The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), recently announced the appointment of John Walter as SCC Executive Director. Mr. Walter is Vice President, Standards Development for the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Prior to joining CSA in 2001, he spent five years as President and CEO of the Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA), a non-government, not-for-profit organization mandated to deliver public safety services for the Province of Ontario. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Walter was the Assistant Deputy Minister, Technical Standards Division for the Province of Ontario's Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations where he was responsible for the administration and regulatory compliance for seven public safety acts. Mr. Walter succeeds Peter Clarke who retired after serving three consecutive terms and nine years as SCC Executive Director. For additional information, go to www.scc.ca.
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