Bob Masterson
President and CEO
Bob Masterson is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC). Reporting to the Board of Directors, he has full responsibility for executing the strategic direction and ongoing operations of the Association and is responsible for directing staff in accomplishing organizational priorities to create value for member-companies and partners.
Bob joined CIAC in 2010. He is the former Vice-President of Responsible Care®, the industry’s globally recognized sustainability initiative. Under his leadership, Responsible Care enacted a new set of sustainability principles and guidelines for Canada’s chemistry industry. He was previously Director, Regulatory Affairs with the Cement Association of Canada and spent 15 years as a consultant on environment and sustainability issues in a number of industry sectors including forest products, electricity, cement, mining, and energy.
Bob holds an engineering degree from Queen’s University and a Master of Public Policy from Carleton University.
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 234
Email: bmasterson@canadianchemistry.ca
Isabelle Des Chênes
Executive Vice-President
Isabelle Des Chênes joined CIAC in November 2017 and leads the Association’s strategic communications and government and stakeholder relations initiatives. Prior to joining CIAC, Isabelle was Director of Communications for the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA). She spent eleven years in the natural resources sector in a number of progressive positions including as VP, Market Relations and International Trade with the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and VP, Market Relations for British Columbia’s Forestry Innovation Investment, Inc. Isabelle holds a BA, Communications from the University of Ottawa.
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 242
Email: ideschenes@canadianchemistry.ca
Greg Moffatt
Senior Director, Business and Economics
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 230
Email: gmoffatt@canadianchemistry.ca
- Resource Diversification
- Regulatory affairs (Alberta, B.C.)
Don Fusco
Director, Government & Stakeholder Relations – Ontario
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 223
Email: dfusco@canadianchemistry.ca
- Air Quality (Ontario)
- Regulatory affairs (Ontario)
Yves Hamelin
Regional Director – Quebec
Tel: (819) 696-0470
Email: yhamelin@canadianchemistry.ca
- Regulatory affairs (Quebec)
Shannon Watt
Senior Director, Environment and Health Policy
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 247
Email: swatt@canadianchemistry.ca
- Chemicals Management
- Health
- Climate Change
- Air Quality
Kara Edwards
Director, Transportation
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 244
Email: kedwards@canadianchemistry.ca
- Transportation Safety & Security
- TRANSCAER®
- TEAP3
Gilles Laurin
Director, Responsible Care®
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 233
Email: glaurin@canadianchemistry.ca
- Responsible Care
- Process Safety
- National Advisory Panel
- SHARE Network
Kristaps Kuplais
Director, Finance and Corporate Services
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 224
Email: kkuplais@canadianchemistry.ca
Jeff Stevens
Director, Information Technology
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 227
Email: jstevens@canadianchemistry.ca
Nancy Marchi
Manager, Executive Services, Office of the President
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 238
Email: nmarchi@canadianchemistry.ca
Devon Babin
Communications Manager
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 225
Email: dbabin@canadianchemistry.ca
- Corporate communications
- Media relations
Lyn Gibbard
Manager, Corporate Governance and Policy
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 222
Email: lgibbard@canadianchemistry.ca
Dave Cherniak
Senior Policy Analyst
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 231
Email: dcherniak@canadianchemistry.ca
- Trade Policy
- Competitiveness
- Health Policy
Danielle Morrison
Policy Analyst, Environment and Health
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext.255
Email: dmorrison@canadianchemistry.ca
Aaron Naor
Policy Analyst, Environment and Health
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext.253
Email: anaor@canadianchemistry.ca
Kristina Adler
Transportation Policy and Program Officer
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 256
Email: kadler@canadianchemistry.ca
Sylvie Bentivoglio
Office Assistant
Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 221
Email: sbentivoglio@canadianchemistry.ca
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