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Specialist global commercial P&C insurer across various segments (Charity/Non-Profit, Arts/Culture/Heritage, Education, Member Orgs, Faith & Retirement).• Act in the capacity of CTO/CIO/CISO by supporting current business needs and ongoing growth through management of: tools & technology, infrastructure, information security, data, enterprise applications, business continuity, disaster recovery and vendor management.• Lead, mentor and develop the practice and resources within the Project Management Office & overall Business Solutions team including operations, and development.• Digitize the business, advancing innovation, automation and data driven decisions.• Member of the Executive Leadership team responsible for forming, supporting and implementing the business strategy.• Provide domain expertise in areas such as cyber security, business resiliency & data governance to Benefact Group internationally.

Benefact Group is a diverse family of specialist financial services businesses (specialist insurance, investment management, broking & advisory) driven by our shared ambition to do right by our customers and clients, and united by a common purpose to give all available profits to charity and good causes.

2024•Evanta CIO: Discussion Leader; Generative AI Use Cases•Bank IT: Sr. Panelist; Beyond Digital, Banking in the age of AI2023•NCS Madison CIO/CISO: Discussion Leader; Board of Directors, the Importance of IT & IS•National IT Security: Sr. Panelist; Cloud Security Trends•Evanta Fall CIO Inner Circle: Discussion Leader; Challenging the Course–A Proactive Approach to Cybersecurity•Evanta Spring CIO Summit: Discussion Leader; The CIO’s Playbook–Execute Strategy Confidently2022•NCS Madison CIO/CISO/CDO: Discussion Leader; Board of Directors, the Importance of IT & IS•MapleSec: Panelist; Treatscape, Understanding Current & Emerging Threats•MapleSec Virtual: Panelist; Why Governance is Part of Essential Protection•National IT Security: Sr. Panelist; Top Management & IT security involvement-Talking to Board of Directors•Evanta Spring CIO Summit: Discussion Leader; CIO As A Strategic Change Agent•Bank IT: Sr. Panelist; Cybersecurity Outlook for 2022 & beyond•CDM Media CIO/CISO Summit: Speaker/Presenter; The CIO&CISO-From Technologist to Foundation; Changing the narrative2021•National IT Security: Sr. Panelist; Cybersecurity & Information Security •CDM Media CISO/CIO Summit: Presenter/Speaker: Cybersecurity on the Frontline; Pushing Cyber Resilience in 2021•Retail IT: Panelist; Cybersecurity & Information Security in the Covid Era•Cloud Canada: Panelist; Cybersecurity EvolutionPrior:•Bank IT 2020: Panelist; Cyber & Information Security Evolution•Bank IT 2019: Panelist; The cyber & Information security evolution: Why being ‘secure’ is not enough•Cyber Security Connect East 2018: Discussion Leader; Security of Interconnectivity, IoT and Endpoint•Evanta CISO Solutions 2018: Discussion Leader; Data Loss Prevention•Secure CISO 2018: Panelist; Patching & Vulnerability Management•CIFI Security Summit 2017: Panelist; The Frontline Defenders-The Next Generation Cybercrime Fighters•RiskSec 2017: Panelist; CISO ICON - Risk, Security and Executive Management

National food and pharmacy leader with $50B+ in revenue. Retail segments include food, health/beauty products and apparel; financial & services businesses offers banking, credit cards, insurance brokerage, travel and mobile telecommunication services.• Developed and obtained cross-functional consensus towards a multi-year business strategy & roadmap• Led design of solutions and delivery functions for major tier1 projects and business initiatives across all lines of business (Cards, Banking, Insurance, Telecom, Travel, Loyalty)• Chaired meetings of new business ideas and project intake committee. Validated and incubated business proposals with solutions to solved complex problems and increase customer satisfaction. Championed agile delivery methodologies.• Provided business consulting and analysis to solve complex problems, improve customer satisfaction and drive growth.

• Responsibility for Information Security, Integration, Infrastructure, Architecture, and Production Support functions, while managing outsourced vendors for technology services.• Drove overall technology strategy and capabilities for PC Financial & Services, aligning technology with business objectives and driving cost savings through process improvement and automation.• Acted as a technology champion for innovation and digitization, co-sponsoring key business projects and initiatives while overseeing multi-million dollar budgets for infrastructure and technology projects.• Designated Chief Architect

• Led teams and vendor relationships for development, security operations, and architecture, streamlining processes and ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.• Spearheaded strategic IT integration initiatives and capability enhancements for executive management, optimizing IT designs and system implementations.• Supported digitalization of the business through product design, end user experiences and fintech integrations.• Established and chaired a Data Governance Office, enhancing data quality and compliance while driving significant cost savings through IT licensing renegotiations.

• Public Elected Position - 2003 and re-elected twice in 2006 & 2010• Represented 24 schools consisting of approximately 10,000 parents and 40,000 constituents• Responsible for & provided oversight for an operating budget in excess of $1.2 billion • Established and monitored the organizations'​ first multi-year strategic plan. • Responded and engaged: parents, administrators, students, unions, politicians, ratepayers and media• Proposed and drafted Ontario's first school Board Parent & Student Charter of Rights• Opened transparency in government as first trustee in Ontario openly posting full expense reportsPast appointments:Committee Chair: Budget | Audit | Administrative & Corporate Services | Economic Development |Committee Vice-Chair: Governance | Human Resources & Program |