Our leadership and board members

Zahid Salman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of GreenShield. Zahid has over 30 years of experience, including executive positions at various international firms. His position at GreenShield, for which he has been recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired CEOs, combines his extensive background in business management with his passion for people and social impact. Combining purpose and performance, GreenShield has consistently been recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired Cultures under Zahid’s leadership.

Zahid is an actuary who has earned Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) and Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designations. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School and has obtained his ICD.D designation through the Institute of Corporate Directors. He currently serves on the boards of Green Shield Canada and Green Shield Association, and the Product Standing Committee of the Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association (CLHIA). He has served in leadership roles on several not-for-profit boards including the Alzheimer Society of York Region, the York Region Children’s Aid Society, and the Saint Elizabeth Foundation.

Mandy Mail is the Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing, Corporate Affairs & GreenShield Cares. A strategic and purpose-driven leader, Mandy has held leadership roles at Deloitte, Recipe, Yum!, and Target, bringing a breadth of experience across consulting, retail, and consumer sectors. She joined GreenShield in 2022, drawn by its unique model for integrating business and social impact .

At GreenShield, Mandy leads the alignment of brand, reputation, and purpose to drive enterprise performance. Under her leadership, the organization has positively impacted the health and well-being of over one million Canadians and has been recognized multiple times as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, an Imagine Canada Caring Company, and named to Fortune’s Change the World list.
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Mandy holds a BBA and MBA from York University’s Schulich School of Business, along with executive certificates from Harvard University and INSEAD. She was named one of Canada’s Best Executives by the Globe & Mail and continues to champion innovative, high-impact leadership in pursuit of health equity.

Since joining GreenShield in 2015, Scot has played a pivotal role in shaping the organization's financial direction and strategic initiatives. As Executive Vice President, he leads the Finance and Strategy division with precision and foresight. Scot is renowned for his meticulous approach to financial planning, risk management, and strategic decision-making, ensuring the company's long-term growth and sustainability.

Scot brings over 30 years of experience and expertise. His journey in the insurance sector began with notable positions, including Vice President of Planning, Operations and Claims at Intact Financial Corporation and Chief Operating Officer at Jevco Insurance Company.

Scot graduated with Honours in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a Certified Professional Accountant.

Brent has spent his career in the Group Benefits arena in Consulting, Sales, Sales Leadership, and Operations Leadership roles. In 2011, Brent left his native Nova Scotia to move to Ontario to join GreenShield Canada, as he was excited to work for a social enterprise that worked in the employee benefits space. Within GreenShield, Brent has served as the Director of Sales and Service for Southwestern Ontario, VP - Service Operations, EVP - Group, and most recently as EVP - Insurance Operations.

Within Insurance, Brent is responsible for a team of approximately 500 members in Claims, Call Centres, and Administration. Brent has degrees in HR and Commerce, a Master of Business Administration, and the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist designation.

Joe Blomeley is Executive Vice President, Head of GreenShield Health, Canada’s fastest growing healthcare provider. With comprehensive offerings in mental health, pharmacy, telemedicine, wellbeing, hormonal health and chronic disease management, and 5,000+ health professionals, GreenShield Health is empowering millions of Canadians to take control of their health when and where they need it. Joe is also responsible for GreenShield’s Enterprise Clinical Office, which was established to provide quality and safety oversight for GreenShield’s clinical services, clinical input into product innovation, clinical thought leadership and market credibility, and governance and support around GreenShield’s mandate to deliver positive health outcomes across all of our market segments.

Joe brings over 20 years of experience spanning healthcare, insurance, benefits administration, public policy, government relations and communications. Within GreenShield, Joe was previously responsible for Enterprise Growth, Individual Insurance, and Public Sector and Government Relations. Prior to joining GreenShield, Joe held senior leadership positions with Morneau Shepell (acquired by Telus Health) and the Business Council of Canada, where he founded the Business-Higher Education Roundtable.

Joe holds a B.A. in Political Science from Western University and a Masters in International Affairs (with a specialization in International Economic Policy) from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. He currently serves as Chair of the Ontario Shores Foundation for Mental Health and is an ex officio board member of the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. Joe held past board and advisory positions with the Canadian Mental Health Association, York Region and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

With over 20 years of experience in human resources across both the private and public sectors, Nadim has a proven track record of designing and implementing people strategies that drive organizational transformation and performance.  He is known for aligning and advancing human resources priorities and functions in the context of changing market realities, and creating synergies with both leadership and operations to achieve strategic transformation.

As the Executive Vice President, Head of People and Culture, Nadim is focused on advancing GreenShield’s People & Culture function to foster a high-impact and highly engaged workforce where Purpose meets Passion and Performance.

Nadim holds a Masters in Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto and is designated as a Certified Human Resources Executive (CHRE) and Certified Compensation Professional.
In his role, Kushal oversees all aspects of technology, including engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure, and AI innovation. His leadership has been pivotal in aligning IT with GreenShield’s focus on integrating coverage and care seamlessly - enhancing patient outcomes, provider efficiency, and client value.  

With 25 years of experience in the Canadian benefits industry and accreditation from Harvard Business School, JP’s leadership style is defined by three guiding principles: be humble, be kind, and get your hands dirty. Since joining GreenShield to lead the Insurance line of business, JP has built a robust leadership team and helped establish a new customer value proposition built on access, convenience, integration, and health outcomes. During his tenure at Morneau Shepell, JP expanded their Global EAP and the Responsible Gaming line of business, led the divestiture of the Morneau Shepell Group Benefits practice to HUB International, and achieved significant improvements in employee engagement. JP holds a CEBS designation, is a proud Atlantic Canadian, and currently serves as a board member of the Mount Saint Vincent Alumni Association.

Kushal Munir is the Executive Vice President, Head of IT at GreenShield, where he leads enterprise-wide technology strategy and execution across the organization’s businesses. Since joining GreenShield in 2022, Kushal has been a driving force behind the company’s payer-provider transformation - modernizing infrastructure, scaling digital capabilities, and leveraging AI to reimagine customer and employee experiences.  

In his role, Kushal oversees all aspects of technology, including engineering, architecture, security, infrastructure, and AI innovation. His leadership has been pivotal in aligning IT with GreenShield’s focus on integrating coverage and care seamlessly - enhancing patient outcomes, provider efficiency, and client value.  

With more than 20 years of experience, Kushal has built and led technology teams for some of Canada’s largest companies across healthcare, retail, financial services, and technology. He holds multiple patents, has published extensively on AI and enterprise technology, and is a frequent speaker at global conferences, where he shares insights on technology’s power to transform industries. Kushal holds a Master’s degree with a specialty in Artificial Intelligence from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and studied Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto.  

Mark is highly skilled at identifying emerging clinical and business challenges and turning them into opportunities to develop unique solutions that promote the health and well-being of plan members and Canadians.

Mark’s strategic and operational leadership ensures GreenShield customers and partners benefit from proactive and fully integrated claims adjudication, benefits administration and pharmacy benefit management strategies that are only possible through GreenShield’s payer-provider business model. As a seasoned innovator, Mark’s diverse background spans clinical services, the pharmaceutical industry, and insurance and administration roles.