Dr. Tom Murad, Country Lead of Engineering & Technical Excellence at Siemens Mobility – Canada.
A member of Engineering Order of Honour – Professional Engineers Ontario “PEO”, is a respected Technology leader, thinker, Board Member, an award-winning Educator and distinguished speaker on the topics of: Engineering, Technology and Technical talents/skills development and education.  An advocate of Innovation and creativity specifically in the Areas of Digitalization, Smart Infrastructure and Industrie 4.0

In 2010 , he Joined Siemens in Canada, prior to his current role he was the Country Lead of Engineering , Technology & Academics for Siemens Canada as well as the founder of the Siemens Canada Engineering and Technology Academy “SCETA”, that he established and directed since October 2014. Before that, he was the Head of the “Expert House” and Engineering Director for Siemens Canada’s Industry sector since 2010.

Prior to joining Siemens, Tom was the Senior VP and COO of AZZ- Blenkhorn & Sawle for many Years with an extensive career in Professional Engineering and Executive Management of innovative Technical Operations including Academic and R&D work in Electrical power, Industrial Controls and Automation.

He is also serving as a member of various Advisory Boards of Directors in the 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 – President-Elect. (2022- 2033 ) & Board Vice-Chair.
• IEEE Region 7 ( CANADA ) Director-Elect. / Delegate- Elect. 2022-2023
• Member of Board of Directors – Post Secondary Education Quality Board – (Ontario Government)
• Member of Order of Honour – PEO Engineering
• Fellow of Engineers Canada “F.E.C”.
• Awardee of IEEE Canada’s 2019 J.M. Ham Outstanding Engineering Educator Award.
• Member of Industry Advisory Board -School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon
  Fraser University ” SFU ” 2022.
• Ex- Vice-Chair & Member of Board of Directors – “OSPE “
• Chair of Executive committee – IEEE Toronto Section (2016-2017).
• Licensed P.Eng.; (PEO & OSPE) in Ontario; APEGA in Alberta, & Senior Member of IEEE.
• Member of the PEO Licensing “Engineering Experience Review”- ERC Committee since 2003.
• Member of ” AREMA ” – American Railway Engineering & Maintenance Association.
• EX-Member of Board of Directors – Canadian – German Centre for Innovation and Research.
• Ex-Member of Ontario Francophone Workforce Development Council (FWDC).
• Ex-Member- Board of Directors – Green centre Canada.