Board of Directors of Extendicare Inc.
Alan D. Torrie Independent Director, Non-executive Chairman
Mr. Torrie was appointed Chairman of the Board on May 25, 2017. He served as President and CEO of Morneau Shepell Inc. (a predecessor of LifeWorks Inc.) from 2008 to May 2017, and as a member of its board from 2005 to 2017. A TSX-listed company prior to its acquisition by TELUS Health, LifeWorks Inc. was a leading provider of Employee and Family Assistance Programs, the largest administrator of pension and benefits plans and the largest provider of integrated absence management solutions in Canada.
Mr. Torrie has over 30 years of experience as a senior executive leader in health care and life sciences, including as Chief Operating Officer of Retirement Residences REIT ( “RRR”), from 2005 to 2007 (a predecessor of Revera Inc.), and in a number of senior executive positions at MDS Inc. (a predecessor of Nordion Inc.) from 1987 to 2005, including as President and CEO of MDS Diagnostics and MDS Laboratories. He has also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Air Inc. (August 2017 to September 2018), as Executive-in-Residence with Clairvest Private Equity, a Toronto-based private equity management firm, and earlier in his career as the President and CEO of Joseph Brant Hospital and Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Humber Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Torrie has served on numerous corporate and community boards, and is currently a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Flow Capital Corp. (TSXV: FW) and Chair of Green Shield Canada. In addition, he previously served on the boards of Appleby College, as Chair of its Finance Committee; Trillium Health Partners, as its Chair; and Cynapsus Therapeutics Inc., as a member of its Audit Committee.
Mr. Torrie holds a B.Sc from McMaster University, a DHA in Healthcare Management from the University of Toronto and has completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard University. Mr. Torrie was appointed to the Board on January 6, 2016, and he resides in Toronto, Ontario.
Norma Beauchamp (HRG&S) (QR) Independent Director
Ms. Beauchamp is a corporate director with over 30 years of healthcare experience in corporate and non-profit organizations, including executive positions at Bayer Healthcare (Canada and Global) and Sanofi Canada. Most recently, she served as the President and CEO of Cystic Fibrosis Canada (2014 to 2017). Throughout her career, she has been a patient advocate, working with patient and health care organizations to enhance access to care.
Ms. Beauchamp currently serves on the respective TSX-listed boards of Aurora Cannabis Inc., as Chair of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of its Audit Committee, and HLS Therapeutics Inc., a pharmaceutical company.
Ms. Beauchamp gives back to her community and serves as a member of the National Research Council of Canada and as a Regional Ambassador with Women Get on Board where she connects with women aspiring to serve on boards. In the past, she has served on the respective boards of the Ontario Caregiver Organization, ALS Canada, St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation, Providence Healthcare Foundation, Health Charities Coalition of Canada and the Breast Cancer Society of Canada.
Ms. Beauchamp has completed the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management Directors Education Program (ICD.D), and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Bishop’s University. Ms. Beauchamp was appointed to the Board on May 30, 2019, and she resides in Toronto, Ontario.
Donald E. Clow (A) (I) Independent Director, Chair of the Investment Committee
Mr. Clow is a highly regarded executive with deep experience in the real estate sector having held C-suite positions in several organizations. He is the President of Rockcliff Ventures Inc., a private real estate investment firm. Mr. Clow served as President and CEO of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: CRR.UN) from 2009 until 2023, a Canadian real estate investment trust that owns and operates grocery-anchored plazas, grocery stores, retail-related industrial properties and mixed-use residential properties across Canada. Prior to that, Mr. Clow held the position of President at ECL Developments Limited (2007 to 2009), the real estate development subsidiary of Empire Company Limited. He was also President and minority owner of Southwest Properties Limited. (1989 to 2005), a private residential and commercial real estate development company in Halifax.
Mr. Clow currently serves as the Independent Lead Trustee of H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: HR.UN), where he is a member of its Audit Committee, Investment Committee, and Compensation, Environmental, Social, Governance and Nominating Committee. He is also a member of the board of the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Foundation. Mr. Clow previously served as a Trustee of Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: GRT.UN) (2016 to 2019) and a governor on Acadia University’s Board of Governors (2012 to 2021).
