Tim Lukenda was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Extendicare Inc. from April 2008 until October 2018. As CEO, Tim had overall responsibility for the strategic, financial and operational success of one of North America’s largest public companies in the Senior healthcare sector. Extendicare owned and operated 245 senior care centers in 12 States and five Canadian provinces with over 30,000 employees. In addition, Extendicare became the largest provider of home healthcare services in Canada and operated an industry-leading management services and group purchasing organization. In his role, Tim was committed to a vision of “helping people live better” by delivering high-quality care and service throughout the senior healthcare continuum. Before joining Extendicare, Tim was the President and Chief Operating Officer for over 11 years at Tendercare, the largest provider of skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers in the State of Michigan. Prior to Tendercare, Tim was Vice President, Investment Banking with RBC Dominion Securities in Toronto and Calgary, Canada where he was involved in numerous private and public financings and acquisition and divestiture transactions. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance (with Honors) degree and achieved a Bachelor of Laws (LLB/JD) degree from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario.
Tim is currently the President and Governor of the Soo Greyhounds Hockey Club of the Ontario Hockey League.