratories worldwide to ensure they are brought to the latest technologies. She also lead the CSA core technical team that supports certification & testing capabilities, inspection services and training, and developed new capabilities in emerging areas. She championed cross functional teams that are working on improving operational efficiencies. She relocated to China in September 2014 to further support the development of CSA Asia technical capabilities and, in addition, assumed the role of interim Executive Vice-President, Asia from October 2015 to April 2016.

Hélène joined CSA in October 1999 as the Team Leader, Certification Services for the Montreal office. She has been involved in numerous internal projects that aimed at improving consistency and service offerings in certification.

Prior to joining CSA, Hélène was with CRIQ (Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec) as the Team Coordinator for the Mechanical Laboratory, where custom testing services were offered to evaluate the static and dynamic resistance of new product designs in a variety of sizes, starting from metallic storage boxes to subway truck frames.

Hélène started her career with the Industrial Material Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. As a Research Officer, she led many experimental projects in material processing, residual stresses and finite element analysis.

Hélène graduated in mechanical engineering from Laval University. She obtained her Master of Applied Science in mechanical engineering from École Polytechnique in Montreal by doing research in the field of biomechanics. She also earned her doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto. Her research in the field of dentistry had both numerical and experimental aspects.

Karim Nazarali was appointed Vice President, Electrical and Gas Standards at CSA Group on September 1, 2016. In this new role, he is responsible for developing and executing Electrical and Gas Products Standard strategies, and will coordinate standards development and Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) activity in which he will oversee the identification and fulfillment of standards and certification gaps, as well as the participation of CSA Group TIC experts in the standards development process.

Mr. Nazarali joined CSA Group in February 2013 as Director, Electro-Technical Sector, Standards Division.  He has over twenty-five years of executive experience in global business and technical management. Prior to joining CSA Group, Mr.Nazarali held senior level positions at COM DEV Ltd., a global designer and manufacturer of space hardware equipment, where most recently he was General Manager, Satellite Payloads.

Mr. Nazarali earned a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from City University of New York.

Rich Weiser was appointed Executive Vice President, Global Operations on June 1st, 2016.  He will be responsible for Global Operations for CSA Group.  In this role Mr. Weiser will work to drive Operational Excellence across all regions and deliver a high level of service to our customers globally.  Mr. Weiser will work closely with our Commercial Units to make sure we are delivering the right services at a quality level and in a way that we exceed our customer’s expectations.

Previously, Rich Weiser was appointed Regional Vice President, U.S. and Mexico, on November 15, 2010. In this role, Mr. Weiser was responsible for all operational aspects the United States and Mexico. He works closely with Global Business Unit leaders with regards to strategies and implementation of those strategies.  In this role Mr. Weiser helped to grow the business in his region from $35M in Revenues to $75M in revenues and increased the net margin in his region from $13M to $26M.

Prior to serving in this position, Mr. Weiser held a variety of management positions within CSA Group, most notably in OnSpeX, the consumer products evaluation division of CSA Group. OnSpeX was developed, in large part, as the result of inquiries from major retailers and certification testing customers of CSA. As Director, Operations, OnSpeX, he managed all operational aspects throughout the North American and Shanghai offices. His responsibilities included budgeting, client interfacing, and delivery of services, contract negotiations, writing test protocols and managing sixty engineers and technicians globally.

Mr. Weiser began his career in the organization as a project engineer with the American Gas Association in 1991. When the company merged with the Canadian Gas Association and became International Approval Services, Mr. Weiser advanced as Project Manager, leading a team of engineers and technicians with the NGV1 validation test program and NGV Component Certification Program. He participated in the QCC1 subcommittee and AGA Requirements Committee, and was involved with the writing of requirements for various controls. In 2001, Mr. Weiser oversaw the Gas Appliance and Water Heater Flammable Test Facility at the Cleveland laboratory. He worked closely with the Water Heater Consortium to help water heater manufacturers test and certify the new flammable vapor resistant water heaters.

