Executive Leadership Team

Our senior management team is responsible for effective leadership and overall management of the strategic direction, as well as day-to-day operations, ensuring we achieve the vision and strategic priorities of the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA).

With overall accountability for safety services and financial performance, the senior management team:

Maintains a workplace environment with high morale and quality performance
Ensures excellent customer relationships at all levels of interaction
Leads by example to ensure application of best practices in safety service delivery and corporate support services

Bonnie Rose, TSSA President and CEO

Bonnie Rose is TSSA’s President and CEO.

Bonnie is a seasoned executive with a passion for safety and in-depth knowledge and experience in technical standards. Bonnie has held previous executive positions as the former CEO and Registrar of Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority, President of the Canadian Standards Association Group - CSA Standards and Vice President of Service Delivery and Service Quality with CSA International.

Bonnie is also a Professional Engineer and holds an MBA from the University of Toronto.

David Scriven, Vice President, Safety and Strategy

David Scriven is TSSA's VP of Safety and Strategy.

David is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and serves as the Chair of TSSA's Safety Strategy Steering Committee. David is also the Chair of the National Public Safety Advisory Committee (representing technical safety regulators across Canada). He also holds a number of broader responsibilities at TSSA, including leading the organization's strategic and business planning, leading TSSA's Public Safety Risk Management as well as the Stakeholder Relations team.

David has been with the organization since its inception in 1997 and was a member of the project team that developed and implemented the delegated administrative authority model used by TSSA.

Before that, David's ten-year career with the Ontario Public Service was focused largely on policy analysis and development with the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations.

David holds a law degree from the University of Ottawa.

Peter Wong, Vice President of Operations

Peter Wong, P.Eng., is our Vice President of Operations. He is responsible for providing strategic direction and ensuring operational effectiveness in TSSA's seven program areas as well as the organization's Licensing, Registration and Intake groups.

Peter joined TSSA in June 2013, bringing with him more than 25 years of industrial manufacturing, process engineering and environmentally-conscious supply management experience. His most recent position was Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management with Tectrol Inc., a leading Toronto-based manufacturer of power supply solutions. Prior to that, Peter held senior management positions with Chubb Security Systems and Vertex Technology, both divisions of UTC Fire & Security.

Peter has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management and a Master of Business Administration, both from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Tom Ayres, Vice President and General Counsel

Tom Ayres is our Vice President and General Counsel, responsible for providing legal services and overall administration of our legal team.

Tom provides counsel for a wide range of litigation in the areas of public safety and consumer protection, prosecuting offences under the legislation administered by TSSA and representing us at judicial review proceedings, statutory appeals and administrative tribunals.

Before joining us in 1996, Tom was legal counsel for the Technical Standards Division at the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations. He was project lead in the creation of the Technical Standards and Safety Act and its 17 associated regulations.

Tom received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario and was called to the bar in 1988. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science).

Georgina Kossivas, Chief Financial Officer

Georgina Kossivas is our Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Georgina joined the organization in November 2014 after holding senior finance positions in public, private and regulatory sector organizations, including University of St. Michael's College, Atomic Energy of Canada, Telus, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Tire.

Georgina is an Honours Business Administration graduate from the Ivey Business School at Western University and is a Chartered Accountant. She is a past member of the Board of Trade Finance and Economic Affairs Committee and past president of the Strategic Leadership Forum, Toronto Chapter.

Kyoko Kobayashi, Chief Information Officer

Kyoko Kobayashi is our Chief Information Officer (CIO).

She is responsible for the execution of the IT strategy in support of TSSA's overall vision, mission and supporting strategies, and is the Executive Lead for TSSA's 20/20 Strategic Initiative.

Kyoko joined TSSA in June 2017, having held senior IT and CIO roles in the Financial Services and Retail sector, including TD Bank, Hudson's Bay Company, Holt Renfrew and Sears Canada.

Kyoko holds a Bachelor of Science with specialization in Computer Science from the University of Toronto.

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