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Top 100 Ontario Sunshine List Salaries, 2003

The 2003 top 100 ranges from $1,734,293 down to $351,848 in total compensation. Hospitals and Boards of Public Health accounts for 44% of this list, followed by Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation at 32%. Making the cut took $351,848 in total compensation this year, up 2.2% from $344,137 the year before. 41 of these 100 names were not in the 2002 top 100.

These are the 2003 Ontario Sunshine List's 100 highest-paid public sector employees, as disclosed under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

2003 data last updated .

#1Graham A. Brown
$1,734,293
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Operating Officer
Salary $1,721,948 + benefits $12,345
#2Snick Meyers
$1,238,131
Ontario Power Generation·Senior VP Trading & Portfolio Mgmt
Salary $1,229,687 + benefits $8,444
#3Tom Parkinson
$1,053,608
Hydro One·President & CEO
Salary $999,042 + benefits $54,566
#4W. Dowell Hudson
$992,116
Ontario Power Generation·Vice President, Special Projects
Salary $990,842 + benefits $1,274
#5Michael Gourley
$951,257
Ontario Financing Authority·Vice Chair & CEO, OFA
Salary $937,629 + benefits $13,628
#6Ronald W. Osborne
$932,730
Ontario Power Generation·President & CEO
Salary $925,998 + benefits $6,732
#7David Drinkwater
$828,847
Ontario Power Generation·Exec. VP, Corp Dev. & Legal & CFO
Salary $825,728 + benefits $3,119
#8Gregory Smith
$815,729
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President
Salary $812,329 + benefits $3,401
#9William Robinson
$742,941
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President, Pickering A
Salary $740,214 + benefits $2,727
#10Thomas Closson
$712,791
University Health Network·President & CEO
Salary $650,333 + benefits $62,457
#11Ken Hartwick
$700,127
Hydro One·Chief Financial Officer
Salary $690,502 + benefits $9,625
#12James Twomey
$694,135
Ontario Power Generation·Senior VP, Electricity Production
Salary $689,259 + benefits $4,876
#13Thomas Mitchell
$682,280
Ontario Power Generation·Site Vice President - Pickering B
Salary $679,477 + benefits $2,803
#14David Goulding
$675,628
Independent Electricity Market Operator·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $673,427 + benefits $2,201
#15Tom Gunn
$666,162
OMERS·Sr. VP, Investments
Salary $663,847 + benefits $2,315
#16Michael Bagale
$633,104
Ontario Power Generation·Vice President - Restart
Salary $631,703 + benefits $1,401
#17Donald C. Lechnar
$627,426
Ontario Power Generation·Vice President, Pricing & Structure
Salary $626,658 + benefits $767
#18David Brown
$615,912
Ontario Securities Commission·Chair
Salary $606,156 + benefits $9,756
#19Alan Gayer
$610,785
The Hospital for Sick Children·President & CEO
Salary $555,687 + benefits $55,097
#20Timothy Hirasawa
$601,807
Ontario Power Generation·Vice President - Trading
Salary $601,126 + benefits $681
#21Jeffrey C. Lozon
$598,148
St. Michael's Hospital·President & CEO
Salary $582,524 + benefits $15,624
#22T. Oliver Butler
$595,473
Ontario Power Generation·Vice President, Supply Chain
Salary $593,259 + benefits $2,214
#23Joseph Mapa
$589,319
Mount Sinai Hospital·President & CEO
Salary $551,162 + benefits $38,156
#24Richard Dicerni
$583,053
Ontario Power Generation·Acting President & CEO
Salary $579,100 + benefits $3,953
#25Peter Chait
$551,835
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $549,990 + benefits $1,844
#26Pierre R. Charlebois
$521,615
Ontario Power Generation·Acting Exec. VP, Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $518,468 + benefits $3,146
#27John D. Murphy
$495,904
Ontario Power Generation·Executive VP, Human Resources
Salary $493,067 + benefits $2,838
#28Tony Dagnone
$485,793
London Health Sciences Centre·President & CEO
Salary $415,150 + benefits $70,643
#29Leo Steven
$478,687
Sunnybrook & Women's·President & CEO
Salary $471,495 + benefits $7,192
#30Kevin Smith
$460,009
St. Joseph's Health Care, Hamilton·President & CEO
Salary $429,527 + benefits $30,481
#31Dale Richmond
$459,485
