The Toronto Global staff complement has grown and evolved since we launched in February 2017, to form a team of diverse, talented and hardworking staff, each contributing to the many accomplishments that the organization has achieved thus far.
Our team recognizes the critical role that we play in economic recovery and the rebuild of our region. At Toronto Global, we are passionate about the Toronto Region and the municipalities that we represent, and our work has never been more meaningful or important in forging a prosperous and strengthened path forward. We are proud of the resilience of our region and confident in its ability to rebound from these difficult times. The team at Toronto Global continues to support our business community and the ever-resilient people living and working throughout the Toronto Region.
Steve Howse
President, Millington & Associates
Janet Ecker
Vice-Chair, Toronto Global Board of Directors
Mark Cohon
Chair, Toronto Global Board of Directors
Lisa de Wilde
Former Chief Executive Officer, TVO
Nitin Kawale
Former President, Enterprise Business Unit, Rogers
Bilal Khan
Managing Partner & Head, Deloitte Data
Satish Rai
Chief Investment Officer, OMERS Capital Markets
Catherine Roche
Head, Office of Strategic Management, BMO Financial Group
Cecile Chung
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Samuel Group of Companies
Geneviève Bonin
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Jodi Kovitz
Founder & CEO, #MoveTheDial
Leslie Sutherland
Vice President, Human Resources & Business Operations
Sean Mui-Tummers
Advisor, Investment Attraction, Asia
Erika Lewis
Senior Communications Specialist
Matt Switzer
Director, Investment Attraction, North America
Bart Deelen
Senior Advisor, Investment Attraction, Europe
Aneta Krzysciak
Executive Assistant, Senior Management & Assistant Corporate Secretary
Patrice Williams
Business Operations Coordinator
Salman Khan
Senior Advisor, Investment Attraction, Europe
Courtney Bowen
Advisor, Investment Attraction, Europe
Winston Young
Chief Financial Officer
Ellen Mitchell
Advisor, Investment Attraction
Ashleigh Ryan
Senior Research Analyst
Michael Keoshkerian
Senior Advisor, Investment Attraction, North America
Kareem Bonner
Senior Digital Marketing Specialist
Julia Sakas
Director, Marketing & Communications
Samanta Adolph
General Accountant
Trevor Novak
Director, Investment Attraction, Europe
Erin Hennessey
Investment Attraction Research Specialist
Liana Hovakimyan
Director, Investment Attraction, North America
Terrie O’Leary
Executive Vice President, Business Strategy
Daniel Hengeveld
Senior Director, Investment Attraction
Johnny Tan
Director, Investment Attraction, Asia
Catherine Lee
Advisor, Investment Attraction, Asia
JanWillem Gille
Director, Investment Attraction, Europe
Graeme Cooke
Senior Advisor, Investment Attraction, North America
The Investment Attraction team has been building capacity over the past three years, with a goal of increasing efforts in our most productive markets and expanding our presence into new geographies to explore potential opportunities for investment that serve the Toronto Region as a whole. The past year has marked a number of milestones for the organization worth celebrating, including the first-ever mission to Brazil, a market that has yielded two investments for Toronto Global this year; the first investments from new markets including Japan, South Korea and India; and the emergence of our internal lead generation program as our primary source of investments. Our relationships with the federal Trade Commissioner Service and provincial Senior Economic Officers located in market are invaluable to the work that we do. These partnerships are definitely worth celebrating, as we work together to facilitate a smooth transition for clients looking to expand to the Toronto Region.
As all levels of government seek to forge a path ahead and rebuild domestic supply chains, we collectively will be instrumental to the region’s recovery.
1. FedDev Announcement 2019
2. Board of Trade Lunch with Minister Fedeli
Toronto Global is proud to work with a team of partners tasked with driving investments, jobs and economic growth throughout the Toronto Region. So much of the success of the organization’s client engagements relies on our partners and networks, including the economic development teams throughout the region. The relationships we hold with local economic development officers, sector experts, and business champions provides the necessary supports for companies considering expansion into the Toronto Region, and these connections also assist in buoying our pipeline. These networks will also become increasingly important as the investment attraction team continues to push for projects with a higher impact in jobs and investment. As all levels of government seek to forge a path ahead and rebuild domestic supply chains, we collectively will be instrumental to the region’s recovery. We value the partnerships that we continue to foster and enhance with our municipal partners, the Toronto Region Board of Trade, the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Global Affairs Canada, Fed Dev Ontario, and Invest in Canada. Our partners are an extension of our team and we would like to acknowledge our collective efforts and our shared successes.
Toronto Global would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to the Mayors and Chairs of the Toronto Region for their continued support and commitment to collaboration.
Bonnie Crombie
Mayor of Mississauga
John Tory
Mayor of Toronto
Patrick Brown
Mayor of Brampton
Gary Carr
Halton Regional Chair
John Henry
Durham Regional Chair
Wayne Emmerson
York Regional Chair