David J. Guiney
Senior Vice President, Operations
David J. Guiney joined Tarion in August of 2008 and brings extensive experience in the practice of corporate and commercial law in the financial services sector. Prior to joining Tarion, David was a partner at Tanner & Guiney Associates-Barristers and Solicitors, where he served as general corporate counsel to Credit Union Central of Canada and Credit Union Central of Ontario. Prior to forming Tanner & Guiney Associates, David served on the senior management team of Credit Union Central of Ontario as General Counsel. David graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts in 1985 and received his LL.B. from McGill University in 1989. He also holds a Masters of Public Administration from Queen’s University.
Peter Balasubramanian
Vice President, Claims
Peter Balasubramanian joined Tarion in January, 2004 as corporate counsel following several years at Torys LLP where he advised clients, including Tarion, on matters related to commercial real estate, construction litigation and general corporate commercial litigation. Peter was promoted to the position of Senior Counsel in 2005, and has provided legal advice on policy development, compliance obligations and warranty-related issues for Tarion over the past several years. In February 2009 he took on the role of Vice President, Claims and is currently responsible for the management of all claims related to new homes and condominium units in Ontario. Peter is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School where he has also served as an adjunct professor teaching advocacy. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1999.
John Becevello
Vice President, Licensing and Underwriting
John Becevello joined Tarion as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2004 and moved into his current role in 2010. John graduated from the University of Waterloo in 1978 with an Honours Degree in Mathematics and became a Chartered Accountant a year later. He began his corporate career with Trizec Corporation in Calgary, Alberta, where he became the Corporate Controller. He then moved to Royal Trustco Limited where he served as the Director of Corporate Accounting. John also worked for the Canadian Branch of the Prudential Insurance Company of America where he held the position of Vice President & Comptroller. Most recently, John worked for Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, initially as Vice President of Accounting and subsequently as Vice President of Financial Processes where he was responsible for leading finance process and system improvements.
Mike Coté
Vice President, Builder Relations
Mike Coté joined Tarion in 1989 as a Condominium Technical Representative and since has served in a number of progressively senior positions including manager of the Tarion Condominium Office, which he set up in 1994. Mike has over 26 years experience in the construction industry. In addition to owning an ICI construction company in the mid-1980’s in the Ottawa Valley, Mike served as Chief Building Official and Property Standards Officer in Eastern Ontario in the historic Village of Merrickville. A graduate of Algonquin College, he has held a number of municipal roles for the City of Ottawa in the areas of design, construction, surveying, site supervision and inspection. Mike is a member of various industry committees including the Rescon Technical Committee (formerly Joint Construction Council), the Ontario Building Code Committee (Part 5), the Toronto Construction Association and the Ontario Building Officials Association.
Eileen Holden
Vice President, Human Resources
Eileen Holden joined Tarion in December 2003 and brings an extensive background in Human Resources management. A graduate of Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1976 and an MBA in 1978, Eileen is a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP). Prior to joining Tarion, Eileen spent 19 years at Eli Lilly Canada in a number of progressively senior management roles. More recently, Eileen was Director, Human Resources at Quest Software Canada and Director, Human Resources for Casco Inc. (Canada Starch)
Edmond Lee
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Edmond Lee joined Tarion in 2010 and brings experience from increasingly senior roles in financial management and reporting to this position. Edmond is a Chartered Accountant and a graduate of the University of Toronto Bachelor of Commerce Program. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Prior to joining Tarion, Edmond was with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada where his most recent position was Vice President, Financial Management, International. Edmond also gained considerable expertise in the securities area from progressively senior financial and controllership roles with HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., TD Waterhouse, and Deutsche Bank Securities Canada.
Tim Schumacher
Vice President and General Counsel
Tim Schumacher joined Tarion in 2006 and brings an extensive background in real estate, corporate and commercial law. During a distinguished 22 year career with the Toronto law firm of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, he advised clients such as Hydro One, Oxford Developments, Bank of Montreal, Procter & Gamble and the former Eaton companies. He graduated from the University of Waterloo with an Honours Degree in Urban and Regional Planning in 1980 and a Degree in Law from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1983. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1985 and has lectured for a number of years in Real Estate for the Law Society Bar Admission Course.
Suzanne Tiffin
Vice President, Customer Services
Suzanne Tiffin joined Tarion in 2005 and will be responsible for managing the Tarion Contact Centre. She brings an extensive background in information technology and customer service leadership. Most recently, she was a Senior Project Manager at Rogers Communications and prior to that was a member of Emco Corporation’s Senior Management Team as Director, Systems Development Integration and Support. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and completed post-graduate studies in the areas of project management and software applications.
Bill Wallace
Vice President, Information Systems
Bill Wallace joined Tarion as Vice President, Information Services in 2002. Among the highlights of Bill's nearly twenty years in IS was his 1996 appointment as Director of Information Systems for GAN Canada, a foreign owned property and casualty insurance company. In 2000, he was appointed Vice President, Information Technology for COGECO Cable Inc., and most recently served as Project Director/Portal Consultant for the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations in Toronto. In his most recent role, Bill managed the development and deployment of the CSIO Insurance Portal which is a major insurance industry initiative, and the first of its kind in the world. Bill graduated from McMaster University in 1983 with a degree in computer science, and earned his Master of Business Administration in 1997, also from McMaster.