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Managing Partners

Gregory Petrela

President, Managing Partner

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 1994

gpetrela@petrela.com

Roy Ferreira

Vice President, Managing Partner

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2004

rferreira@petrela.com

Surety Bond Team

Woody Brown

Surety Advisor, Partner

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2014

cbrown@petrela.com

Tim Gorman

Surety Advisor, Partner

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2008

tgorman@petrela.com

Chris Curry

Surety Advisor, Partner

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2011

ccurry@petrela.com

Shawn McCallum

London Branch Manager, Partner

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2018

Smccallum@petrela.com

Slava Kolmatskyy

Surety Advisor

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2018

Skolmatskyy@petrela.com

Kim Grant

Surety Bond Services Manager

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2004

kgrant@petrela.com

Millie Macesic

Surety Bond Services

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2006

mmacesic@petrela.com

Rohini Chitnaraine

Surety Bond & Insurance Services

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2007

rchitnaraine@petrela.com

Construction Insurance Team

Jim English

Insurance Department Manager

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2011

jenglish@petrela.com

Heidi Charles

Insurance Account Executive

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2008

hcharles@petrela.com

Jan Petersen

Insurance Account Executive

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2011

jpetersen@petrela.com

David Rae

Insurance Account Executive

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2014

drae@petrela.com

Shawn McCallum

London Branch Manager, Partner

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2018

Smccallum@petrela.com

Michael San

Insurance Account Manager

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2015

msan@petrela.com

Jocelyn Horsfall

Insurance Account Executive

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2020

jhorsfall@petrela.com

Alex Mino

Insurance Account Associate

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2016

amino@petrela.com

Alexander Petrela

Insurance Account Associate

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2017

apetrela@petrela.com

Marie Pinack

Insurance Account Associate

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2019

mpinack@petrela.com

Jackie Kempa

Insurance Account Associate

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2020

jkempa@petrela.com

Toula Govas

Insurance Services

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2009

tgovas@petrela.com

Rohini Chitnaraine

Surety Bond & Insurance Services

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2007

rchitnaraine@petrela.com

Resources

Erilyn Jaspe

Office Manager

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2019

ejaspe@petrela.com

Mariana Dimitrova

Controller

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2016

mdimitrova@petrela.com

Martina Sobotik

Finance and HR

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 1995

msobotik@petrela.com

Angela Radcliffe

Reception & Office Support

TEAM MEMBER SINCE 2019

aradcliffe@petrela.com

Margaret Barclay

Ambassador and Flex Support

Margaret Barclay

Ambassador and Flex Support

Testimonials

Petrela, Winter & Associates has been an important longstanding business partner of Ampere Limited. They provide a great deal of overall value to our business as it relates to cost-effective bonding, insurance, and risk management solutions. We can always rely on their informed construction business perspective.

Ampere’s reputation as leaders in our field is as a result of building the best and most reliable internal and external team in the business, and PWA is a key part of this team.

—Mario Bernardini, President & CEO, Ampere Limited

When it comes to construction insurance and bonding, and general industry advisory expertise, we highly recommend the PWA team. Their knowledgeable, professional, and in-tune team members provide a rock-solid service and are there when you need them the most. Their sole focus on construction makes them stand out – they understand the industry and are up to date on all of the current issues.

—Mark Enright, President, Bonnechere Excavating Inc.

Over the past 30 years, Pennecon has grown from regional roadbuilder to a leading national heavy civil and industrial contractor, with a vast array of private and public customers from coast to coast. Our projects are continually larger, technically challenging, and contractually complex, and so it is critical for our staff and business partners to be the most knowledgeable and progressive in the industry. Petrela, Winter & Associates’ team of highly skilled bonding professionals have assisted us in many ways, enabling our disciplined growth for over 20 years. Always up to the challenge, their credibility with the Surety community and their continuous support and guidance has been paramount to the success of our business.

—David Mitchell, P.ENG, CEO, Pennecon Limited

We are thrilled with the service and relationship with Petrela, Winter & Associates. They understand and are plugged into the construction industry, and have done an excellent job in providing improved bonding terms, service and advice for the Salit Group of Companies across Canada, including seamless service and support of our growth and acquisition strategy. As Salit builds on its 115-year history of success, it’s important for us to maintain the very best internal and external team, and PWA is a key part of this team. We have and will continue to recommend Petrela, Winter & Associates to any business looking for a strong value-add broker partner and advocate.

—Wayne Gelb, Chief Financial Officer, Salit Steel & Salit Group of Companies

Over the 12 years that we’ve been with Petrela Winter as our bonding agent, Petrela Winter has always been a solid advocate for our firm. Due to PWA’s support, we’ve been able to expand our contracting business and to undertake larger and more complex projects. Petrela Winter has been proactive in obtaining the best rate for bonds available while maintaining strong relationships with bond providers.

We’ve found everyone we’ve worked with to be professional, knowledgeable, and personable. Kenalex is pleased to have this opportunity to express our complete satisfaction with the services of Petrela Winter and to highly recommend this firm.

—Sandy Graham, Past Chair, OGCA & President, Kenalex Construction Company Limited

RHC continues to push the boundaries of ICI construction, and our collaborative underwriting partner, PWA, has a similar commitment to excellence. The organization’s leadership provides transparent interface with the RHC stakeholders while maintaining a humility and attention to detail that is unsurpassed in the industry. PWA continues to meet our everyday underwriting challenges while progressively assisting RHC in planning for the future; a great partnership.

—Eric R. Schmidt, President, Reid’s Heritage Construction Ltd. (RHC)

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