Appointee Biographies

MICHAEL STRAMAGLIA

Mike Stramaglia is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst. He holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and an Honours Bachelor of Mathematics Degree (Actuarial Science and Statistics) from the University of Waterloo. Mike is the President and Founder of Matrisc Advisory Group Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in the provision of enterprise risk management advisory services to the financial services sector. He was appointed as the Global Risk Institute’s first Executive in Residence in January 2014, where he assists GRI management in the development of leading edge ERM research and education programs. He currently serves as an independent corporate director for Definity Financial (TSE: DFY). He previously served as an independent corporate director for the Equitable Bank Group (TSE:EQB), Foresters Financial/International Order of Foresters and Munich Re Group’s Canadian P&C insurance subsidiaries (Munich Re Canada & Temple Insurance). Prior to his service on boards, Mike held senior leadership positions with Sun Life Financial, including the position of Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer. He joined Sun Life Financial in 2002 following its acquisition of Clarica, where he held the position of Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer and was also head of the International Reinsurance Business. Previously, Mike held senior executive positions with the Canadian operations of the worldwide Zurich Financial Services Group, including Chief Actuary, CFO, Chief Operating Officer and President & CEO of the Zurich Life Insurance Company of Canada.

RANI DHALIWAL

Rani K. Dhaliwal is the Senior Vice-President, Transformation and Strategic Partnerships at Humber College, supporting the advancement of the college’s strategic priorities. Rani oversees Humber College’s unique strategic partnerships with industry and community and the University of Guelph; she is also deeply involved in the Humber-Seneca Polytechnic Partnership. In her former role as the college’s SVP Planning and Corporate Services & CFO, Rani provided leadership in the areas of financial services, risk management, IT and strategic planning. She also has extensive private sector experience. Rani has a passion for volunteering and working on issues related to health and education. She currently serves on the Ontario Internal Audit Committee and as a director of the Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace. Rani has previously been involved with the William Osler Health System, World University Service of Canada, UNICEF Canada and the Federation of Canadian-Brazilian Businesses. Rani has her FCPA FCMA. She has a BA in Economics and in Business Administration from York University, and Chartered Director designation from McMaster University.

BOB PLAMONDON

Robert Plamondon (FCPA FCA, ICD.D) is an independent director, consultant, historian, economist and author with expertise in the fields of public policy, governance, organizational transformation, finance, risk and performance management. Bob sits on the board of OPTrust, the pension fund for Ontario's unioned public servants and is the Director of the CIO Institute and the Comptrollership Leadership Development Program at the University of Ottawa. He was past Chair of the Community Services Sectoral Audit Committee and served on the board of the National Capital Commission, where he chaired the audit committee and was elected interim chair of the board. The author of five best-selling books, Bob was awarded the FCPA designation in 2006 and received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. Bob has taught at 3 universities and has a B.Comm and a Masters of Management Studies from Carleton University. In 2018, Bob completed the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program.