Boardroom Media (CFO News)
At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Toronto based CFO’ operating in the Health Care space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Sean Washchuk
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CCL Industries
Sean Washchuk joined CCL in 2011 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CCL Industries Inc. Throughout his career, Washchuk has served in a variety of financial roles with increasing responsibility, including 11 years at Vitran Corporation Inc. as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller. Prior to Vitran, Washchuk was Controller for Nexcycle Plastics and acquired auditing experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. An accomplished CFO, Washchuk has extensive experience in corporate financial reporting, tax, treasury, international financing structures and acquisitions. Washchuk is a Chartered Accountant and graduated from Brock University with an Honours Bachelor of Accounting degree.
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About CCL Industries: CCL is the largest label company in the world and provides innovative solutions.
Inder Saini
Chief Financial Officer of Kovo HealthTech Corporation
Inder Saini is the Chief Financial Officer at Kovo HealthTech Corporation.
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About Kovo HealthTech Corporation: Kovo HealthTech is in healthcare technology and Revenue Cycle Management services.
Sara Oates
Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer of WWF Canada
In her current role, Sara is responsible for finance, human resources, information technology, administration and operations. Prior to joining WWF-Canada, she worked for a Big Four accounting firm where she led its not-for-profit practice in Toronto. She is a chartered accountant, qualified in both England and Canada. During her career in public accounting, Sara worked with public companies and owner-managed businesses before specializing in the not-for-profit field in 2003. In this role, she was fortunate to work with a variety of organizations in the sector: from large international fundraisers to small start-up charities and membership organizations. Sara and her husband Andy have five children. Conservation and wildlife have always been close to her heart and never more so when seeing the importance of nature and the animal kingdom to her children. She and her family are active community volunteers. She is currently a member of the Audit and Administration Committee of the United Way Toronto and was the treasurer of a local children’s mental health agency and women’s shelter for nine years.
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About WWF Canada: For half a century, WWF has worked to protect the future of nature. WWF is Canada’s largest international conservation organization
Vasco Larcina. CPA
Chief Financial Officer of Lumira Ventures
Contributing over 20 years of senior financial management and audit experience, Vasco is a key member of senior management working closely with our investment team, external auditors and other finance professionals and acting as the primary point of contact for our limited partners. Having worked through the re-organization of the company and the disposition of the retail segment of the business, Vasco now focuses on the growth of the institutional fund management business, the streamlining of finance and legal operations and external reporting to our limited partners. Responsible for the financial management of Lumira Ventures and the investment funds it manages, Vasco oversees financial and legal operations, ensuring that the appropriate controls are in place to manage the activities of Lumira Ventures and its managed funds through the strategic evaluation, development and implementation of financial policies, systems and procedures developed in consideration of external reporting, risk and governance as well as regulatory and tax compliance. Prior to joining Lumira Ventures, Vasco worked as an external auditor with KPMG and has gained internal audit and operational audit experience with a regulated public utility where he provided the internal control input for a major customer information system development project.
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About Lumira Ventures: Canada’s leading health care & life sciences venture capital firm with a 30-year reputation building companies across North America.
Raj Kailasanathan
CFO of PopRx Inc.
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About PopRx Inc.: A better pharmacy experience offered via web, mobile and digital technologies to empower healthcare and patient health outcomes.
Raj Kailasanathan
CFO of PopRx Inc.
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About PopRx Inc.: A better pharmacy experience offered via web, mobile and digital technologies to empower healthcare and patient health outcomes.
Bill Mantzoutsos
Chief Financial Officer & Director of JADE Healthcare Group Inc.
Co-Founder of JADE Healthcare Group.
