Canada’s Chartered Directors

The Directors College is pleased to present Canada’s Chartered Directors. The graduates listed below have completed The Chartered Director Program, an intensive individual examination, and have met the other requirements to become a Chartered Director (C.Dir.)

The Directors College and the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés (CAS) of Université Laval have a reciprocal agreement, whereby their respective designations – Chartered Director (C.Dir.) and Administrateur de sociétés certifié (ASC) are recognized as equivalent.

To see the ASC Graduates who also hold the Chartered Director designation please click here.

C.Dir. Graduates

Mr. Ash Sahi, C.Dir.
President, Hartmann


Ash Sahi is a graduate of McGill University in Chemical Engineering and also has an MBA from the University of Toronto.
Ash started his career at DuPont Canada inc and managed a number of global businesses for the firm over the past 25 years in the capacity of General manager and CEO. During his tenure, he worked in Business Development, R&D and was involved in several M&A deals internationally.

His last role was CEO of DuPont Liuqid Packaging Sustems which was a $300 million business operating in Europe, Asia and North America with 1400 employees.

Ash also has experience in working in the Federal Government. Ash was appointed to the Federal Department of Indusrty and Trade as Director of Industry programs. He also spent some time as Special Advisor in the Privy Council. Both these postions were under an Executive Exchange Program between DuPont and the Federal Government of Canada to develop leaders and to formulate policies that optimized relations between the private and public sectors.

Ash is currently President of Hartmann North America - a molded Fiber manufacturing firm engaged in food and Industrial Pacakging products.

Ash reports to the Executive Board of Brodrene Hartmann which is based in Copenhagen. Hartmann is a publicly listed firm on the Copenhagen Exchange.

Ash is also Chairman of Chef Bombay a 7 year old Company engaged in Frozen Foods manufacturing and marketing across North America.

He also serves as a Director for Hartmann USA.

Ash is married and has two daughters and resides in Caledon Ontario. He likes tennis, waterskiing and is working on his golf.

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What our graduates say?

“I found the Chartered Director Program to be an excellent forum to understand how strong governance complements effective management. The ability to create and execute an effective strategy is significantly enhanced by a robust process inclusive of board engagement where the right questions are asked and expected outcomes are identified. I truly enjoyed the setting which fostered a strong level of interaction that was supported by quality presentations and material. As CEO of a Shared Service Organization set to deliver benefits to its members, I see the advantage of having a number of our board members participating in this program.”

Tony Di Emanuele, MBA, C.Dir., President and CEO, Mohawk Shared Services

“I found the Directors College to be an excellent survey of the important matters of which a director must be aware in today’s corporate environment. The quality of the presentation and materials was first-rate and the perspectives gained were invaluable. I would highly recommend the Directors College.”

The Honourable John Manley, P.C., O.C., C.Dir., Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister

“The changes that impact corporate governance are establishing a pattern of increased accountability for the delivery of long-term value to customers, shareholders, employees and society. Proper corporate governance is now being defined to include knowledge of critical elements such as risk management and the measurement of strategic performance. At the end of the day, each board will be judged on its ability to effectively deliver value, rather than on its structure. The Directors College innovative program fills a unique and important gap in providing knowledge and insight as to how this expectation can be met. CMA Canada is pleased to be a sponsor of this timely initiative.”

Steve Vieweg, C.Dir., Director, Executive Development, I.H. Asper School of Business – University of Manitoba

“As an organization focused on educating corporate secretaries, the ICSA believes in furthering the potential of board members to better contribute to building effective governance structures. Given the key role of directors and corporate secretaries in applying proper boardroom practices, corporations need to ensure that these individuals meet a professional standard. The Directors College curriculum covers all the formal regulatory issues for directors and also addresses the informal skills of building effective and appropriate relationships with senior management. We see significant benefits to this program and ICSA is pleased to endorse it.”

Lynn Beauregard, Executive Director, Chartered Secretaries Canada

“The Directors College has developed a director education program which goes well beyond the fundamentals to address the structures and the behavioural components of principle-based governance. I am proud to be associated with the Directors College and I am honoured to lend my name to the College’s graduate award. ”

Gilbert Bennett, Director and Recently-Retired Chairman of the Board, Canadian Tire Corporation Limited

“Our strategy is to raise the horizons and potential of directors by deepening and enriching their knowledge and application of advanced skills. Increasing the effectiveness of existing directors and broadening the pool of potential directors will contribute to the professionalism of boards across Canada.”

David Beatty, Managing Director, Canadian Coalition for Good Governance