Appointee Biographies

S. FORD RALPH

is a past Director of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. and a member of the Audit Committee and the Investment Review Committee. Ford is a past Governor of the Shaw Festival and was a member of the Finance and Audit Committee, Governance Committee, and Strategic Planning Committee. At the time of his retirement, Ford was a Vice-President of Petro Canada, responsible for its retail and wholesale operations across Canada.

ROXANNE ANDERSON

Roxanne Anderson (MBA, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D) is the Senior Vice President of Business Optimization and the Chief Financial Officer of the Victorian Order of Nurses, a large health care organization. Roxanne’s portfolio includes VON’s digital healthcare transformation and VON’s cyber security posture. Roxanne was previously a managing partner with PwC. Roxanne’s board experience includes being a Board Trustee of the Royal Ottawa Hospital Health Care Group, Chair of the Board of the Royal's Institute for Mental Health Research, Treasurer and Board member of the Distress Centre of Ottawa Region, Co-chair of the Ottawa Chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Board member and Chair of the Audit Committee of Quarterhill Inc., and member of the Departmental Audit Committee of Shared Services Canada. Roxanne is a participant in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

ROB NOTMAN

Rob Notman is a former Managing Director of Ottawa and N.E. Ontario for Optimum Talent, and a former Director of Marketing Programs for General Dynamics Canada (formerly Computer Devices Canada). His community involvement has included serving as Chair and Board Trustee for the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group Board of Trustees.

DAVID WEXLER

David Wexler is a Senior Advisor, Executive Coach, and Board member. David has over 30 years of senior executive full-time and interim leadership roles across a wide range of industries including aviation, technology, financial services and consumer packaged goods. These include key executive line and HR roles with The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the GTAA, EA Sports, CIBC, Alias Systems Inc. and Procter & Gamble. He has had a significant impact in enhancing organizational success by building sustainable competitive advantage through people. David is past Board member and Chair of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee for The Legal Aid Society of Ontario and is a past board member and HRCC Chair of the $2 Billion CancerCare Ontario Corporation. David has an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University and is a certified director, with his ICD.d designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is fluent in both French and English.

NICOLA MERCER

Dr. Nicola Mercer (MD MBA MPH FRCPC C. Dir) is the Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, a role she has served in since 2007. During the Covid-19 Pandemic she had a strong public presence and leadership role guiding her community through the pandemic and now is a weekly CTV commentator on Public Health issues from 2020. Prior to this role she worked in acute health care for 15 years as an anaesthesiologist and critical care physician providing departmental leadership. She is a current member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons nominating committee, a past member of the University of Guelph, Board of Trustees, has Special Graduate Faculty status in the Department of Population Medicine at the University of Guelph and in 2017 was appointed by the Minister of Health a member of the Expert Panel on Public Health. She holds a C. Dir designation from the institute of Chartered Directors. She and her husband reside in Guelph.

BILL MACKINNON

William Mackinnon is a former Partner at KPMG (1978-2008)/ Past Chair and Board member of the Toronto Board of Trade. Past Chair and Board member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants. Past Chair and Board member Michael Garron Hospital. Past Chair and Board member Toronto Foundation. Current Chair and Board member Woodgreen Foundation

ANDY SMITH

Dr. Andy Smith is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.