Headquarters:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Year founded:
2001
Number of employees:
350
Phone:
1 866 788 3500
Email:
sales@payworks.ca
Website:
payworks.ca
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/payworks
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
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PAYWORKS
JP Perron
President and CEO
Michael Penman
Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Johnston
Vice President, Human Resources
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“I’m very proud of our service philosophy and cloud-based products which deliver real-time savings and money. This allows our customers to focus on growing their core business and their people,” says JP Perron, Payworks’ president and CEO.
Perron has extensive experience managing and leading transformational growth. Prior to joining Payworks in 2012, he was vice president enterprise solutions at MTS Allstream. Prior to this, he held a number of senior executive positions with Ceridian Canada, including EVP client services, where he oversaw national service delivery, product management, sales and marketing for the Canadian operations.
President and CEO
JP Perron
“Payworks is a dynamic and quickly growing organization built on providing exceptional service and solutions to businesses across Canada. We’re proud to make a meaningful impact, not only by changing the workforce management landscape, but also by supporting the communities our clients and staff call home,” says Michael Penman, the company’s COO.
Penman joined Payworks in 2016 and has over 15 years of accounting, financial and operations experience in the agricultural, payroll services and public accounting fields. In his current role, he oversees finance, legal, treasury, risk, audit, service, HR and learning and development operations, as well as the dedicated teams that serve them.
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Michael Penman
“I smile every time I think about Payworks’ investment in people and communities. I see it in the dollars and time donated, but also in how the teams interact with each other and the initiatives the leadership group supports. ‘Doing right by people’ isn’t just a purpose statement; it’s the truth the people here have been living all along,” says Jennifer Johnston, Payworks’ VP of human resources.
She joined Payworks in 2022 as the senior leader of the company’s growing HR team, providing strategic guidance to her own department and to people leaders across the business in building and retaining a highly engaged and effective workforce.
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Jennifer Johnston
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
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Myles Halliday
Vice President, Product Management
“As the vice president of product management, I am responsible for understanding the challenges our clients can face with respect to payroll, HR, and employee time management. With this knowledge, I can ensure that our products meet our clients’ needs, provide a solution to their problems, and exceed their expectations,” says Myles Halliday.
He joined Payworks in March 2016 and was already familiar with Payworks solutions as he was previously a payroll customer. He has extensive experience in managing and growing technology-based solutions.
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Myles Halliday
Laura Desjardins
Vice President, Human Resources
Laura Desjardins joined TSSA as vice president, human resources, in January 2019. She has held executive positions in human resources in a number of organizations, including Bell Canada Enterprises and Hewlett-Packard most recently.
Desjardins has a strong track record in supporting organizations in strengthening their cultures, developing HR solutions that are both impactful and customer-oriented, and implementing training programs to support employee development and advancement.
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Laura Desjardins
Payworks is a leading expert in the field of total workforce management solutions, providing cloud-based payroll, human resources, employee time and absence management to businesses across Canada. As a proudly Canadian-owned company since it opened its doors in 2001, Payworks understands what it takes to be an employer in Canada. The company is deeply committed to the success of its clients’ communities.
Payworks believes that better workforce management is about more than tools. Those who are looking for outstanding, expert service paired with modern technology will find it in Payworks.
“I first used Payworks in 2018 and it quickly became my preferred payroll system – they’re 100% my provider of choice,” says a representative of Enkel Backoffice Solutions in Vancouver, BC.
“As a certified payroll professional, I find Payworks’ system to be dependable, accurate and intuitive; it provides better reporting, customization and client experience than the other systems I’ve worked in. It also allows customized access for clients and individuals who only need to see certain levels of information or reports.”
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
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Nashir Jiwani
Vice President, Operations
Catherine Sieniewicz
AVP of Travel and Retail
Rhonda English
Chief Marketing Officer
Evelyn Peng
Chief Risk Officer
Nashir Jiwani joined TSSA as interim vice president, operations, in February 2020. After a brief departure, he returned to the role in August 2021. Leading the largest single team in the organization, Jiwani oversees the ongoing development of processes, standard operating procedures, methodologies, controls, and overall best practices to enhance TSSA’s core capabilities and achieve operational efficiencies.
