Jo-ann Ball

Biography

Reporting to the President and the CEO, Ms. Ball is responsible for labour relations, executive recruitment, pension and benefit governance and financial oversight, executive compensation and HR planning. Prior to joining Orenda Aerospace in 1988, a subsidiary of Magellan, Ms. Ball held progressively senior appointments in the retail, medical and the financial services sector. She was appointed to the position of Vice President Human Resources in March 2000. Ms. Ball has been a Board Director with HRPA since 2009; having previously served on the Member Board Development Committee. She has served as the Executive Development Chair for the Ontario Aerospace Council, and Vice Chair for the Toronto Board of Trade’s Labour Law Committee, and has participated on several advisory committees in the aerospace sector. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from York University; and is a graduate of the Executive Program at Columbia University and the Advanced Program in Organizational Development and Human Resources Management from Columbia University.

Research Interest

governance and financial oversight, executive compensation and HR planning