Medhat Mahdy and Tim Penner

Medhat Mahdy is the President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Toronto and President of YMCA Ontario. As part of its vision of making our communities home to the healthiest children, teens and young adults, the Y is building ten new YMCA Centres of Community in ten years. The Y is deeply committed to keeping its doors wide open to people going through difficult transitions, and Medhat brings a deep understanding of the social determinants of health and a conviction that we owe every one of our kids the opportunity to grow stronger every day in spirit, mind and body. Y not? Medhat has an extensive background in nonprofit leadership and strategy — as well as a 37-year relationship with the Y, as a member, volunteer and leader. He’s served in a variety of leadership capacities both at the YMCA of Greater Toronto and at YMCA Canada, and has been the recipient of a number of strategic and voluntary sector designations from York, McGill, University of Toronto, Harvard and Queen’s. Medhat has lived in Cairo, Pittsburgh, Alexandria, Karslruhe (Germany) and now lives in Toronto with his wife Ann and their three children. He’s a tennis and classical music fan.

Tim Penner retired as President of Procter & Gamble Canada in September 2011 after 33 years with the company. After graduating from Wilfrid Laurier University, Tim joined P&G and worked in various Marketing roles in Canada, advancing to the position of General Manager of Health Care products. Tim and his family then moved internationally twice with P&G, to the UK and Ireland, and the USA. He returned to Toronto as President of P&G Canada in 1999 and held that role for 12 years before retiring. Tim is the Board Chair for Jamieson Wellness and the former Chair of the YMCA of Greater Toronto. His other past board roles include the Ontario Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity and Economic Progress; Sick Kids Hospital; Sick Kids Foundation; TIAP; The Youth Challenge Fund; Career Bridge; The Conference Board of Canada; GS-1; FCPC, Intact Insurance, and Club Coffee. He has been on the Dean’s Advisory Council at both Wilfrid Laurier University and the Schulich School of Business at York. Tim has been married to his wife Pat for 42 years. They have three children and three grandchildren.