Welcome, William Shanks

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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, financial), IT service environments. Penchant for challenging the status quo and in leading IT Transformation actvities that marry Business and IT capabilities through a Service …

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TOR Best of Gartner 2019

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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 of Canada, The Best of Gartner 2019 brings key insights from the 2019 Gartner Symposium along with key insights collected from the Annual CIO Agenda …

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Welcome, Dave Whittle

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Dave Whittle is the CIO at the University of Guelph. Dave is a results-oriented and forward thinking senior Information Technology leader with over 25 years of domestic and international experience across a variety of industry verticals in the design, delivery, operation of IT solutions and services that improve business efficiency and effectiveness. He has a …

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Welcome, Derek Cullen

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Derek Cullen is the CIO at Stikeman Elliott LLP. Seasoned Technology Executive with a 25+ year list of achievements providing strategic direction and leadership of large departments and programs. A reputation built on the drive to challenge, articulate and manage current trends, issues, and hurdles while providing leadership and direction with a focus on true …

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Toronto Chapter: Advisory Dinner with Arista CEO, Jayshree Ullal

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The Toronto chapter of the CIO Association of Canada recently provided a unique opportunity to about 20 members through their first sponsored advisory meeting of the season.  The chance to interact with someone who has built a $2 Billion business doesn’t come along all that often! The evening provided a terrific learning opportunity, and Arista …

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Welcome back, Grant Ferguson

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Grant Ferguson is the CIO at IKO Industries. His career focuses around Financial Business Performance Mgmt, IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Professional,Scientific and Technical services, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation.

Welcome, Sachin Patel

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Sachin Patel is the Director of IT at DMC Mining Services. His career focuses around IT Architecture, IT Competencies/Culture, IT Infrastructure, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt, Professional,Scientific and Technical services, Service Management, Solution Delivery/Support, Strategy and Innovation.

Welcome, Charles Mongeon

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Charles Mongeon is the Vice President, Data Center and Information Technology at TELUS. Charles is an IT executive and business partner, who delivers enterprise technology strategies that’s not only transformative, but also ensures the ongoing stability and optimization of operations.

Welcome, Doug Schmidt

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Doug Schmidt is the VP of Technology Solutions at Capital Blockchain. His career focuses around,  Business Alignment/Relationship Mgmt, Business Process Alignment/Support, IT Architecture, Planning & Program/Project Mgmt and Solution Delivery/Support.

Welcome, Gini Wong

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Gini Wong is the Director of Information Technology at InvestorCOM. Gini directs IT Programs with a focus on quality, strong leadership, mentorship, team building, customer care and delivering on the company’s tactical and strategic goals.

Welcome, Tariq Jamal

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Tariq Jamal is the Chief Information Officer at Umbra. His career focuses around, Manufacturing (including Pharmaceuticals), Business Process Alignment and Support.

Welcome, Anju Virmani

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Anju Virmani is the CIO at Cargojet Airways. An outstanding technology leader, she uses technology and people together to solve complex business problems within any industry. A combination of soft people skills and a desire to leverage technology and people solutions, gives her the edge.