Appointee Biographies

Liquor Control Board of Ontario

CARMINE NIGRO

Carmine Nigro is the President & CEO of CRAFT Development Corporation, a multijurisdictional development company in retail, office and residential projects. Mr. Nigro has over 35 years of construction and real estate development experience including acquisitions, construction management and urban planning, and has been involved in projects across southern Ontario, Pennsylvania and Florida. His expertise in urban development and project planning has played a large role in the reposition of CRAFT Development Corporation. In addition to his work at CRAFT, Carmine has been a volunteer of Children’s Make a Wish since 2008, Board of Directors for Friends of the Orphans Canada organization for over 18 years, Chairman of Board of Directors for the LCBO since 2019, Board of Directors for Runnymede Health Centre since 2020 and on the Senate of Canadian Military Regiment, The Queens Own Rifles since 2021.

DRAGAN MATOVIC

Dragan Matovic is a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Halex Capital Inc. His community involvement includes serving as a Director and Chairman of the Human Resources & Governance Committee for Destination Canada.

KHAMINI SAMSUNDAR

Khamini Samsundar is a Senior Manager for International Trade Finance at CIBC. Her community involvement includes serving as founder of the Canadian Caribbean Cultural Association of Durham, and as a board member for Ajax Pickering Hospital.

KATHLEEN NOVAK

Kathleen Novak is a mortgage specialist at RBC, and a former community manager and branch manager at RBC. Her community involvement includes serving as Chair of the Women’s Shelter Saakaate House.

CARMINE NIGRO

DAVID COLFER

DAVID COLFER has over 25 years experience in brand/product development in the Canadian retail industry. He is currently the General Manager for Lagostina at Groupe SEB Canada. He holds a BBA in Finance from Bishops University. His community involvement includes involvement with charities which focus on education and family support.

ALISON MATTHEWS

Alison Matthews is a Toronto-based communications executive recognized for guiding organizations through complex reputational, organizational, and public affairs challenges. Since 2011, she has led her own boutique consulting practice, advising publicly traded companies, multi-billion-dollar industries, start-ups, public–private partnerships, and not-for-profits on navigating change, managing risk, and building consensus. Alison is also active in her community, volunteering her time to support fundraising, leadership, and mentorship initiatives.

HARTLEY LEFTON

Hartley Lefton is a business lawyer and partner at McCarthy Tetrault LLP, one of Canada's leading law firms, where he leads the firm's National Insurance and Reinsurance group. Hartley’s practice focuses on M&A and complex regulatory compliance matters, and he is frequently recognized as one of Canada's leading insurance and financial institutions lawyers. Beyond his legal practice, Hartley has contributed to the community as Chair since 2019 of the Toronto Parking Authority, the largest municipal parking operator in North America with both BikeShare and EV charging businesses, and Director and Secretary since 2018 of AboutFace Craniofacial Family Society, an organization that supports people with facial differences and their families. Hartley earned his JD and MBA from University of Toronto and his BA (Honours) and BSc from Queen's University. In recognition of his professional excellence and community contributions, in 2023 Hartley received a Queen Elizabeth II Pin.