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. Andrew Poprawa, C.Dir.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario


Andy Poprawa is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DICO) - the agency of the Province of Ontario (in Canada) whose mandate is to regulate and protect funds placed on deposit with Ontario's 160 credit unions and caisses populaires. During his tenure with DICO he has overseen the elimination of a $100 million debt, the establishment of a reserve fund now in excess of $110 million and the recapitalization of the industry of over $1 billion. He is keenly interested in corporate governance and has assisted DICO's Board of Directors in developing and implementing innovative governance practices to improve the organization's effectiveness. In 2001, DICO was awarded the inaugural Conference Board of Canada/Spencer Stuart National Award in Governance in the Public Sector category for its innovation in director recruitment and selection.

Andy has over thirty years of experience in the financial services industry and has served as a regulator in the Ministry of Finance (Ontario), as well as with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) in senior positions supervising federally and provincially regulated insurance companies, pension plans, trust companies, credit unions and banks. He has also been the CEO of a major credit union and the Chief Financial Officer of an airline subsidiary. He is a Chartered Accountant and a former auditor with an international accounting firm. He is also a Certified Government Financial Manager and received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.

In 2009 he obtained his Chartered Director designation from the Directors College and was honoured with the Gil Bennett Gold Standard Award. The Gold Standard Award, named in honour of former Canadian Tire chairman Gil Bennett, has been presented annually since 2006 to a graduate of The Directors College who demonstrates dedication to raising the bar for professional standards in corporate governance.

He serves on the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) Ontario Chapter Executive and the Conference Board of Canada's Advisory Committee on Governance and has participated in the Directors College as a faculty member. Andy is currently the chair of the International Credit Union Regulators Network – a global organization of financial cooperative supervisory organizations. He has also chaired the Credit Union/Caisse Populaire Deposit Protection Agencies of Canada Association. He is a frequent speaker at provincial, national and international conferences on issues related to credit union regulation, depositor protection and corporate governance. He has participated in several overseas missions with CIDA and the UN to assist Eastern European, Asian and Caribbean countries in establishing effective regulatory regimes.

He currently sits on several for-profit and not-for profit-boards.

In his spare time Andy is an avid sailor, scuba diver and recreational hockey player.

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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