Management and governance
NRC IRAP Advisory Board
The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) Advisory Board is in place to provide an external perspective and advice on the strategic directions and management of the Program.
The Board's 11 members are appointed by the President of NRC, and represent businesses from across Canada.
The Board advises on broad Program directions and policy, annual planning objectives and specific Program issues to the NRC IRAP Vice President.
Members include:
Alain Coulombe
President and CEO
3DSemantix
Montreal, Quebec
Karimah Es Sabar
President and CEO
Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Andrew Fisher
Executive Vice President
Wesley Clover International
Ottawa, Ontario
Sean Frisky
Founder and CEO
Ground Effects Environmental Services (GEE)
Regina, Saskatchewan
Iain Klugman
President and CEO
Communitech
Kitchener, Ontario
Hubert Manseau
President and Founder
Multiple Capital Inc.
Montreal, Quebec
Gerry Pond
President
Mariner
Saint John, New Brunswick
Emad Rizkalla
Co-founder
Bluedrop
St, John’s, Newfoundland
Jim Roche
President and CEO
Stratford Managers
Ottawa, Ontario
Dean Rockwell
CEO
In Motion Technology
New Westminster, British Columbia
William H. Smith (Bill)
Vice Chair
Mosaic Capital Corporation
Calgary, Alberta
NRC IRAP
Bogdan Ciobanu
Vice-President
NRC-IRAP
Ottawa, Ontario
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