CaDCR staff writer
The Surety Association of Canada (SAC) has named its directors and officers for the 2023-4 fiscal years.
At SAC’s annual general meeting in October, the association also acknowledged and thanked Mark Skanes for his contributions as chair for the past three years; Tom Krech from Chubb Insurance Company of Canada has accepted the role for the next term.
Directors, in alphabetical order, are:
- Scott Beitel, Chief Operating Officer, PLATFORM
- Iqbal Bhinder, senior vice-president, Contract Surety, RAISE Underwriting
- Guillaume Burroughs, vice-president, Surety, REVAU (Echelon Insurance)
- Robert Cristiano, vice-president, surety and credit worldwide, Everest Reinsurance Group
- Chris Fiore, head of surety, Canada, The Hartford
- Max Fratarcangeli, vice-president, head of contract and commercial surety, Aviva Insurance Company of Canada
- Nicolas Gagnon, partner, Lavery, de Billy
- Richard A. 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)
- Raymond Llamas, assistant vice-president – underwriting director, CNA Surety
- Aimee Mather, regional underwriting officer, 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.
- Sean Reilly, AVP, underwriter – North America Surety, Partner Reinsurance Company
- Rick Shaban, senior counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP
- Mark Skanes, senior vice-president, Western Surety Company (Past chair)
- David Smith, president, Surety Canada, Intact Insurance
- Sheila E. Thompson, president, Rosenberg & Parker of Canada, Inc.
- Jordan Walker, head of surety, Canada, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
