ENERQUALITY’s New Board and CEO Were Appointed This Week With Support From OHBA
The Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) is pleased to confirm that a new board of directors for ENERQUALITY has been appointed, and looks forward to future growth from ENERQUALITY with its new board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in place. The interim board, composed of Interim Chair, Brian Johnston, former CEO of CreateTO, Peter Saturno, President of Midhaven Homes, and Gord Cooke, President of Building Knowledge Canada, invested significant time over the last few months to improve ENERQUALITY’s governance and recruit a new CEO to drive an ambitious growth plan for the future. OHBA extends their gratitude to these individuals for their dedication and effort over the last few months.
On February 24, 2025, the ENERQUALITY interim board of directors appointed Joe Vaccaro as the new CEO. Today, OHBA is pleased to support the appointment of the following new board of members tasked with modernizing the organization and setting it up for significant future success:
- Paul De Berardis – Vice President, Building Standards and Engineering at RESCON
- Dino Chiesa – Former Chair of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Jacqueline Collier – Director, Sales and Marketing at Tamarack Development Corporation
- Gord Cooke – President of Building Knowledge Canada
- Dan Gabriele – President of Marz Homes
- Brian Johnston – Director of Sienna Senior Living and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and former CEO of CreateTO
- Michael Lio – President of buildABILITY and former CEO of ENERQUALITY
- Scott Stevens – Executive business coach specializing in the housing industry
- Bernie Torchia – Former Senior Vice President, High-Rise Construction at Mattamy Homes
“This new board of directors brings the expertise and vision needed to align a modernized ENERQUALITY with OHBA’s growth strategy,” said Mike Memme, Chair of OHBA. “By strengthening our combined capacity, we will enhance industry training with ENERQUALITY as OHBA’s external training hub while continuing to expand its home labelling and certification programs.”
Vaccaro and the board have been tasked with increasing the company’s focus on training for home builders, a need that has been expressed by OHBA members, alongside continuing to grow its energy certification business.
“I look forward to working with Joe again and am confident that his skills and experience will help ENERQUALITY execute its new strategic plan to become a leader in training and education for the residential construction industry,” said Scott Andison, CEO of OHBA.
OHBA has been a shareholder of ENERQUALITY since it founded the company with the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance (CEEA) in 1998. OHBA subsequently acquired full ownership of ENERQUALITY in 2024 to support its own growth plan and commitment to an even higher level of member service delivery. ENERQUALITY will continue to work closely with home builders across the province in pursuit of improving building and energy efficiency standards and increasing access to training and education.
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