Paul Mariner is the Senior Director of IT Business Operations at The Salvation Army. “The buck stops here.” At the end of the day, that’s the reality for those within a management role. However, the road to making a sound and cost-effective decision can sometimes be a winding one. As a young leader, I quickly …
Varathan Pathmanathan is the Head of IT at Pickering College. He is an accomplished IT leader with over Twenty-five years work experience play a key role in the operation of company’s information and communication technology, strategic planning and execution, data center management, customer service, project management and cyber security and compliance. Experienced change agent with …
Fariba Rawhani is the Chief Information Officer at Teranet Inc. A visionary executive acknowledged for her transformational leadership skills who has held a senior leadership role. A strong team player who has led global organizations that achieved strong technology innovations, revenue growth and provided excellence of service within intensely competitive markets. Results oriented and skilled …
The Toronto Chapter of the CIO Association was pleased to collaborate with IDC to offer our most recent event. As part of a National Series for the CIO Association of Canada, IDC Canada’s 2020 ICT Predictions explores the user trends and vendor strategies that will shape enterprise IT and the role of the CIO. The slide …
Yasemin Sezer has been with LTI Canada and its predecessor organizations Citigroup, Unisen and AGF for over 18 years and currently heads technology delivery organization. Yasemin has taken her organization through API led digital transformation in the last 2 years modernizing its platforms and technology, driving significant improvements in time to market, quality and client …
Chris Hummel is the Chief Information Officer at BlackBerry. Award winning executive and business leader with 20+ years of leadership experience in the IT and telecommunications industries that spans IT service delivery, project management, network integration & new business development across international locations. Brings proven successes designing and implementing cost-effective enterprise and wireless solutions with …
Leo Eikelman is the VP of Technology at InvestorCOM Inc. Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Business Development, IT Strategy Management, Technology and Business Alignment, Business Process Improvement, and Leadership. Strong engineering background with a focus on architecture best practices and standards, process re-engineering, …
Miguel Yeara is the IT Manager at Atlas Tire. A Senior Leader in Information Technology specializing in driving business strategic direction within competitive sectors such as Distribution, Warehousing, Manufacturing, Automotive, Finance, and Retail, through proactively leading and managing IT strategies, IT operations and project management capabilities.
Lydia Lee is a Partner at KPMG Canada. She is the National Lead for CIO Advisory and Digital Health Practices. With more than twenty years of experience in technology-enabled business transformation, she focuses on digital strategy, complex multi-organizational IT governance, information systems, technology infrastructure renewal and data management. Prior to joining KPMG, Lydia was the …
At the Ingenious award on November 27th ITAC officially changes its name to TECHNATION. Below is ITAC’s official press release. Mississauga, ON (November 28, 2019) – The Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC), the leading Canadian tech industry association, announced the launch of its new corporate brand identity and logo, TECHNATION. This change comes at a time …
CIOCAN is pleased to share exciting news about Calgary Chapter Board Member and CIO Peer Forum 2020 Conference Chair Helen Wetherley Knight. This month, Helen was selected to receive a Transformation Leader of the Year Award, recognizing Women in IT. HELEN WETHERLEY KNIGHT, Director of Information Systems & Technology, Calgary Drop-In Centre & Rehab Centre …
CIOCAN is pleased to share exciting news about Toronto Chapter Board Member Yasemin Sezer. Earlier this month, Yasemin was selected to receive a Manulife Science & Technology Award, recognizing women in STEM roles who are challenging the status quo for knowledge and female empowerment. YASEMIN SEZER, Head, Technology & Operations, LTI CANADA Yasemin is responsible for …