Dr. Tom Murad, Ph.D., P.Eng., F.E.C, F.EIC, SM. IEEE
President & Board Chair
IEEE Canada
Dr. Tom Murad, The ( 2024-2025) IEEE Canada President & Director IEEE – R7.
A member of Engineering Order of Honour - Professional Engineers Ontario
“PEO", is a respected Technology leader, Innovator, thinker, Board Member,
award-winning Educator, and distinguished speaker& advocate of Engineering,
innovation, and creativity, specifically in the Areas of : Engineering & Technology, Digitalization, Smart Infrastructure, Industry - 4.0 & 5.0, Mechatronics, Leadership, and technical education & Talents / skills development.
He Joined Siemens in Canada ( 2010 – 2023 ). His latest role was the “Country
Lead (V.P.) of “Engineering , Technical Excellence & Academics”, as well as being
the founder & Director of the Awards winning “ Siemens Canada Engineering
and Technology Academy "SCETA", and the Siemens Mechatronics Systems
certification Program ( 2014 – 2020 ).
Prior to that, he held different Executive Management & C - Level roles with an extensive career in Professional Engineering, Innovative Technical Operations and including Academia and R&D work. He is now Adjunct professor at the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences- University of Guelph, “CTO“ of Innoventus Engineering Inc., and a member of various Boards of Directors in Industry and Academia.
Dr. Murad holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics), and a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Power Electronics and Industrial Controls from Loughborough University of Technology in the UK, with a Leadership Program Certificate from Schulich Business School, York University in Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Murad is:
IEEE Canada – Past President & Chair of the Board of Directors.
IEEE - Region 7 (CANADA) Past Director / Delegate ( Global).
Board of Director – Ontario’s Government’s Post Secondary Education Quality Board “ PEQAB”.
Board (Council ) member - Engineering Institutes of Canada “ EIC “.
Fellow of Engineers Canada "F.E.C".
Fellow of Engineering Institutes of Canada “ EIC “.
Chair – IEEE Railway Electrification Technical Committee (Global) ( 2024-2025).
Awardee of IEEE Canada's 2019 J.M. Ham Outstanding Engineering Educator Award.
Member of the PEO Licensing "Engineering Experience Review"- ERC Committee (since 2003).
Advisory Board Member-School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon Fraser University "SFU"
Licensed Professional Engineer “P.Eng.” in Ontario (PEO & OSPE); Alberta (APEGA) & N.W.T. (NAPEG)
Chair - IEEE Toronto Section (2016-2017).
Ex- Vice Chair & Member of Board of Directors – Ontario Soc. Of professional Engineers "OSPE ".
EX-Member of Board of Directors - Canadian - German Centre for Innovation and Research.
Ex-Member- Board of Directors - Green Centre Canada.