Mr. Clow was named Waterstone’s Most Admired CEO in Canada (Mid-Market) in 2023, has been inducted into Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs Hall of Fame, and is a member of the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1981 Acadia Axemen Football team.
Mr. Clow is an FCPA, FCA, and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Acadia University. In addition to leadership programs at the Harvard Business School and the Ivey School of Business, he is a graduate of the Rotman Directors Education Program, is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, and a former member of the Chief Executives Organization and the Business Council of Canada. Mr. Clow was appointed to the Board on February 27, 2025, and resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Dr. Michael Guerriere Non-independent Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Guerriere was appointed the President and CEO of Extendicare on October 22, 2018, and has been a member of the Board since March 2018. He has a diverse background with over 25 years of experience in medical practice, hospital operations, management consulting and health technology. Dr. Guerriere was Chief Strategy Officer at TELUS Health, a provider of technology services to clinical professionals, hospitals, government agencies, health authorities, pharmacies and consumers across Canada, from May 2011 to October 2018. He also served 10 years as an executive in university teaching hospitals, including as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the University Health Network.
Dr. Guerriere chairs the Health and Life Sciences Advisory Board at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management where he teaches a graduate course on Digital Health and has served on numerous boards, including Toronto Metropolitan University (Chair), MediSolution Ltd. (member of its Audit Committee), Canada Health Infoway (Chair of its Finance Committee), the Canadian Institute for Health Information, and the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
Dr. Guerriere holds a degree in Medicine and specialty training in Internal Medicine from the University of Toronto, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and an honorary doctorate from Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Guerriere was appointed to the Board in March 2018, and he resides in Toronto, Ontario.
Sandra L. Hanington (A) (HRG&S) Independent Director, Chair of the Human Resources, Governance and Sustainability Committee
Ms. Hanington is a corporate director and advisor, and is a former President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint (February 2015 to July 2018). From 1999 to 2011, she held a number of progressively senior executive roles in the financial services sector in North America, culminating as Executive Vice President and a member of the Management Committee of BMO Financial Group. Prior to joining BMO Financial Group, Ms. Hanington worked for Manulife Financial/North American Life Assurance, Royal Trustco Ltd. and Suncor Inc./Sunoco Group.
Ms. Hanington currently serves on the board of The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (TSX: DSG) and as Vice-Chair of the Governing Council of the University of Toronto. Ms. Hanington is the co-founder and a director of Jack.org, promoting mental health and wellness for youth in Canada since 2010 and is the recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross from the office of the Governor General for her work with the organization.
Ms. Hanington was named by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN)™ as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women three times in a row, from 2007 to 2009, and was inducted into the WXN Hall of Fame in 2010.
Ms. Hanington holds a BASc from the University of Waterloo, an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institue of Corporate Directors. Ms. Hanington was appointed to the Board in August 2014, and she resides in Toronto, Ontario.
Brent Houlden (A) (I) Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee
Mr. Houlden is a corporate director, advisor and interim manager. Most of Mr. Houlden’s career has been spent consulting in the area of strategy and operations, and as a financial advisor on urgent business critical transactions. He is an operator and strategist with a wide breadth of management skills and consulting expertise.
After retiring as a senior Deloitte partner in November 2014, Mr. Houlden has held various management roles including being the CEO of Dealnet Capital (October 2017 to December 2020) and the Interim CFO of Danier Leather Inc. (July 2015 to April 2016).
Mr. Houlden currently serves on the boards of Corus Orthodontists Inc. (a private company) and of the Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries. He has previously served on a number of other boards including that of Dealnet Capital for five years and Deloitte for six years.
Mr. Houlden is a CPA, CA and LIT (retired). He holds an MBA from Queen's University and the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Houlden was appointed to the Board on May 28, 2020, and he resides in Toronto, Ontario.
