Toronto Chapter
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Toronto is home to some of the best and brightest in the profession. Membership offers a wide range of services and opportunities designed to help keep you at the top of your game and at the forefront of technological advancement.
Network with industry leaders, problem solve real world issues with your peers, learn from leading research firms, grow your personal network and brand.
Kyoko Kobayashi
Toronto Chapter President
“It’s an honour to be part of this amazing association of like-minded professionals. As a member of the CIO Association of Canada, I’ve been able to connect with IT Leaders across the country to share experiences and thought leadership.”
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IDC: ICT Predictions for 2020
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, ...
Yasemin Sezer | Head – Technology and Operations | LTI Canada
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 ...
Welcome, Chris Hummel
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 ...
Welcome, Leo Eikelman
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 ...
Welcome, Miguel Yeara
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, ...
Lydia Lee | Partner, National Lead for CIO Advisory and Digital Health Practices | KPMG LLP
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 ...
ITAC’s official announcement from the INGENIOUS Awards
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 ...
Congratulations Helen Wetherley Knight!
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 ...
Congratulations Yasemin Sezer!
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 ...
Drew Green | CEO | INDOCHINO
Drew Green is an award winning Chief Executive Officer, entrepreneur and expert in managing fast-paced, high-growth companies. A visionary leader, Green has created one of the world’s fastest growing apparel ...
Welcome, Richard Hill
Richard Hill is the Director of Information Technology at Total Power Limited. Richard is a results-driven IT Leader, Strategist and Mentor with over 20 years’ experience in roles of progressive ...
Welcome, John Graham
John Graham is the Director of Service Portfolio Management & Enterprise Architecture at Apotex. Extensive experience leading teams, collaborating with business partners to develop roadmaps and deliver strategic initiatives from ...
Partnership Launch between CIOCAN and CO2Neutral
Toronto – 2019 proved that sustainability is only going to grow in 2020. The CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) has partnered with CO2Neutral to help members reduce their carbon footprint ...
Welcome, William Shanks
William Shanks is the Director of service support and governance at Apotex. Strategic and results-driven Leader with sixteen years of progressive global management experience leading high-performance teams in highly-regulated (pharmaceutical, ...
TOR Best of Gartner 2019
The Toronto Chapter of the CIO Association was pleased to collaborate with Gartner Executive Programs to offer our most recent event. As part of a National Series for the CIO Association ...