The GTAA is a not-for-profit corporation without share capital and is governed by a 15-member board drawn from nominees from the four regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel and York, as well as the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada, and from the Greater Toronto Area business and professional community.
The Corporation believes that the cornerstone of good corporate governance is an effective nomination process which identifies candidates with the appropriate skills and experience relevant to the needs of the Corporation. This year, the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee, which administers the Board recruitment process, has identified the skills and experience resident in the current Board of Directors and the skills and experience required over the next few years as the Corporation pursues its Strategic Plan.
For 2010, the Board has an imminent need for prospective Directors with functional and industry backgrounds in accounting (CFO, corporate finance and/or financial literacy), senior level executive with operating experience/large complex operations with multiple stakeholders, ideally with customer facing both consumer and business-to-business, and corporate law. In addition, with the passage of time, the GTAA will be interested in considering Board members who have expertise in the following industries and/or functions:
- Aviation/Travel
- Engineering/Development
- Environmental
- Corporate Finance
- Large-Scale Operations
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Government Relations
- Labour/Human Resources
- Urban Planning/Transportation Planning
Current Members
Marilynne E. Day-Linton, Chair of the Board
Marilynne Day-Linton has served on the GTAA’s Board of Directors since May 2004. She was appointed to a two-year term as Chair effective January 1, 2009. Ms. Day-Linton has a business background having held senior management positions with Signature Vacations, the Gemini Group and Wardair International.
Nominated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
W. Douglas Armstrong
Douglas Armstrong is a retired executive and serves as a Board Member for a number of professional and community service committees.
Appointed by the Government of Canada
Patrick S. Brigham
Patrick Brigham is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brigham Holdings Inc. and is a Director of several Boards.
Nominated by the GTAA Board as a Member-at-Large
Scott R. Cole
Scott Cole is President of Cole Engineering Group Ltd., a civil engineering company with over 60 professional and technical staff providing services in the municipal engineering, transportation and waste/wastewater areas to regions, municipalities and the private development industry.
Nominated by the Regional Municipality of York
B. Mac Cosburn
Mac Cosburn is President of B. McGregor Developments Limited (BMDL). BMDL specializes in land development, building and engineering consulting services. Mr. Cosburn is a Professional Engineer with 33 years of consulting and business experience. He is a current and past member of several professional, hospital and charitable boards.
Nominated by the GTA Boards of Trade/Chambers of Commerce
Shaun C. Francis
Shaun Francis is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Medcan Health Management Inc.
Appointed by the Government of Canada
Stephen J. Griggs
Stephen Griggs is Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance and Chairman and Partner of Investeco Capital Corp.
Nominated by the Regional Municipality of Peel
Brian P. Herner
Brian Herner is a Senior Corporate Advisor, Founder and Past President and CEO of BIOREM Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of biofilters for air pollution control with over 600 installations world-wide for control of odour and chemical emissions.
Nominated by the Regional Municipality of Halton
Warren C. Hurren
Warren Hurren is a Chartered Accountant, a founding partner of the accounting firm Hurren, Sinclair, MacIntyre and is an active member of the Ajax Rotary Club and the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade.
Nominated by the GTA Boards of Trade/Chambers of Commerce
Vijay J. Kanwar
Vijay Kanwar is currently the President and Chief Financial Officer of K.M.H. Cardiology and Diagnostic Centres Inc., North America’s largest provider of nuclear cardiology services.
Appointed by the Province of Ontario
Norman B. Loberg
Norman Loberg is a retired Enbridge Inc. senior executive, Chairman of the Credit Valley Board of Directors, past Chairman of Tourism Toronto and a director of several public and private sector boards.
Nominated by the GTAA Board as a Member-at-Large
Terry F. Nord
Terry Nord is a senior advisor to start-up cargo airlines in Asia (China and Indonesia) and to aircraft leasing companies on aircraft purchase lease contracts. He has held various senior executive positions with DHL Express (Brussels, Belgium), FedEx Express (Memphis, Tennessee), Air Canada, Altius Corporation and Canadian Airlines International.
Nominated by the GTAA Board as a Member-at-Large
Poonam Puri
Poonam Puri is an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University and Co-Director of the Hennick Centre for Business and Law. She is one of Canada's leading experts on corporate law, securities regulation, corporate governance and corporate and white-collar crime.
Nominated by the City of Toronto
Richard M. Soberman
Richard Soberman is an Associate of Trimap Communications Inc., and former Chair of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is a transportation specialist.
Nominated by the GTA Boards of Trade/Chambers of Commerce & the Professional Engineers of Ontario
Lawrence D. Worrall
Lawrence Worrall is currently a Director of several boards, including Magna International Incorporation and PIC Group Holdings Limited.
Nominated by the Regional Municipality of Durham
