Our Team

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

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

Vice-President Business & Economics and Board Secretary

David joined CIAC in 1994 and, along with the rest of the Business and Economics team, is responsible for coordinating analysis and advocacy geared to achieving improvements in the global competitiveness of CIAC members. Previous to working for CIAC, David held positions in Revenue Canada and Industry Canada. In the latter, he participated in the Canada-US Free Trade negotiations, the GATT Uruguay Round, and the North American Free Trade Negotiations. He served as Director in the Chemicals Branch at Industry Canada in the early 1990s before joining CIAC. Dave received an Honours Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the University of Alberta.

Tel: (613) 237-6215 ext. 229
Email: dpodruzny@canadianchemistry.ca

Vice-President, Responsible Care^®

Luc Robitaille joined CIAC in 2015.  He is responsible for overseeing CIAC’s environmental, health and sustainability issues; administrating RC verification processes; working with the National Advisory Panel, and coordinating best practice sharing and mutual support among Responsible Care participants. He has extensive experience working with industry and governments in the development and implementation of effective, evidence-based environmental regulations, policies and initiatives.  Previously, Luc was Corporate Director, Environment for Holcim, one of the largest cement companies in North America. While at Holcim, he served as Chair of the Cement Association of Canada’s (CAC) Environment Committee. He holds an Engineering degree from Université Laval and an MSc Hydrogeology from Wright State University.

Tel: 613-237-6215 ext. 232
Email: lrobitaille@canadianchemistry.ca