Mr. Weiser holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Technology from the University of Akron. In addition, he has completed classes at the Dale Carnegie Management Institute, as well as various management courses at Corporate College, Cleveland, Ohio and Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Ontario.

Frances Hung joined CSA Group in April 2014 as Area Director, North and South East Asia and was appointed RVP, North and South East Asia in October 2015. In this role, Frances Hung is responsible for all operations in North and South East Asia and leads the focus on expanding our certification offerings to a broader scopes of services for CSA customers.

Prior to joining CSA, Frances spent 7+ years with Underwriters Laboratories where she had various experiences in expanding new business and implementing commercial strategy for a wide range of industries including High Tech, Appliances/HVAC, and Lighting, Energy, Building Material, Life Safety & Security, Power & Controls, Wire & Cable, and Chemicals business. She had won “Mark of Excellence” Award in both 2008 and 2012 at UL with recognition in growing new business and building great service team. Most recently before she joined CSA, Frances was responsible for strategic planning on development of new verification testing business focusing on Asia Pacific region.

Before joining UL, Frances worked for various software based companies such as Microsoft and Computer Associates in areas of partner account management as well as business development. Her solid experiences in strategic sales planning, market expansion and business process management had been the key to her business success in following years at her career.

Frances holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Ming Chuan College, and after her first two jobs as a Programmer, she has been dedicated her role in sales development for over 20 years.

Inga Hipsz was appointed Vice President, Global Programs at CSA Group on January 19^th, 2017.  In this role, she will be responsible for implementing and managing global, cross-functional programs designed to drive the strategic plan and grow the company. Her leadership will apply to testing, inspection, certification and standards, as well as other key corporate areas.

Ms. Hipsz is a recognized Change Agent with in-depth experience in strategic program development and implementation, building highly effective teams, standards development, Lean Thinking, and world-class manufacturing environments with high standards of customer satisfaction, quality control, and reliability. She has held a number of senior positions at CSA Group. Since 2011, Ms. Hipsz held the role of Director, Sustainability at CSA Group where she was responsible for standards development in the environmental, business management, natural resources, as well as construction and civil infrastructure.  During that time, she also instituted the Lean program within the Standards division.  Prior to this role, she was the Program Manager for Environment & Climate Change. She also held the position of the Innovation Champion with CSA Standards working in the CSA President’s Innovation Centre where she helped lead the organization in continuous process improvement and culture change through the application of Lean Thinking and Six Sigma tools.  During her initial role as a Project Manager in the nuclear standards development program she first introduced the concepts of Lean Thinking and helped conduct the first Kaizen to reduce and improve the standards development process. For her efforts she received the first President’s Innovation Award in April 2009.

Ms. Hipsz worked in various project management, process engineering, process improvement, and quality control roles with Kodak Canada Inc. for almost a decade prior to joining CSA Group in 2005, where she received the Eastman Kodak Six Sigma Black Belt Practitioner Certification. During this time, she was selected to develop a cross-functional communications team to shape a Lean Manufacturing culture, which was recognized by the Shingu Jitsu sensei as World-Class. She was also presented with the KOS (Lean Manufacturing) Leadership Award by the Eastman Kodak Co.

Inga Hipsz holds both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto.  She is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario.

Peter Mertel joined CSA Group on December 5, 2016 as Regional Vice President, Europe and India, where he holds responsibility for strategically growing CSA Group’s European operations through strengthening operational & technical excellence and ensuring exceptional customer service.

Mr. Mertel is an experienced, high-impact executive with more than 20 years in progressively senior roles in Europe, equipped with a deep knowledge and experience in the testing, inspection and certification (TIC) industry. He has a proven track record of strategic and long-term international business growth focusing on operational excellence and the development of high performing, multi-national teams.

Prior to joining CSA Group he has served 10 years for Bureau Veritas, most recently as Senior Vice President and Regional Chief Executive of the northeast Europe region and in addition to the role of managing director of BV Germany Holding GmbH and BV Certification Germany GmbH, amongst other roles. Before joining Bureau Veritas he was a Partner at ERM (Environmental Resources Management), a leading global Environmental, Health and Safety consultancy firm.

