Robert "Bob" Canuel is a bilingual senior Human Resources Professional who has been described as a visionary, strategic leader with a successful and practical record of initiating and managing best in class HR practices while always ensuring attainment of corporate objectives. It is because of his reputation and business experience Bob has been recruited to sit on various Corporate Boards of Directors in the Automotive parts (Wescast inc.), Plastics (Polytainers Inc.), Retail (Hallmark Canada Ltd.) and Food sector Startups (David’s Condiments). He has chaired and has been a member of the compensation committees along with his general board responsibilities for these organizations.
Bob also has a long and successful history on boards of “Not for Profit” and Professional Associations such as CSTD (Canadian Society for Training and Development 2500 members), HRPA (Human Resources Professional Association 24,000 members), Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (publishing) College of Nurses of Ontario, as well as numerous charities. Throughout his career Bob has been a leader in employee relations in Canada. He was elected to the newly created position of Ombudsman at Kraft Canada (1978-1983). Bob has also been a speaker at various professional conferences focused on innovative human capital management.