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About JADE Healthcare Group Inc.: Intelligent Cloud Computed Health Monitoring
Michael English
Chief Financial Officer of Alternate Health
Mike English has over 30 years’ experience working in diverse industries including data security and encryption software, telecommunications, and heavy industrial electric motors and controls. Ten of those years were with a leading software as a service (SAAS) public encryption company where he served as controller and CFO. Under Mike’s leadership, the company drastically improved earnings and cash flow while reducing the company’s risk profile and improving compliance. They achieved best in class public company audit committee ISS governance ratings. As a Vice President of Finance and Controller in the telecommunications and heavy industrial electric motors and controls industries, Mike managed large groups including director level direct reports in multi-locations, both domestic and international (US, Canada, UK, Germany, Italy and Israel). In addition to accounting and reporting responsibilities, a major part of his role included implementing and integrating enterprise wide software (SAP) across several manufacturing divisions. Over a career that spans auditing, controllership, financial systems and senior executive financial management, Mike’s experience reaches across technical accounting, financial reporting and disclosure controls, risk avoidance, multi-location, SEC reporting, public company corporate governance, equity compensation, manufacturing cost accounting and includes HR and benefits, IT, facilities management and strategy. Mike earned a BA in English with a concentration in business from John Carroll University and an MS in Accountancy from DePaul University. He is a CPA and is a member of the Ohio Society of CPA’s.
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About Alternate Health: Alternate Health is a healthcare investment company specializing in the software development for the healthcare industry.
Philip Van Den Berg
Chief Financial Officer of Namaste Technologies
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About Namaste Technologies: Lifeist is a wellness company
Justine Jackson
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of University Health Network
As Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the University Health Network (UHN), Justine Jackson is responsible for managing the organization’s $1.9 billion annual operating budget and is accountable for the Corporate Planning, Decision Support, Finance, Infrastructure, Joint Department of Medical Imaging and Strategic Developments portfolios. Justine joined UHN in 1985 and progressed through a number of management positions including executive director of Operations for the Neuroscience as well as the Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Programs. Her career highlights include the due diligence and financial consolidation of the mergers over time between Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Doctor’s Hospital and the Toronto Rehab Institute, which together constitute Canada’s premier academic and research healthcare facility. Her implementation of case costing at UHN was foundational to understanding UHN’s financial and clinical integration. Justine’s external experience includes membership on several funding reform advisory committees at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario. She is a member of the Booth Centennial Board of Directors. Justine also sits on several Board committees for UHN, the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation and Plexxus. She is a guest lecturer at the University of Toronto’s engineering faculty, and UHN’s Rotman Program at the University of Toronto.
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About University Health Network, University of Toronto, University of Toronto: UHN is a research hospital in cardiology, transplantation,surgical innovation, infectious diseases rehabilitation medicine and more.
Bruno Kaiser
Chief Financial Officer of Smile CDR
Bruno Kaiser is the Chief Financial Officer at Smile CDR.
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About Smile CDR: Smile CDR specializes in delivering fast, secure, compliant data infrastructures to enable for data intensive sectors such as healthcare.
Nate Tchaplia
Chief Financial Officer of Dental Corp
Nate Tchaplia is the Chief Financial Officer at Dental Corp.
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About Dental Corp: Revolutionize the business of dentistry
David Prue
Chief Financial Officer of Oxy Bump Corporation
David Prue brings crucial start-up specific knowledge and experience, having worked with companies to and through their public offerings. His public company directorship, capital raising, and start-up business development skills are a valuable contribution to the Oxy Bump team. David’s expertise in financial management, administration and strategic/financial planning are rounded out by an operational understanding of inventory management, operations planning and execution, and corporate administration. As an environmental proponent, David has actively sought out and worked with early stage companies with a global consciousness and positive social impact. His prior experiences include companies with offerings of diversion and organic recycling as well as alternative energy solutions.
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About Oxy Bump Corporation: Oxy Bump’s distinctive line of products are the only oxygen-infused nasal/throat sprays in mass market.
David Long
Chief Financial Officer of BioVectra
David Long is the Chief Financial Officer of BioVectra. He has over 30 years of experience in Finance and IT leadership, including the CDMO space. He obtained an MBA in Finance and International Business from Dalhousie University.
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About BioVectra: BioVectra offers contract development and manufacturing capacity for intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Mark Leung
CFO of Aereus Technologies
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About Aereus Technologies: Aereus is a pioneer in the global metallic antimicrobial coating industry.
Mark Leung
CFO of Aereus Technologies
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About Aereus Technologies: Aereus is a pioneer in the global metallic antimicrobial coating industry.
