About

Peter Balasubramanian

President & Chief Executive Officer

Peter Balasubramanian joined Tarion in January 2004 as Corporate Counsel, after practising for several years at Torys LLP. In 2009, he took on the role of Vice President, Claims, and in 2014, Vice President, Licensing & Underwriting.  Peter became Senior Vice President, Strategy in 2018 and Chief Operating Officer in 2019.  On January 1, 2020, Peter became President & Chief Executive Officer. 

Gena Argitis

Vice President & Chief Administration Officer

Gena Argitis joined Tarion in March 2005 as Corporate Counsel after practising at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. She was promoted to the position of Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel in 2015. In 2020, she became Vice President and Chief Administration Officer and is responsible for management of human resources, stakeholder relations and communications. Gena graduated with a silver medal from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and also holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Waterloo.  She was called to the Ontario bar in 2002. 

Kevin Brodie

Vice President, Underwriting

Kevin Brodie joined Tarion in 2001 as a Senior Financial Analyst in the Licensing & Underwriting department. He became Director, Warranty Services in 2008. In 2013, he was promoted to Vice President, Warranty Services and in 2018, Kevin took on the role of Vice President, Operations. In 2020, Kevin became the Vice President, Underwriting and is responsible for management of the licensing & underwriting of all Ontario builders, as well as the claims handling of condominium common elements. Kevin graduated from Brock University with a Bachelor of Accounting and is a Chartered Accountant.

Sophie Vlahakis

Vice President, Warranty Services

Sophie Vlahakis joined Tarion in October 2008 as Corporate Counsel after practising at Fasken Martineau LLP. She was promoted to the position of Senior Counsel in May 2015 and, in December 2015, moved to the role of Director, Warranty Services. In 2020, Sophie was promoted to Vice President, Warranty Services and is responsible for managing all warranty service claims related to new homes and condominium units in Ontario. Sophie obtained her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario bar in 2000.

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.

Tieu-Minh To

Assistant Vice President, Finance

Tieu-Minh To joined Tarion in 2006 as Manager of Finance and over the years assumed increased accountability and a greater leadership role in the Finance Department. She was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Finance in 2015, taking on responsibility for Tarion's finance and accounting functions. Prior to joining Tarion, Tieu-Minh worked at Manulife Financial and held various progressive financial and management reporting positions, the most recent as Director, Global Expense Management. Tieu-Minh is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a graduate of the University of Waterloo.​

Tim Schumacher

Vice President & 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.

Bill Wallace

Vice President & Chief Information Officer

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.

Lesley Ross

Corporate Secretary

​Lesley Ross brings extensive corporate governance experience to Tarion. She joined the organization in 2010 as Deputy Corporate Secretary after spending 16 years in corporate governance in the credit union sector. She was appointed Tarion's Corporate Secretary in 2013.

Lesley is responsible for the administration of the Board of Directors, acting as a focal point of communication between the board, management and stakeholders to ensure the board has the proper advice and resources to discharge their duties. She provides leadership and advice to the board and management on governance matters, maintaining best-in-class corporate governance principles and practices. Her work with the Board resulted in Tarion receiving a governance award in 2013 from the Governance Professionals of Canada.