TRIEC Council Members

Mississauga Board of Trade
Represented by Sheldon Leiba, President and CEO

Mississauga Board of Trade represents businesses in all industry sectors. As a not-for-profit, private sector business organization, the Board of Trade serves as the voice of business on issues of concern to the Mississauga business community and provides a wide diversity of business programs, services, events and benefits to help business develop and succeed.

 

Sheldon Leiba is the President & CEO for Mississauga Board of Trade, the leading business association in Canada's 6th largest city.

Sheldon has consistently exemplified tremendous leadership in managing large, active and successful Boards of Trade.

Prior his appointment as President & CEO for Mississauga Board of Trade, Sheldon was Chief Executive Officer for The Brampton Board of Trade, where he served for over seven years. From 1997 to 2001 he was Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Brampton.

In 2009, Sheldon is serving as Chair of the Chamber Executives of Ontario, and is also on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

Over the past five years, through Sheldon's leadership, the Boards of Trades that he has led have been very active in supporting employment integration of immigrants initiatives, and Sheldon in particular developed the "Skills Without Borders - Connecting Employers and Skilled Immigrants" award-winning program (www.skillswithoutborders.com) and has served on a number of related committees in the Toronto and Peel regions.

Sheldon holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Queen's University School of Policy Studies, along with a Specialized Honours Degree in Public Policy and Administration, and Certificate in Urban Studies, from York University.