Appointee Biographies

GRANT WALSH

Grant B. Walsh is a Chairman, CEO and corporate director. He has served on 30 plus Boards of Directors and currently serves as Chair of the Workplace Safety Insurance Board of Ontario (WSIB), View Canada Inc. (Advisory Board), and Director of Square Canada, Square Technologies, among others. Grant Walsh was formerly the Chair of Canada Lands Company Limited with real estate properties across Canada and tourism properties including the CN Tower; Downsview Park; the Old Port of Montreal; and the Montreal Science Centre. Grant Walsh was President and CEO of St. Peter’s Health System and Vice President of Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON. Grant Walsh's healthcare experience includes academic medical centres, research and innovation centres, management outsourcing, long term care, continuing care retirement communities, home health and rehabilitation agencies, and foundations. As Executive Vice President of The ServiceMaster Company, Chicago, IL, Grant Walsh was accountable for $550 million in revenue (US in 1998), 30,000 employees, and 10,000 properties in 44 states and across Canada. Grant Walsh has a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and an undergraduate degree in English and Philosophy. Grant Walsh holds a designation as a Chartered Director from McMaster University and the Conference Board of Canada and has served as Executive-in- Residence / Adjunct Professor at McMaster University.

JEFFREY MACOUN

Jeffrey Macoun, of London, is former President and Chief Operating Officer at Canada Life. His community involvement has included serving as a board member for United Way, St Joseph’s Hospital, Chamber of Commerce, Find for Change, and YMCA.

COLLEEN WARD

Colleen Ward, of Pickering, is former Vice-President of TD Bank Group. Her community involvement includes serving as Chair for TD Black Experience and Women in Technology.

PETER GEORGE

Mr. George is a serial entrepreneur particularly adept at business development and capital acquisition. He was the co-founder and shareholder of an artificial intelligence powered quantitative asset manager. Before launching the asset manager, Mr. George was one of Ontario’s most successful developers and aggregators of small solar arrays deployed under Ontario’s Micro-Fit solar incentive program. Mr. George was an entrepreneur before he earned his B.A. in economics and political science at the University of Windsor. Mr. George completed the Institute of Corporate Directors’ Directors Education Program at the Rotman School of Management and serves on the board of directors of The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. There, he chaired the investment committee and is now a member of its audit and finance committee. Mr. George comes from a civically active family and remains involved in provincial and federal politics.

SEAN MCFARLING

Sean McFarling serves as General Counsel to the Labourers’ International Union of North America, Ontario Provincial District Council (“OPDC”) and LiUNA’s Central and Eastern Canada Organizing Fund (“CECOF”). His practice focuses on providing strategic advice and overseeing the OPDC’s legal affairs across Ontario and CECOF’s legal matters across Central and Eastern Canada. Sean has dedicated his career to representing the hard-working men and women of Ontario and he currently serves as LiUNA’s Vice President at the Ontario Federation of Labour and Delegate to the Canadian Labour Congress.

JAMES HOGARTH

James E. Hogarth serves as President of the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario (PBCTCO), a position that he has held for the past 13 years. In that role, he leads an organization representing over 150,000 workers across every construction trade. As a committed labour leader, Mr. Hogarth is passionate about improving the health and safety of all workers in the province of Ontario. After successfully completing his apprenticeship with UA local 46 in Toronto, James became a Certified Steamfitter in 1984. Over the last of 28 years, he has served as Business Manager of UA local 46 as well as Business Manager of the Ontario Pipe Trades Council (OPTC). He also served as an Employee Bargaining Agent representing the Piping Trades. Mr. Hogarth currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) and was recently appointed to the position of National Executive Director of Helmets to Hardhats Canada. By serving on the Board of Directors of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), Mr. Hogarth is honoured to apply his skills and knowledge towards the advancement of workers, particularly that of injured workers.

JEFFERY LANG

Jeffery Lang was recently President and CEO of two Ontario-based manufacturing businesses with customers around the world. Jeffery Lang completed his undergraduate degree in Social Sciences and honours degree in Political Science at the University of Western Ontario, King’s University College. Jeffery Lang is co-founder and Board Chair of the Canadian Economic Development Assistance for South Sudan and has held many past community roles, including Vice President of Ronald McDonald House Charities, President of Boys & Girls Club of London, Board Chair, Alzheimer Foundation of London, and Board Members of Pathways Skills Development and the London Food Bank. Jeffery Lang is a proud fourth generation Londoner.