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Surety Association of Canada Board of Directors, as per alphabetical list in the news, from top left to bottom right. (Photos courtesy of Surety Association of Canada)
In January, the Surety Association of Canada (SAC) announced the results of the organization’s elections to set the positions on its 2024-2025 Board of Directors. The elections followed the association’s 33rd Annual General Meeting and Conference in September where the slate of officers was presented and approved by the SAC membership.
In December, the SAC Board of Directors met to elect the officials for the upcoming fiscal year. Tom Krech, vice-president of construction surety at Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, will serve as board chair and Iqbal Bhinder, senior vice-president of contract surety at Raise Underwriting is the organization’s board vice-chair.
The full list of board members, alphabetically by last name, includes:
- Scott Beitel, president, Platform
- Iqbal Bhinder, senior vice-president, Contract Surety, Raise Underwriting (Board vice-chair)
- Guillaume Burroughs, national vice-president, Surety, Revau
- Robert Cristiano, vice-president, Surety & Credit Worldwide, Everest Reinsurance Group
- Chris Fiore, head of surety, Canada, The Hartford
- Nicolas Gagnon, partner, Lavery, de Billy
- Richard Grant, senior vice-president – Surety, Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
- Steven Hastings, senior vice-president – Surety, Liberty Mutual Canada
- David Johnston, national director – Commercial Surety, Aon Canada Inc.
- Tom Krech, vice-president, Construction Surety, Chubb Insurance Company of Canada (Board chair)
- Sean Linton, AVP, Commercial and Reclamation Surety, Aviva Insurance Company of Canada
- Raymond Llamas, assistant vice-president – Underwriting Director, CNA Surety
- Aimee Mather, chief underwriting officer, Commercial Surety, Travelers Insurance Company of Canada
- Paul McIntyre, vice-president, Surety, Allianz Trade Canada
- Sarina Puccio, head of credit and surety, Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada, Ltd.
- Rick Shaban, senior counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP
- Glen Shaw, head of surety North America, Partner Reinsurance Company
- David Smith, president, Surety Canada, Intact Insurance
- Sheila Thompson, president, Rosenberg & Parker of Canada, Inc.
- James Toothill, chief claims officer and privacy officer, Western Surety Company
- Jordan Walker, head of surety, Canada, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
“We are grateful for the continued support of our Board of Directors who each bring a diverse background and their expertise which helps to guide our association with our strategic plan goals and objectives,” stated Steven Ness, SAC’s president and chief operating officer. “On behalf of our entire team at the Surety Association of Canada, we would like to express our profound thanks to past directors, namely Max Fratarcangeli, Sean Reilly, Jeffrey Ryan and Mark Skanes; as well as outgoing board intern, Julie Morissette. We also extend a warm welcome to our newest directors, Sean Linton, Glen Shaw and James Toothill.”
To support the organization’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, at the December meeting it was also confirmed that Lezlie Abboud of Rosenberg & Parker of Canada, Inc., and Laura Delemere of Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP will continue to participate in the association’s Board Internship Program.
The SAC is the national trade advocacy association that represents the interests of the surety industry across Canada. Its members consist of primary surety firms, surety reinsurers, surety/insurance brokers, and other organizations that provide related and complementary services to the surety industry.