Heather-Anne Irwin (HRG&S) (QR) Independent Director
Ms. Irwin is Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Rotman School of Management, U of T and a corporate director. She is also the Executive Director of the Canadian Securities Institute Research Foundation and the founding President of and advisor to VersaFi (formerly Women in Capital Markets). Ms. Irwin had a 17-year career in capital markets on Bay Street before moving to the Rotman School of Management in 2002, covering equity capital markets, debt capital markets and investment banking at TD Securities (1996 – 2002), Nesbitt Burns (1989 – 1996) and Citibank Canada (1986 – 1989).
Ms. Irwin currently serves on the board of Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: AX.UN) where she is a member of its Audit Committee and Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee. She is also a director of the Ontario Financing Authority (a provincial crown corporation), where she sits on its Audit Committee, an advisory member of Sionna Investment Management, and serves on the Independent Review Committee of Starlight Investment Capital. Ms. Irwin previously served on the boards of InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust (formerly TSX: INN.UN), where she chaired the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation.
Ms. Irwin has her ICD.D and teaches in the program. She has an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and Hons B.Sc. Engineering from Queen's University in Engineering Chemistry. Ms. Irwin was appointed to the Board on February 27, 2025, and resides in Toronto, Ontario.
Donna E. Kingelin (QR) Independent Director, Chair of the Quality and Risk Committee
Ms. Kingelin is a corporate director and consultant, and is the retired owner and managing partner of Kingswood Consulting, a partnership that specialized in providing comprehensive services for seniors' housing companies (2012 to 2017). She has over 30 years of leadership and operating experience in the senior living industry in public and private organizations that includes the administration of long-term care homes, retirement communities, and home health care. Previously, Ms. Kingelin held the position of Managing Director at Holiday Corporation, a private independent retirement living company (June 2010 to June 2012), and as a senior executive at Revera Inc. (1997 to 2010), a seniors' housing company wholly owned by the Public Service Pension Investment Board (formerly TSX: RRR). Ms. Kingelin was Senior Vice President of Operations from 1997 to 2007, and Chief Operating Officer from 2007 to 2010, where she played a key role in taking the long-term care division public in 1997 as CPL Long Term Care REIT, followed by its acquisition in 2002 by RRR.
Ms. Kingelin holds board positions at Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation; Pallium Canada; Kinark Child and Family Services (Chair of the Quality Committee); and the Kinark Foundation.
Ms. Kingelin is a Registered Nurse, holds the ICD.D designation and has completed executive management training at Queen’s University. Ms. Kingelin was appointed to the Board on January 6, 2016, and she resides in Haydon, Ontario.
Samir Manji (I) Independent Director
Mr. Manji is the founder and CEO of Sandpiper Group, a Vancouver-based real estate private equity firm established in 2016, and is the President and CEO, and a Trustee of Artis Real Estate Investment Trust. Mr. Manji has been involved in over $3 billion in hospitality, seniors' housing and multifamily residential real estate transactions and has over 25 years of experience in real estate and seniors' housing. Mr. Manji was the founder, Chairman and CEO of Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc. ("Amica"), a TSX-listed company from 1997 until its sale to the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in 2015. Mr. Manji is widely credited with building Amica into the leading provider of premium, private-pay retirement residences for seniors. He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and he is the current President of the Ismaili Council for British Columbia. He was recognized in 2006 as a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 and was also named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner in the business-to-consumer products and services category in British Columbia in 2010. Mr. Manji graduated from the University of Waterloo and received his CPA, CA with KPMG LLP in Toronto. He was appointed to the Extendicare Board on May 30, 2019, is the Chairman of Artis REIT, and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
A: Audit Committee
HRG&S: Human Resources, Governance and Sustainability Committee
I: Investment Committee
QR: Quality and Risk Committee
Honorary Directors of Extendicare
- Dr. Seth B. Goldsmith - Director Emeritus (former board member, 1995 to January 2016)
- Alvin G. Libin - Director Emeritus (former board member, 1984 to January 2016)