National tech industry association, TECHNATION, names its 2020-2021 slate of National Board of Directors and Executive Committee

MISSISSAUGA, ON) – June 30, 2020 – At its June 18, 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM), TECHNATION Canada (TECHNATION) announced the approval of itsNational Board of Directors slate for the 2020-2021 term, which runs May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021.

Current Board Chair, Kevin Peesker, President, Microsoft Canada, has agreed to take on an additional term. During the AGM, The Executive Committee of the Board was also appointed. The TECHNATION National Board consists of 28 directors in total, bringing together Canadian information, communications and technology (ICT) leaders from across Canada. Seven of these Directors also serve on the Executive Board Committee.

The TECHNATION National Board of Directors extends its thanks to outgoing Board Directors: John Dathan, former Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Enterprise Group, Canada, Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Eric Gales, Country Manager, Amazon Web Services Canada; John Hill, CIO, Rogers Communications; Glenn Laverty, former President and CEO, Ricoh Canada; Dan Madon, Vice President, Public Sector Canada, Cisco Systems Canada; Robert Malcolmson, Chief Regulatory Officer, BCE; Johanne Senécal, Senior Vice-President, Federal Government and Regulatory Affairs, TELUS Corporation, for their generous contribution of time and commitment provided to TECHNATION and its Board over their tenure.

ELECTED	TITLE	COMPANY
Kevin Peesker	President	CHAIR & MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Microsoft Canada Inc.
Angela Brown	President and CEO	1^st VICE CHAIR & MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Moneris Solutions
Susanne Flett	President	MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Healthtech Consultants
Colin McKay	Head, Public Policy and Government Relations	MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Google Canada
Claudia Thompson	Managing Director Health & Public Service and Managing Director, Inclusion & Diversity	MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Accenture Canada
Mary Ann Yule	President and CEO	MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HP Canada Co.
Jeremy Auger	Chief Strategy Officer	D2L Corporation
Xerxes Cooper	General Manager, Global Technology Services	IBM Canada Ltd.
John Husband	Vice President of Sales	Softchoice Corp.
J. Paul Haynes	President & COO	eSentire Inc
Jon Dermott	Vice-President, Sales	Dell EMC Canada Commercial
Rejean Bourgault	Country Leader, Public Sector, Canada	Amazon Web Services
Denis Gaudreault	Country Manager	Intel of Canada, Ltd.
Lars Goransson	Managing Director	IDC Canada
Paula Hodgins	President	HPE Canada
Jim Irich	Vice President, IT Infrastructure	Bell Canada
Jaime Leverton	Chief Commercial Officer, SVP	Estruxture Data Centers
James Hupp	Vice-President and General Manager	CDW Canada
Wayne Karpoff	President	Willowglen Systems Inc.
David De Abreu	Vice-President, Public Sector Canada	Cisco Systems Canada
Marc Campbell	Senior Vice President, Business Unit Leader	CGI Group Inc
Steve Van Binsbergen	Senior Director Sales, Ontario Public Sector	Rogers Communications Canada Inc.
Colin McIsaac	General Manager, Canada	Lenovo (Canada)
Mario Meroni	Area Vice-President	Oracle Canada
Jim Muzyka	President	Bridgeable
Soumen Roy	Country Head, Canada	Tata Consultancy Services
Dave Thomas	Vice President, TELUS Health	TECHNATION Health Board Vice Chair
David Telka	Managing Director, Health & Public Service Practice, Accenture, Canada	Observer – TECHNATION Ontario Chair
Angela Mondou	President and CEO	TECHNATION

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ABOUT TECHNATION

TECHATNION: Uniting technology, government and community for Canada’s Future. As a national industry association, TECHNATION is the industry-government nexus for technology prosperity in Canada. We unite Canada’s technology sector, governments and communities to enable technology prosperity from coast to coast to coast. We promote growth by connecting Canadian scale-ups with global tech leaders; engaging the global supply chain; filling the technology talent pipeline; and providing advocacy, professional development and networking opportunities across industry and government. We develop solutions to achieve both the national and global goals that Canada’s $184 Billion technology industry shares with governments of all levels. Technology prosperity that benefits everyone relies on a strong partnership between the private and public sectors. TECHNATION was formerly called the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)

As a prominent advocate for the expansion of Canada’s innovation capacity, TECHNATION encourages technology adoption to capitalize on productivity and performance opportunities across all sectors. A member-driven not-for-profit, TECHNATION has served as the authoritative national voice of the $170 billion ICT industry for over 60 years. More than 36,000 Canadian ICT firms create and supply goods and services that contribute to a more productive, competitive, and innovative society. The ICT sector generates over one million jobs directly and indirectly and invests $4.9 billion annually in R&D, more than any other private sector performer.

To arrange an interview, please contact:

Janet Gibson Eichner

Cell: 416-357-8908 or jgibson_eichner@itac.ca

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