OMERS·President & CEO
Salary $457,340 + benefits $2,145
#32David McCutcheon
$453,576
Sunnybrook & Women's·Asst. Deputy Minister
Salary $442,639 + benefits $10,937
#33Clifford Nordal
$453,527
St. Joseph's Health Care, London·President/ CEO
Salary $411,318 + benefits $42,209
#34Stephen Herbert
$449,483
Baycrest Centre For Geriatric Care·President & CEO
Salary $428,640 + benefits $20,842
#35Derek Armstrong
$447,993
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $446,149 + benefits $1,844
#36Dave Barrie
$446,208
Hydro One·Senior VP, Asset Management
Salary $445,453 + benefits $755
#37Susan Conner
$445,465
University Health Network·VP, Real Estate Solutions
Salary $409,900 + benefits $35,566
#38Murray Thomas Martin
$444,371
Hamilton Health Sciences Centre·Chief Executive Offficer
Salary $393,008 + benefits $51,363
#39Bairbre L. Connolly
$441,844
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $440,000 + benefits $1,844
#40Hugh M. O'Brodovich
$441,416
The Hospital for Sick Children·Paediatrician-In-Chief
Salary $376,618 + benefits $64,798
#41Stephen F. Miller
$434,533
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $432,689 + benefits $1,844
#42John Kitts
$430,632
The Ottawa Hospital·President
Salary $382,605 + benefits $48,027
#43Mark Rochon
$430,503
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute·President & CEO
Salary $417,488 + benefits $13,015
#44Robert Birgeneau
$427,249
University of Toronto·President, UniversityToronto
Salary $398,104 + benefits $29,144
#45Paul S. Babyn
$425,347
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist-In-Chief
Salary $423,503 + benefits $1,844
#46Paul Garfinkel
$424,289
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health·President & CEO
Salary $413,490 + benefits $10,798
#47Janet Beed
$423,304
University Health Network·TGH VP & Chief Operating Officer
Salary $382,571 + benefits $40,734
#48Ronald Laxer
$421,127
The Hospital for Sick Children·Vice President
Salary $356,438 + benefits $64,689
#49Kenneth White
$419,124
Trillium Health Centre·President & CEO
Salary $417,196 + benefits $1,928
#50Joseph Kappes
$417,056
Ontario Power Generation·Manager, Work Control
Salary $416,000 + benefits $1,056
#51Charles Macfarlane
$413,419
Ontario Securities Commission·Executive Director
Salary $405,590 + benefits $7,829
#52Dr. Rueben Devlin
$412,254
Humber River Regional Hospital·President
Salary $396,663 + benefits $15,590
#53Christopher Paige
$411,927
University Health Network·VP, Research
Salary $371,376 + benefits $40,551
#54Alan Hudson
$408,034
Cancer Care Ontario·President & CEO
Salary $404,034 + benefits $4,000
#55Michael Baker
$406,226
University Health Network·Physician-In-Chief
Salary $369,270 + benefits $36,955
#56Robert J. Bell
$404,254
William Osler Health Centre·President & CEO
Salary $398,521 + benefits $5,733
#57Ron Barbaro
$403,463
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.·Chair/ Chief Executive Officer
Salary $395,617 + benefits $7,846
#58Bruce Boland
$403,379
Ontario Power Generation·Senior VP, Customer Solutions
Salary $401,089 + benefits $2,291
#59Grant Walsh
$402,098
St. Peter's Health System·President/ CEO
Salary $387,050 + benefits $15,048
#60Adele S. Malo
$401,123
Ontario Power Generation·Vice President Law & General Counsel
Salary $397,144 + benefits $3,979
#61Philip John
$400,882
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $399,038 + benefits $1,844
#62Paul Moore
$399,645
Ontario Securities Commission·Vice Chair
Salary $391,818 + benefits $7,827
#63Tony Miele
$399,622
Ontario Realty Corporation·President & CEO
Salary $368,403 + benefits $31,220
#64Philip Wyatt
$399,337
North York General Hospital·Clinical Geneticist
Salary $398,018 + benefits $1,319
#65Giselle Branget
$398,321
Ontario Power Generation·VP, Treasurer
Salary $397,655 + benefits $665
#66Jon Dellandrea
$395,611
University of Toronto·VP & Chief, Advancement Officer
Salary $367,016 + benefits $28,596
#67Arthur Slutsky
$391,886
St. Michael's Hospital·VP, Research
Salary $390,421 + benefits $1,466
#68Tom Goldie
$391,173
Hydro One·Senior VP, Corporate Services
