During the meeting, both boards congratulated and thanked outgoing chair of the hospital board of trustees, William Onuwa, for his outstanding contributions to the success of the hospital during the seven years that he has served as a trustee, treasurer, vice chair, and ultimately chair of the board. Both hospital and foundation look forward to celebrating William with an in person event in the fall.

Hospital Board of Trustees welcomes new board chair and vice-chair

Marg Rappolt, board of trustees member since 2015, has been named the new chair of the board of trustees for the next two years. Marg is a very active member of the Holland Bloorview community, previously holding the position of vice-chair of the board, chair of the Business and Audit Committee, as well as member of the Governance Committee. Marg has extensive experience as a strategic leader in public policy, and human service transformation. In addition, Marg brings an important lens as a sibling to an adult with disabilities. Her lived experience is an outstanding asset to the board. In April 2018, Marg’s family was profiled Holland Bloorview’s BLOOM blog after creating the Peter Rappolt Family Scholarship for Research in Occupational Performance and Wellbeing at the University of Toronto for their brother, aimed at improving the lives of people with complex medical conditions. We are thrilled to have Marg at the helm of our board of trustees and know we will accomplish great things together.

Poonam Puri, has been on the board since 2016 and has accepted the role of vice-chair. Poonam is a professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School and has advised governments, regulators and businesses around the world. Poonam has extensive leadership experience on the board, as former chair of the Research, Teaching and Learning Committee, as well as the current chair of the Governance Committee. It is with great excitement that we welcome Poonam into her new role as vice-chair and we look forward to many more years of her wisdom and exceptional leadership.

Hospital board – new trustees

Alice Keung is the chief transformational officer at Economical Insurance. Alice has a known track record in large-scale business transformation and has experience across many industries, including financial services, transportation, health and manufacturing.

Alycia Calvert join us from Ernst and Young, where she is the Canadian managing partner, markets and accounts as well as part of the Canadian executive committee. Alycia has been with Ernst and Young for over 25 years and has deep expertise and perspectives on the topics shaping the business agenda of Canada’s corporate sector.

Jennifer Quaglietta is the inaugural vice president, performance excellence and information services at the Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada. Holding various leadership roles over the past 20 years, Jennifer has worked across the healthcare sector, including pharma, broader public sector, agency, academia and consulting.

Michael Wasserman is the managing director at H.I.G. BioHealth Partnerswhere he focuses on investment opportunities in the life sciences sector, including biopharmaceuticals and medical devices. Michael has held numerous positions focused on the acceleration of medical and scientific innovations, including founder of CELLutions Biosystems.

Foundation board– new directors

The Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation has welcomed a number of new community leaders to its board since the 2019 Annual General Meeting, including:

Marcelo Lu is the President of BASF Canada and also chairs the BASF Canada’s Executive Committee and heads BASF Canada’s Leadership Team. Marcelo has held numerous positions with BASF, including vice-president, business management polyamides and percursors for BASF in Asia Pacific and global lead buying positions for natural gas based products and derivatives.

Steve Banquier is the managing director and head, prime brokerage, TD Securities. Steve has held positions across a number of financial institutions, including CIBC World Markets and has significant global experience with Deutsche Bank. Steve is also a parent to a child who has benefitted from Holland Bloorview services. 

Thomas G. Burns is the executive vice president and chief operating officer and a trustee of Allied Properties REIT. Prior to joining Allied, Tom was Senior Vice President, Retail for DTZ Barnicke, as well as a member of DTZ’s Global Management Committee.

Daniel McCarthy is the managing director and vice chairman, investment banking, at National Bank Financial Markets with extensive experience in investment banking and securities industries. Throughout his career, Daniel has held positions at CIBC and Merril Lynch Canada.

Jason Rowe is a senior coverage banker for the Americas and chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Canada. Prior to beginning his career in finance, Jason was a captain in the United States Army, serving with the 82nd Airborne Division and the Ranger Battalion.

Robin White is a founder and senior principal of Avison Young, one of the world’s fastest growing commercial real estate firms headquartered in Toronto. Robin has also held positions at Knowlton Realty, Jones Lang Wootton (now JLL) in Melbourne and Fuller Peiser (now BNP) in the United Kingdom.
We are thrilled to be welcoming such accomplished, diverse and passionate individuals who will each bring their wealth of experience and expertise to the Holland Bloorview community. Welcome aboard!

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