Business Chief USA August 2020

“The recent hiring of a
new director of data
and digital technologies
supported by a
dedicated team is going
to allow us to really
grow this potential”
—
Stacey Rous,
EVP & CFO, OTIP
‘people first’ has not and will not change.”
Throughout the pandemic, OTIP has
been active in the communities it serves,
donating more than $250,000 to food
banks and mental health associations
across Canada. “I’m on the Canadian
Mental Health Association of Waterloo
Wellington and a recent study highlighted
that 70% of us are feeling
isolated due to that lack of connectivity,
which is having a detrimental effect on
all our mental health right now.”
In addition, she continues, 70% of
those same survey respondents said
they were concerned about becoming
sick from COVID-19, or losing someone
close to it. “This crisis remains at
the top of everyone’s mind. Given the
corresponding mental health challenges
we are going to see from an
industry perspective, we need to be
ready to help the people that maybe
unwell, and be there for both employees
and members to help them.”
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