Salary $384,413 + benefits $6,759
#69Peter Crombie
$389,845
Ontario Power Generation·President, OPG Ventures
Salary $388,863 + benefits $982
#70Shirley C. Neuman
$388,625
University of Toronto·Vice President and Provost
Salary $336,353 + benefits $52,273
#71Joseph Plona
$387,438
Ontario Power Generation·Director, Station Engineering
Salary $386,668 + benefits $770
#72Catherine Zahn
$381,193
University Health Network·TWH VP/ Chief Operating Officer
Salary $343,097 + benefits $38,096
#73John Coleby
$380,511
Ontario Power Generation·Site Vice President - Pickering A
Salary $379,191 + benefits $1,320
#74James Young
$379,785
Community Safety and Correctional Services·Chief Coroner
Salary $379,321 + benefits $464
#75Manuel Buchwald
$378,862
The Hospital for Sick Children·Chief, Research Institute
Salary $372,009 + benefits $6,853
#76Paul Murphy
$378,712
Independent Electricity Market Operator·Chief Operating Officer
Salary $377,306 + benefits $1,406
#77Derek Cowbourne
$377,200
Independent Electricity Market Operator·Vice President, Market Services
Salary $375,794 + benefits $1,406
#78Ronald J. Bodrug
$371,714
The Scarborough Hospital·President & CEO
Salary $366,749 + benefits $4,965
#79James R. Burpee
$370,423
Ontario Power Generation·Senior Vice President
Salary $365,759 + benefits $4,664
#80Philip Hassen
$370,409
Health & Long-Term Care·Deputy Minister
Salary $360,436 + benefits $9,974
#81Bart Demosky
$370,393
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Risk Officer
Salary $354,669 + benefits $15,724
#82Janet Davidson
$368,512
Toronto East General·President & CEO
Salary $358,696 + benefits $9,816
#83Colin D'Cunha
$364,179
Health & Long-Term Care·Commissioner of Public Health
Salary $363,722 + benefits $457
#84Bruce Campbell
$362,956
Independent Electricity Market Operator·VP, Corporate & Legal Affairs
Salary $361,440 + benefits $1,516
#85Bonnie J. Adamson
$362,649
North York General Hospital·President and CEO
Salary $349,507 + benefits $13,142
#86Kenneth Pritzker
$360,716
Mount Sinai Hospital·Pathologist-In-Chief
Salary $356,031 + benefits $4,685
#87Barry Smith
$360,007
Metro Toronto Convention Centre·President & CEO
Salary $349,800 + benefits $10,206
#88Robert Vinson
$359,378
Woodstock General Hospital·Radiologist
Salary $357,225 + benefits $2,152
#89Donald W. Lindsey
$358,823
University of Toronto·President & CEOUTAM
Salary $358,181 + benefits $642
#90Patrick McNeil
$357,450
Ontario Power Generation·Senior VP, Strategy & Support Nuclear
Salary $355,247 + benefits $2,203
#91C. David Naylor
$356,620
University of Toronto·Prof. & Dean Medicine, Vice-Provost, RHCI
Salary $350,388 + benefits $6,233
#92David Lindsay
$355,703
Public Infrastructure Renewal·Pres. & CEO, Ont. SuperBuild Corp
Salary $332,281 + benefits $23,423
#93Dietmar E. Reiner
$355,234
Ontario Power Generation·Chief Information Officer
Salary $354,601 + benefits $634
#94Marilyn Bruner
$354,820
St. Joseph's Health Centre·President & CEO
Salary $340,000 + benefits $14,820
#95John Sauger
$354,396
Ontario Power Generation·Director, Outage Management
Salary $352,676 + benefits $1,719
#96Susan Blaser
$351,848
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $350,004 + benefits $1,844
#97Sylvester Chuang
$351,848
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $350,004 + benefits $1,844
#98Alan Daneman
$351,848
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $350,004 + benefits $1,844
#99David L. Gilday
$351,848
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $350,004 + benefits $1,844
#100Cathy E. Macdonald
$351,848
The Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $350,004 + benefits $1,844

Ranked by each person’s highest single disclosure in the year: a duplicate filing collapses to one row, and a person with two employers appears once, at their higher-paying role. Ties are broken alphabetically by name.

“Not in the 2002 top 100” compares by name against the 2002 list ranked the same way. A person filed under a different spelling in 2002 counts as new.

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