Vito Culmone

Mr. Vito Culmone, FCPA, FCA, was appointed a director in August 2013, and is the chair of the board's Audit Committee. He is currently the chief financial officer of MDA Ltd. of Brampton, Ont. Mr. Culmone is the former chief financial officer of Element Fleet Management, and CFO and executive vice-president of finance for Shaw Communications Inc., and served the same roles with WestJet Airlines for eight years. He has also held various senior leadership roles with Molson Inc. (now Molson Coors) over a 12-year period, working both domestically and internationally.

Mr. Culmone obtained his chartered accountant designation in 1989 while at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he worked in the firm's tax and audit departments. He holds a bachelor of commerce (honours) degree in economics and finance from the University of Toronto.