Siân Smith, senior director of strategic procurement with Noble Corporation in Concord, ON, is the 2015/2016 chair of the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH). The announcement was made at the 83rd annual general meeting, held in June in Quebec City. The youngest chair in the organization’s history, Smith is also the first woman to hold the position.
She began her career in the plumbing and heating industry with Emco Corporation in 1999. In 2007, Smith was named vice president, procurement. She joined Noble, which had been acquired by the Talisker Plumbing Corporation, a subsidiary of Emco Ltd., in her current role in 2013. Smith was elected to the CIPH board in 2009.
Paul McDonald of Bradford White is the immediate past chair.
Look for coverage of CIPH’s annual business conference here and in HPAC’s association roundup in the October issue.
