Corporate Services

Linda Pietrangelo 

Head of Corporate Accountability and Governance

Linda brings a strong background in business planning and public administration and over 10 years’ experience working in non-profit and related public sector organizations. She is responsible for providing strategic and operational guidance and support to the organization, leading TLC’s corporate governance, policy & compliance functions. She is Corporate Secretary to the TLC Board and is the key liaison between the Board Chairperson, CEO, TLC management and TDSB.

Linda holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto, a post graduate certificate in Public Administration, a certificate in Business Management (in progress) and is a member of the Governance Professionals of Canada.

George Kralidis

Head of People & Culture

George Kralidis is TLC’s Head of People & Culture who is responsible for developing and driving forward People and Culture goals and strategies to support the achievement of business objectives and enhance the overall employee experience and contribute to a high-performance culture.

George joined TLC in January 2021 and has a wealth of over 20 years Human Resources leadership experience in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. He’s a Human Resources Generalist who has made a positive difference to the business results and employees of the organizations where he worked some of which included, Futurpreneur Canada, Canadian Cancer Society, ivari/Wilton Re/Texas Life, Transamerica and the Canadian Automobile Association. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in business, and is a Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) and Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).

Rob Thompson

Head of Corporate Communications

Rob joined TLC in 2018 and is responsible for developing and managing communications, messaging, stakeholder engagement, media and community relations initiatives. He has over 25 years of communications leadership experience in the corporate, political and non-profit sectors having worked over the course of his career in senior positions at SunLife Financial, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation, Ontario Ministry of Health, CAS of Toronto, University Health Network and on staff as the communications advisor to a provincial cabinet minister.

Rob is a graduate of Trent University, Humber College and York University’s Leadership and Management training program.

Tina Kraljevic

People and Corporate Specialist

Tina joined TLC in 2011 as an Administrative Assistant and has subsequently advanced to the role of People and Corporate Specialist. She is responsible for administrative leadership in the People and Culture and Corporate and Business Services areas. She provides knowledge, support in a broad range of end-to-end HR and corporate operational matters and assists with coordinating and administering efficient and effective operational HR activities across the organization.

Tina has an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Women’s Studies from McMaster University as well as a certificate in Public Administration from Humber College and is currently pursuing her Certified Human Resources Professional designation at the University of Toronto.

Gabriel Zaharia

data and systems analyst

Gabriel joined TLC in 2020 and is responsible for developing, assessing, and presenting planning, real estate, and demographic metrics to be used to evaluate impact of TLC’s strategic initiatives. The role incorporates a combination of financial analysis, strategic analysis, data modeling, systems/technical knowledge, and creative thinking. He also lends his expertise to the corporate communications function providing website management services and turning data into visuals for stakeholder and public initiatives. Gabriel has over 20 years of experience managing data from various sectors, creating business intelligence, and producing data driven insights. He is a graduate of Seneca at York University’s Computer Programming and Analysis program and Johns Hopkins University’s Data Science certificate program.

Ernesto Soliman

Policy Advisor, Corporate Accountability and Governance

Ernesto joined TLC in 2021 and is responsible for conducting and coordinating research, analysis, and policy development services for the TLC, as well as supporting the TLC interests in various corporate, shareholder and inter-governmental initiatives. He has a diverse career of over 18 years in policy development, program development and evaluation, and project management working at Alberta Municipal Affairs, Employment and Social Development Canada and Western Economic Diversification Canada. Ernesto is a graduate of Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila, Philippines and University of Alberta’s Management Development program.

Tyler Raponi

ACTING Head of Corporate Accountability & Governance

Tyler is the acting Corporate Secretary for the Toronto Lands Corporation, with over six years of experience in public administration and governance. Prior to joining the TLC, Tyler worked with the Governance and Board Services department at the TDSB, providing procedural support and guidance on Committee and Board governance for senior staff and the Board of Trustees.

Tyler has an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto in English, Political Science and Gender, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Western Ontario with a research focus in municipal climate policy and community engagement.