OBA Announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors

Ranjan Agarwal Will Be First President of South Asian Descent

TORONTO – The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) is pleased to announce its 2022-2023 Board of Directors. With a wide range of perspectives and experience, this diverse board is once again suited to work together to move the profession forward as it leaves the recent transition and turbulence behind.

Ranjan Agarwal – as 1st vice-president – will be the next president of the OBA. He will be the first president of South Asian descent in the 115-year history of the association. Kelly McDermott will serve as 1^st vice-president, while Kathryn Manning becomes the 2^nd vice-president following this month’s elections and will assume the presidency in 2024.

2022-2023 OBA Board of Directors

“The OBA has helped lead the bar through a world where the familiar fell away under every footstep. Now, we need to reach back and ensure there are future leaders ready to build a solid path through a new world,” says Agarwal, a partner and co-head of class actions practice at Bennett Jones, who will also focus on access to justice during his mandate. “My predecessors championed equity, diversity and inclusion from the perspectives of lived experience and in the role of trusted allies. I want to continue their work as both. In my year, the OBA will celebrate the many cultures we are lucky enough to have among our members.”