Board of Directors

Our 2018-2019 Board of Directors

As corporate member representatives, our Board of Directors is instrumental in charting the strategic direction of WBE Canada.

Officers

CATHERINE GROSZ, Board Chair
Manager, Supplier Diversity and Senior Supplier Manager
BMO Financial Group

Vice Chair
VACANT

ANDY THOMPSON, Board Treasurer
VP ION Procurement
Nokia

MADELEINE BAKER
Manager, Technology Strategy, Procurement and Supply Chain
Telus

MICHAEL PACHOLOK
Chief Purchasing Officer
City of Toronto

Directors

DORA SILVA-BOLANOS
Regional Contractor, Exchange Operations Lead
Accenture

LESLEY LAWRENCE
Senior Vice President, Financing & Consulting – Ontario
BDC

JEN McAVOY
Director of Client Engagement
Cotton Candy

ALAN ROBERTS
Senior Vice President, Operations
DCM

MICHAEL BOURNE
Senior Manager, Procurement Business Operations, Policies, Controls, Supplier Diversity and Ombudsman
IBM Canada

KIRUBA SANKAR
Global Procurement Leader, Supplier Diversity
Royal Bank of Canada

MICHELLE ALBANESE
Head of Responsible Sourcing and Supplier Diversity
TD Bank Group

JULIE KAYE
President, TBD Telecom By Design, Inc.
WBE Representative

Committees

WBE Canada has following committees working closely with and reporting to the Board of Directors:

• Executive Committee
• Nomination Committee
• Certification Committee
• Business Development Committee
• Supplier Advisory Committee

Learn more about WBE Canada here