Mr. Mertel has a Master of Science from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, and is fluent in German and English.

Dana Parmenter was appointed Vice President, Industrial on June 1st, 2016.  In this role, Mr. Parmenter is responsible for leading and developing CSA Group’s global commercial market sector strategies, and anticipating industry and market developments and activities.  He is accountable for determining strategic business opportunities for the Industrial business, and developing effective sales and marketing plans that reflect customer needs.

Prior to this role, Mr. Parmenter was Global Business Unit leader for the Hazardous Locations (Hazloc) & Photovoltaics business segments at CSA Group where he was responsible for developing and implementing global strategy. Mr. Parmenter has also served as Managing Director for CSA Group in the United Kingdom, heading up the Sira group of companies, acquired by CSA in 2009.  His extensive experience includes implementing initiatives for integration, procurements, accreditation, key account management, strategy, alignment and efficiency in both sales and operational capacities.

Prior to joining CSA Group, Mr. Parmenter served in the technology and life safety sector for ten years concluding as the director of sales and marketing.  Mr. Parmenter holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Management from the University of New Mexico. In addition, he has completed classes at the Dale Carnegie Management Institute, as well as graduate, executive leadership business courses at Ivey Business School.

George Tranquada was appointed Vice President, Technical Integrity on May 9, 2016.

As Vice President of Technical Integrity, Mr. Tranquada will lead a dedicated team of professionals responsible for the ongoing development and integrity of CSA Group, globally, in the areas of accreditation programs, customer product safety investigations, quality management systems, information management services and technical training, providing technical expertise within our standards development and testing and certification entities.

Mr. Tranquada brings 30 years of experience at CSA Group in the testing, inspection and certification of wiring devices, audio/video, information technology products and Service Quality. Most recently, he was promoted to Director, Service Quality (Science and Engineering) where he was responsible for rebranding the team and leading its success. He was registered as a Technical Assessor under the IECEE CB Scheme.

He has held the position of Technical Manager, Electrical Products, Service Quality and various managerial positions in the Audio/Video, Information Technology, Appliances, Telecommunications, Signal Sensing, HVAC, Laboratory Equipment and Medical teams.  Prior to his career at CSA, he was employed in the high tech manufacturing sector, supporting the testing and R&D of electronic products.

Mr. Tranquada holds a C.E.T. designation with OACETT and obtained his Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance (LPEC) designation in August 2015. Through the years, has taken numerous executive managerial courses with Queens Executive Education, Ivey Business School, Rotmans School of Management and McGill Executive Institute.

Gianluca Arcari was appointed Vice President, Home & Commercial on June 1st, 2016.  In this role, Gianluca is responsible for leading and developing CSA Group’s global commercial market sector strategies, and anticipating industry and market developments and activities.  He is accountable for determining strategic business opportunities for the Home & Commercial business, and developing effective sales and marketing plans that reflect customer needs.

Over the past 15 years with CSA Group, Gianluca held positions as Vice President, Advisor to the CEO, Executive Director, Standards, Director, Learning Services, Director, Appliance & Gas Global Business Unit, and Director, Service Quality.  Prior to joining CSA Group, he worked for Bell Northern Research, Nortel and CMAC, in related Product Integrity fields.

Gianluca earned a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from McMaster University, and an MBA from York University (Schulich School of Business).

Rob Dieter joined CSA Group in July 2017 as Vice President, Healthcare. Prior to this role, Rob served as Vice President, Sales for Healthcare Solutions at Boston Scientific where he led program development and solution sales for the $2.2B corporate account group. Rob has held senior US and Global positions at Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson accountable for sales, global marketing, program development, and global pricing. Rob has a proven track record of building differentiated value propositions and leading successful launches of medical technology with physicians and global health systems in multiple product categories including: implantable devices, disposable equipment, re-usable equipment, capital equipment, energy, and digital health platforms.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a member of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development where he serves as a member of the Executive Strategies Task Force.

Rob earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Creighton University, and completed his Master of Business Administration at Missouri State University and the University of Iowa.