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Alan D. Torrie

Independent Director & Non-Executive Chairman at Extendicare

Mr. Torrie was appointed Chairman of the Board on May 25, 2017. He served as President and CEO of Morneau Shepell Inc. from 2008 to May 2017 (a predecessor of LifeWorks Inc.), and as a member of its board from 2005 to 2017. A TSX-listed company, LifeWorks Inc. is a leading provider of Employee and Family Assistance Programs, the largest administrator of pension and benefits plans, and the largest provider of integrated absence management solutions in Canada.

Mr. Torrie has over 30 years of experience as a senior executive leader in health care and life sciences, including as Chief Operating Officer of Retirement Residences REIT, or “RRR”, from 2005 to 2007 (a predecessor of Revera Inc.), and in a number of senior executive positions at MDS Inc. (a predecessor of Nordion Inc.) from 1987 to 2005, including as President and CEO of MDS Diagnostics and MDS Laboratories (1999 to 2003). He has also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Air Inc. (August 2017 to September 2018), as Executive-in-Residence with Clairvest Private Equity, a Toronto-based private equity management firm, and earlier in his career as the President and CEO of Joseph Brant Hospital and Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Humber Memorial Hospital.

Timeline

  • Independent Director & Non-Executive Chairman

    Current role