Satinder is a value-driven leader with a strong team orientation and passion for building strong relationships with members, government and allied organizations. He brings more than 20 years of senior management and leadership experience to this role with the not-for-profit and association sectors, including serving as President of the Canadian Convenience Stores Association and Vice President at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Satinder is presently Senior Director for Partnerships with Mitacs. Prior to his work in the association sector, Satinder served in Director and Senior Policy Advisor roles within both the Ontario and British Columbia Governments. He brings a strong skill set in government relations, public affairs, communications, stakeholder relations and partnership development.

Satinder is a lifelong learner whose educational background includes an MBA from Ivey Business School at Western University, a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Waterloo, and Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Toronto, along with certification in Leadership and Inclusion from Centennial College.

“I am delighted to be joining this amazing organization and team,” said Satinder in a statement. “Ralph Suppa, has achieved so much for CIPH and I am committed to ensuring that the Association continues to provide outstanding member value for this dynamic and essential industry in Canada.”

“We are delighted to welcome Satinder to the CIPH team and feel confident that his extensive experience will help enhance and strengthen our Association and continue to provide great value to members,” added Dave Hammond, Chair of CIPH’s Board of Directors. “We have every confidence that he will make a tremendous contribution to the association and working alongside our staff team, will help CIPH achieve its mission of supporting the growth and prosperity of CIPH members. I’d also like to take the opportunity to thank Ralph for all his incredible and hard work over his time at CIPH. Thanks to his efforts, we are now well positioned to continue to innovate, evolve and meet the needs of our members.”

Mr. Chera will join CIPH and assume his new role on October 2, 2023.

About CIPH

The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH) is a not-for-profit trade association that is Canada’s leading voice promoting the Plumbing, Heating, Hydronics, PVF, and Waterworks Industries. With more than 280 companies as members, CIPH represents a vibrant industry that sees sales in excess of $9 billion annually, that employs more than 20,000 from coast to coast and that provides essential services to all Canadians.

For the last 90 years, CIPH has been connecting the industry and, today, CIPH provides a wide range of events, trade shows, seminars, workshops, webinars and publications on plumbing and hydronic heating for its members. CIPH informs and connects its members with each other and with relevant stakeholders (Including allied organizations and associations at national and international levels) and is able to represent its members in all aspects of the industry. CIPH ensures a unified voice in education, new technologies and advocacy for areas such as industry codes, regulatory standards, clean and waste water initiatives and climate change.