CCCE Staff

Senior Vice President, Planning and Operations
Telephone: 613-288-3860
susan@ceocouncil.ca

Susan Scotti joined the Canadian Council of Chief Executives in March, 2011 as the Senior Vice President, Planning and Operations. In that capacity, Ms. Scotti manages the daily operations of the Council, including strategic planning, development of the Council's policy priorities, oversight of financial and human resource planning, as well as membership development and events planning.

Prior to joining the Council, Susan worked as an independent consultant in Ottawa focusing on strategic planning, governance and organizational development from January, 2009 to March 2011. A former senior executive with the government of Canada for over 30 years, Ms. Scotti was Senior Assistant Deputy Minister with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada until January, 2009. She has also held senior positions in the Ministries of Canadian Heritage, Communications, Indian and Northern Affairs and the Privy Council Office where she has been responsible for national policies and programs in areas as diverse as culture and broadcasting, the integration and participation of ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, seniors, aboriginal land claims and public pensions.

Ms. Scotti serves on a number of not-for-profit boards in Ottawa, and is an active volunteer in her community.

Vice President, Policy and Corporate Counsel
Telephone: 613-288-3863
john@ceocouncil.ca

John Dillon is Vice President, Policy and Corporate Counsel, with the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. Mr. Dillon's primary role is to support the Council's policy work related to the environment and sustainable development, energy, regulatory issues and corporate and competition law. He also contributes to the Council's work in the areas of competitiveness and corporate governance.

Mr. Dillon is a frequent speaker and panellist on the subjects of climate change, energy, sustainable development, competition policy and regulatory issues. He maintains an active network of contacts in the Canadian corporate community and works closely with other business organizations to promote sound public policy solutions. As part of his work on the environment and sustainable development, he currently chairs an informal industry coalition that aims to positively influence government policy related to climate change and air quality.

During some 20 years with the Council, Mr. Dillon has represented the interests of Canada's business leaders on a wide range of major Canadian and international environmental issues and initiatives, including the Rio Earth Summit, the Kyoto Protocol, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, and the environmental side agreement to the NAFTA. For several years he served as a business representative on the Canadian delegation dealing with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Mr. Dillon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Carleton) and a Bachelor of Laws degree (Queen's) and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Vice President, Policy, International and Fiscal Issues
Telephone: 613-288-3859
sam@ceocouncil.ca

Sam Boutziouvis is Vice President, Economics and International Affairs with the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE). In this role, Mr. Boutziouvis' primary responsibility is to develop positions and provide strategic advice and analysis related to key international trade, investment, global economy and competitiveness issues. Mr. Boutziouvis also contributes to the Council's work in areas related to fiscal and monetary policy. In addition to ongoing work in the area of Canada's competitiveness, Sam also engages in advocacy on the Council's global commerce priorities. Sam has supported the CEO members of the North American Competitiveness Council, played a key role in organizing Missions to India, China and other countries, and has focused over the past two years on defining major areas of closer cooperation between Canada and key trading partners.

He is a member of Steering Committee advising the Canadian Chief Negotiator on the Canada-European Union Economic and Trade Agreement negotiations, the Deputy Minister for International Trade's Canada-India Committee, and is the Secretary/Treasurer for the Board of Directors of the Trade Facilitation Office of Canada and a Board Member of the Canadian Association of Business Economics. He was educated at the Universities of Western Ontario, Ottawa and Carleton University. Sam has successfully completed the Western Executive program, holds a Masters degree in Public Administration, and Bachelor degrees in Economics and Biochemistry.

Vice President, Policy and Communications
Telephone: 613-288-3862
ross@ceocouncil.ca

As Vice President, Policy and Communications, Ross Laver conducts research and engages in policy development across a wide range of domestic and global issues. His primary areas of focus are innovation and competitiveness. Ross also oversees the Council's communications strategy and media relations. Prior to joining the CCCE, he spent 23 years as a journalist with Maclean`s magazine, The Globe and Mail and The Ottawa Citizen. He has also held corporate marketing and communications roles with two Ottawa-based technology companies. He is the author of two books: Random Excess (1998); and Savage Messiah (1993).

Vice President, Corporate Services
Telephone: 613-288-3858
nancy@ceocouncil.ca

Nancy Wallace, Vice President, Corporate Services, a member of the Council's headquarters staff since 1989, organizes all of the meetings of the Council and its Board of Directors, as well as special events. She is responsible for handling the Council finances, including membership fees, contracts, payroll and audit. Nancy handles membership inquiries and she also manages the operations of the Council's headquarters.

Executive Assistant to The Honourable John Manley, P.C., O.C.
Telephone: 613-238-3727
chantal@ceocouncil.ca