Paul Hanna serves as the Executive Vice-President, Member Relations, Governance and Corporate Services for The Co-operators. Paul works with our member organizations to build strong business and governance relationships. He is responsible for organizational governance with The Co-operators Group Limited Board of Directors and its committees. He also provides leadership to corporate functions including government relations, human resources, procurement and workplace services, legal, and sustainability and citizenship. Prior to his current role, Paul spent many years as Vice-President of Strategic Planning with The Co-operators.

Paul has over 30 years of co-operative experience working in various operational and governance capacities. He currently sits on the boards of ICMIF/Americas and he serves on the University of Guelph’s Advisory Committee to the Lang School of Business, as well as The Co-operators Community Funds Board.

Paul holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Ontario, a Master’s in Adult Education from Central Michigan University and he is a Chartered Insurance Professional, granted through the Insurance Institute. Paul also carries the Chartered Director (C.Dir.) designation from The Directors College, a collaborative agreement between McMaster University and The Conference Board of Canada.