Andre Sochaniwsky - Candidate for the UCU Board of Directors

Andre Sochaniwsky is the second (in alphabetical order) of four people running for election to the UCU Board of Directors whose bio we are featuring on the blog.

Mr. Andre Sochaniwsky has been a member of UCU for over twenty years (since 1988) and was first elected to the board in 2009.

He currently sits on three committees, of which he chairs two. He brings with him over a decade of business technology management and delivery experience. He also has a successful operational leadership track record as a commissioned officer in the Canadian Air Force.

Currently, Mr. Sochaniwsky holds the position of Director, Finance and Supply Fulfillment Systems Delivery at Bell Canada, where he has worked since May 2008. He is responsible for the successful planning and delivery of the company’s multi-million dollar finance and supply fulfillment system work program, which has included the company’s system migration to IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), Harmonized Sales Tax and other essential programs.

For ten years, prior to his current employment, Mr. Sochaniwsky was a management consultant, specializing in systems integration (ERP) for large manufacturing companies. While in that position, he had the opportunity to work with numerous Fortune 500 companies throughout North America, contributing to the success of their system implementations.

Mr. Sochaniwsky also served in the Canadian Air Force for 13 years. As an Air Combat Systems Officer, he commanded a maritime patrol air crew tasked with the detection and tracking of nuclear submarines and accumulated 2200 hours of flight time. He was awarded with three military medals for service to Canada.

In addition to his UCU board work, Mr. Sochaniwsky serves as Vice-Chair of the Remembrance Committee of the Toronto Branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC). He is also a member of the Ukrainian National Federation (UNF), the Ukrainian War Veterans Organization and parishioner at St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Mr. Sochaniwsky received his Bachelor of Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada and his Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business (UWO). He has completed the Canadian Securities Course, the CUDA (Credit Union Director Accreditation) Level A training and the Project Management Certificate program from the University of Toronto. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

To read about the other three candidates, please click on the links below:
Irena Fedchun
Lu Taskey
Natalie Witiuk