Amanda Walton

Amanda Walton, Chair

Amanda Walton joined the PortsToronto Board of Directors in 2015 as the City of Toronto appointee. Prior to becoming Board Chair in April 2021, Ms. Walton served as the Governance & Human Resources Committee Chair, a position she has held since 2017. Currently an independent communications consultant with more than 30 years of experience in communications strategy and public policy analysis, Ms. Walton was Senior Vice President and Partner at Advance Planning & Communications. Previous Board experience includes serving as a Governor of Crescent School, President of the Albany Club of Toronto, a member of the Ontario Advertising Review Board, a member of the Board of Directors of Ontario Place, and a Director of the Canadian National Exhibition Association. A graduate of the University of Toronto (Victoria College) with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree, Ms. Walton has also completed the Directors Education Program at the Rotman School of Management and holds the ICD.D designation.

Darin Deschamps

Darin Deschamps

Darin Deschamps is the federal Minister of Transport’s appointee to the Board of Directors. With over 25 years of experience in investment banking, Mr. Deschamps is currently Head of Wells Fargo Securities Canada, Ltd. and Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets Canada for Wells Fargo Securities. He holds a Masters of Business Administration (distinction) from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, an Honors Business Administration degree (gold medallist) from the Ivey Business School at Western University and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D). He continues to serve on the Dean’s Advisory Board at the Ivey Business School.


Don McIntyre

Hellen Siwanowicz

Hellen Siwanowicz is a legal consultant specializing in business law with experience in the  areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Before beginning her legal consultancy, Ms. Siwanowicz was a partner at McMillan LLP. She received her law degree from the University of Toronto and was named one of The Best Lawyers in Canada in 2017 and was named to The Legal 500 Canada in 2015. Ms. Siwanowicz currently serves on the Board of Directors of Catholic Crosscultural Services and Waverley Pharma Inc.  

 

Don McIntyre

Sandra Pupatello

Sandra Pupatello is the President of Canadian International Avenues Inc., a management consulting firm she founded following a distinguished career in the public sector.  There she served as an Ontario Cabinet Minister for eight years, six as the Minister of Economic Development and Trade.  She was a member of the Ontario Legislature for 16 years. She holds her ICD.D certificate, and is a corporate director of Martinrea International Inc.  She has chaired Hydro One, the Pearson Centre, and served on the Boards of the Asia Pacific Foundation and Ontario Global 100.  She recently co-founded Reshoring Canada, a non-profit promoting Canadian business and is a Board Member of St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s Foundation. She has been recognized for her leadership in business, politics and community service with awards such as the Women's Executive Network’s (WXN) 2014 Top 100 Canada’s Most Powerful Women, Businesswoman of the Year by the ICCO in Toronto, Canada, and the 2016 Innovation and Global Growth Award by the Bank of Montreal, one of Canada’s largest banks.
 
 

Thomas Ruth

Thomas Ruth

Thomas Ruth has extensive experience in airport and airline operations, having held senior executive positions throughout North America in the multi-modal cargo and logistics industries, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Edmonton International Airport and Halifax International Airport, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oceanex, and President of Canadian North Airline. Mr. Ruth has previously held Board positions on the Airports Council International (ACI) World Governing Board, the Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) Board of Directors, and chair of the Canadian Airports Council (CAC).  He also supports regional community organizations as a member of the board for Explore Edmonton and the Telus Edmonton Community Foundation. Additionally, Mr Ruth was just appointed as an executive director of Airlink, an international non-profit organization that provides logistic and humanitarian support for global disasters.

 

Thomas Ruth

Jane McKenna

 Jane McKenna is a lifetime resident of the Greater Toronto Area, with a strong background in Ontario politics. Before entering politics, she worked in advertising and ran her own successful small business, Rainmaker Consulting. Ms. McKenna was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022, representing the riding of Burlington. In 2018, she was appointed by the Premier as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development; and in 2021 she was appointed as Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues. In addition to her appointment as Provincial representative to the PortsToronto Board, Ms. McKenna was also recently appointed to the Halton Police Board. Ms. McKenna has volunteered with many community organizations, including Rotary Central, Salvation Army, Carpenter Hospice and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.