The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) has announced its board of directors for 2022-2023, including Johanne Mullen, a partner with PwC Canada, as its new board chair.

The 30-person volunteer board, including five new directors, was elected virtually by member organizations at the Council’s annual general meeting on November 30. Directors come from both the public and private sectors.

“I’m delighted to welcome our incredible roster of board members, representing a who’s who of experts involved in the procurement, financing, development, design, construction and operations and maintenance of infrastructure across Canada,” said Mullen.

“These directors will play an active role in helping evolve and deliver on the Council’s new mission and vision as governments across Canada continue to make historic investments in infrastructure and seek to resolve ongoing labour and inflationary challenges. I look forward to digging in with them to further enhance and share the industry’s understanding of the issues and in applying lessons learned to help create new opportunities for the country’s P3 pipeline to grow.”

The full slate of the council’s 2022–2023 Board of Directors is as follows:

• Johanne Mullen, Partner, PwC Canada and Chair, CCPPP
• Mac Bell, Managing Director, Infrastructure Investments, Fengate Asset Management
• Linda Brown, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Chair, Communications Committee, CCPPP
• Brian Budden, President and CEO, Plenary Americas
• Sam Chai, President, Kiewit Development
• Lee Clayton, Senior Vice President, PCL Constructors Inc.
• Ehren Cory, Chief Executive Officer, Canada Infrastructure Bank
• Niilo Edwards, Executive Director, First Nations Major Projects Coalition
• Maxine Ethier, Managing Director, Legal, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
• Marie Foley, Senior Director, BTY Group
• Cory Grandy, Deputy Minister, Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
• Nuria Haltiwanger, Chair, ACS Infrastructure and CEO, Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras
• Eitan Ladizinsky, Senior Vice President, Aecon Concessions
• Vince Lalonde, City Manager, City of Surrey, BC
• Adam Laughlin, Deputy City Manager Integrated Infrastructure Services, City of Edmonton, AB
• Michael Ledgett, Partner, Dentons LLP and Corporate Secretary, CCPPP
• Michael Lindsay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Ontario
• Paul Mitcham, City Manager and Chief Administrative Officer, City of Mississauga, ON
• Louise Panneton, President, P1 Consulting
• Robert Peraita, Vice President, Alternative Project Delivery, Major Projects, Colas Canada
• Tim Philpotts, Partner and National Public Sector Transactions Advisory Leader, EY Canada and Treasurer, CCPPP
• Carlos Planelles, Managing Director, Infrastructure, North America, ACCIONA Infrastructure
• David Pratt, President, PRT Group Inc.
• Grenville Riley, Managing Director, Graham Capital
• David Thom, President, IBI Group
• Kyle Toffan, Deputy Minister, SaskBuilds and Procurement, Government of Saskatchewan
• Stephanie Vaillancourt, President, Capital and Operations & Maintenance (O&M), SNC-Lavalin
• Josh Van Deurzen, Partner, Torys LLP
• Barbara Carmona Venancio, Chief Representative Officer, Caixabank
• Bing Bing Wang, Partner, Deloitte Canada

Leaving the board are five members, including former chair Mark Bain of Torys LLP, Elisabeth Hivon of Meridiam Infrastructure North America, Steve Nackan of Aecon Concessions, Steve Small of Parsons Corporation, and Beata Swist of National Bank Financial.