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.

With 20 years of experience spanning public policy, government relations, insurance, healthcare and mental health, Joe’s position at GreenShield combines his expertise in enterprise growth with his passion for improving the health of Canadians. His leadership style is defined by his desire to roll up his sleeves and turn vision into action.

Joe is a proud Carleton and Western University graduate and serves as Chair and board member for the Ontario Shores Foundation for Mental Health Sciences. He has also held board and advisory positions with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Mental Health Association, York Region & South Simcoe.

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.

Mandy is not your typical marketer. Both ‘calculator and crayon’, she seamlessly integrates management consulting fundamentals, people leadership, a customer-obsessed attitude, and innovative creativity. She has a proven ability to build and motivate teams, mobilize organizations, and lead world-renowned brands to new levels of achievement. Refusing to be squeezed into any single category or sector, Mandy has held consequential roles across fast-paced industries for companies such as Deloitte, Recipe, Yum!, and Target. She joined GreenShield in 2022 because, as a non-profit social enterprise, the company combines her passions for business, people, and social impact results. Mandy holds a BBA and an MBA from York University’s Schulich School of Business and several Harvard University certifications.

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.

Ned Pojskic is GreenShield’s Vice President of Pharmacy Benefits Management. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing both the strategic and operational elements of GreenShield pharmacy benefits management function. On the strategic side, Ned leads a team of pharmacists and drug policy specialists responsible for setting GreenShield’s strategic direction with respect to pharmacy and drug benefits management, including product development and pharmaceutical industry partnerships. On the operational side, Ned’s scope of responsibility includes oversight of drug pricing, formulary management, specialty pharmacy, and drug prior authorization. 

With an industry background that includes a role as Director of Health Policy for the Ontario Pharmacists Association, Ned is a key member of the GreenShield Administration executive team. Ned holds Masters and PhD degrees from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Toronto and is currently appointed as an adjunct lecturer within the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy.

Lucy Turowicz has joined our organization as Vice President, GreenShield+, with almost 25 years in the industry. As Senior Vice President Employer Products, at TELUS HEALTH (formerly Lifeworks), Lucy was accountable for employer products across 180 countries. Lucy brings a wealth of experience in global product management, particularly in mental health, virtual care, wellbeing, learning, and absence management. A University of Toronto alumnus, Lucy graduated in 2001 and has since developed a robust career in the healthcare technology sector. Her significant achievements include creating TELUS Total Mental Health and Abiliti, a leading absence, disability, and workers' compensation software in Canada and the USA, and AbilitiCBT, which significantly impacted millions of Canadians during the pandemic.

Dr. Cohen specializes in raising awareness and tearing down the stigma regarding Mental Health in the Workplace and teaching the best practices of leadership coaching. He has trained thousands of leaders, drawing on insights from over 25 years of corporate experience as a Manager and Human Relations Consultant. Cole pioneered the progressive approach to training leaders in supporting mental health in the workplace. He proudly works with industry leaders across the globe, delivering leading edge workshops that clarify the role of the leader and team members, and he brings a down-to-earth understanding of the complex arena of mental health.

Dr. Alfonsi is an engineer and physician specializing in Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology. Dr, Alfonsi also serves as Co-Founder, and Chief Medical Officer of RxFood, a health technology platform used by clinicians and patients for medical nutrition therapy that transforms photos of what individuals eat into powerful dietary assessments and recommendations for chronic disease prevention and management.

Debbie Garshon is a Registered Social Worker holding both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work with 25 years of experience as a front-line clinician in various health care settings. 

Debbie has extensive experience working with public sector entities throughout her career. Most recently, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was responsible for heading up the clinical team for mental health support for the Ontario Government. 

She has also held a variety of positions with clinical leadership in the areas of disability management, organizational health and wellness, and mental health consulting. She uses her mental health knowledge, well-honed clinical skills, and business acumen to head up the clinical arm of GreenShield Health which serves diverse organizational groups across Canada. Debbie has an authentic, inclusive, and flexible approach to her work with clients and her teams of clinicians.