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 10 to 12 members are appointed by the President of NRC, and represent a cross-section of national industry associations, provincial organizations, universities and government.

The Board advises on broad Program directions and policy, annual planning objectives and specific Program issues. In addition to reviewing NRC-IRAP's performance, the Advisory Board also advocates and generates support for the Program.

Members include:

Douglas Barber
O.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., FCAE, P.Eng.

Karimah Es Sabar
Senior Vice-President, Business and Strategic Affairs, Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
Vancouver, British Columbia

Haig Farris
President
Fractal Capital Corporation

Tim McTiernan
President and Vice-chancellor
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Toronto, Ontario

Emad Rizkalla
Co-founder of Bluedrop
St, John’s, Newfoundland

Fae Shaw (Chair)
Partner
McInnes Cooper, Barristers and Solicitors
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Edward Shinewald
President
Melet Plastics Inc.
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Bogdan Ciobanu
Director General
NRC-IRAP
Ottawa, Ontario