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Lou joined Re:Sound in 2020. As Re:Sound’s President and CEO, he leads the organization’s strategic direction, manages day-to-day operations and ongoing projects, working collaboratively with the executive management team and Re:Sound’s Board of Directors.

Prior to Re:Sound, Lou held executive roles across a range of industries, including professional associations, with Chartered Professional Accountants; the music industry, at ole Media Management (now Anthem Entertainment Group), as well as sports and entertainment with the 100^th Grey Cup Game and Festival, and the Canadian Olympic Committee.

Lou currently serves on the National Capital Commission (NCC) board of directors and has held similar roles with a number of not for profit boards.

Ragagnin holds the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) designation.

Since joining Re:Sound in 2010 as Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel, Arif has worked with the Re:Sound Legal Affairs Department to represent the interests of the organization and its stakeholders on all legal and copyright matters. Before joining Re:Sound, Arif served as senior corporate counsel at Deloitte & Touche LLP and in private practice at the law firm of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. Arif received his B.A. (Hon) from the University of Western Ontario and his LLB from Queen’s University.

Arif serves on the executive of the Board of Haven Toronto, an organization that provides services to promote well-being, personal growth and community integration to older men addressing issues of homelessness and health. When not enjoying the company of his wife and young daughters, Arif spends as much time on the basketball court as his aching knees will allow.

Denis Dinsmore joined Re:Sound in 2021 and oversees the finance, accounting and risk management for the business. In this role, he works collaboratively with the executive management team and board of directors.

Denis has over 20 years’ executive experience in a range of diverse industries, including national retailers, maritime shipyards, music & entertainment, travel, and media. Notably, he led the finance team for over a decade in music publishing at ole Media Management (now Anthem Entertainment Group) during its rapid international expansion.

Denis holds the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) designation and has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Guelph. He serves on various not-for-profit board and advisory committees in his community.

An avid sailor, he has competed internationally on the Great Lakes, southeast U.S. coastal waters and the Caribbean. In the summer months you can find him on his sailboat cruising Lake Ontario and one thing is for certain; he is always listening to music.

As Vice President, Technology, Otis is responsible for leading and managing a complex Information Technology portfolio of people, infrastructure, systems, processes, and projects that support the strategic and tactical needs of Re:Sound. His responsibilities include IT strategy, IT Project management, IT security and infrastructure, IT architecture, information quality and oversight of IT operations.

Otis joined Resound in 2007. Otis’s career started with Air Canada as Systems Analyst where he progressed through the ranks of Technical Operations Manager, IT Manager and Project Manager. He brings his depth of experience, technical skills and management capabilities to his current position.

Otis has a Diploma in Computer Science and is a Project Management Professional.

Doris joined Re:Sound in 2007 and is focused on improving and streamlining the royalty distribution processes within the company. She works with Re:Sound’s member organisations to maximize distribution efficiencies and ensures the company has the hard and soft resources in place to meet its distribution targets and strategic objectives.

Doris has over 25 years of progressively more senior experience in management roles working in a number of different industries, and has focused on rights management for the past 20 years. She has worked in the manufacturing and retail sectors, and for a professional association for film and television writers.

Doris has a BComm (Hon) from the University of Manitoba. In addition, she holds the computer networking designation of CNE for Novell Netware and has completed the Strategic Business Leadership Program at Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Doris currently volunteers her time with the 2881 Queen’s Own Rifles Royal Canadian Army Cadets and with the Scarborough Women’s Centre, a non-profit women’s resource centre which provides education and support services to assist women in their transition away from abuse, isolation and poverty.