An accomplished senior executive, Jiwani was formerly VP of operations, Americas, at CSA Group; COO and construction manager at Aliya’s Foods; VP of operations at Hartmann North America; and managing director at DuPont Canada.
Jiwani holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering degree from McGill University, an MBA in Accounting and Finance from the Schulich School of Business at York University, and a Chartered Director designation from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University.
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Nashir Jiwani
With decades of experience, Catherine Sieniewicz has always been devoted to growing within the travel and retail industry. Catherine became director of retail and travel at CCG in May 2019. In February 2020, she was promoted to AVP of travel and retail where she continues to guide all her decisions by what she has learned in member, associate, and business experience.
AVP of Travel and Retail
Catherine Sieniewicz
Rhonda English is a CPA, CMA and obtained her Honors Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and her MBA from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. Rhonda joined CM Club Group as vice president of insurance, then took the role of vice president corporate marketing, overseeing business insights & analytics and the acquisition and retention of the CM lines of business. In 2016, she was named chief marketing officer, taking on additional responsibility for travel and membership product, digital, and the government & community relations advocacy team.
Chief Marketing Officer
Rhonda English
Evelyn Peng started at CCG in 2017 as director of risk management and now serves as the chief risk officer for the organization. She has a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology and a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Waterloo. She has extensive experience with enterprise risk management, specializing in operational risk management, and financial risk management. Evelyn is a Chartered Accountant and a Financial Risk Manager.
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Evelyn Peng
Evelyn Peng started at CCG in 2017 as director of risk management and now serves as the chief risk officer for the organization. She has a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology and a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Waterloo. She has extensive experience with enterprise risk management, specializing in operational risk management, and financial risk management. Evelyn is a Chartered Accountant and a Financial Risk Manager.
Chief Risk Officer
Evelyn Peng
Evelyn Peng started at CCG in 2017 as director of risk management and now serves as the chief risk officer for the organization. She has a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology and a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Waterloo. She has extensive experience with enterprise risk management, specializing in operational risk management, and financial risk management. Evelyn is a Chartered Accountant and a Financial Risk Manager.
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Evelyn Peng
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Chief Technology Officer
Alex Ventura
Head of Marketing
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Chief Underwriting Officer
Ryan Armijo
Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division
Bob Petrilli
President, Underwriting Division
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Kofie adds, “Through 2022, QBE successfully delivered significant growth in the cyber sector, reflecting the depth and strength of our team. We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations.”
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Earlene Huntley joined CAA in 2014 as director, tax and was promoted to AVP, tax in 2016, and to her current role as group chief financial officer of CAA Club Group in February 2017. In her role, she is responsible for all aspects of finance. She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies where she earned her BSc. Accounting (Hons) and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom.
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Melissa Abramowitz has been practicing corporate and commercial law for over 20 years, with an emphasis on the financial services industry. She joined CAA Club Group in 2014, and currently serves as the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer of CCG and its affiliated companies. At CCG, Melissa provides strategic legal advice on a broad range of matters including corporate governance, licensing, distribution, marketing and advertising, commercial contracts and regulatory compliance. She holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.CL) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from McGill University and a Certificate in Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions from Osgoode.
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Melissa Abramowitz
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer
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Group Chief Financial Officer
Earlene Huntley joined CAA in 2014 as director, tax and was promoted to AVP, tax in 2016, and to her current role as group chief financial officer of CAA Club Group in February 2017. In her role, she is responsible for all aspects of finance. She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies where she earned her BSc. Accounting (Hons) and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom.
Group Chief Financial Officer
Earlene Huntley
Melissa Abramowitz has been practicing corporate and commercial law for over 20 years, with an emphasis on the financial services industry. She joined CAA Club Group in 2014, and currently serves as the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer of CCG and its affiliated companies. At CCG, Melissa provides strategic legal advice on a broad range of matters including corporate governance, licensing, distribution, marketing and advertising, commercial contracts and regulatory compliance. She holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.CL) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from McGill University and a Certificate in Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions from Osgoode.
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