RPRA Elects Board Member

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the election of Mr. Ken Kawall to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority Board effective July 1, 2017.

Ken is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 20 years of public and private sector experience in financial management, technology and operations. Ken is retiring in October 2017 from his position as Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) where he developed the WSIB’s first Information Technology Strategy and IT Policy Framework.

Prior to joining WSIB, Ken was Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Financial Services & Systems for the Ministry of Government Services and the Chief Information Officer, Labour & Transportation I&IT Cluster for the Ministry of Transportation.

Prior to joining the Ontario Public Service, Ken worked for various private corporations including The Cumis Group Limited, Scotiabank and UPS Canada. Ken has served on a variety of boards including Niagara Health, Oakville Arts Council and the Trafalgar Township Historical Society.