The Board of Directors of Toromont Industries Ltd. announced that it has appointed one new independent director, Mr. Ben Cherniavsky, effective immediately. Mr. Cherniavsky was Managing Director, Equity Analyst & Head of Industrials Research at Raymond James. During his tenure there, he managed a team of analysts who covering a wide range of publicly-traded industrial and transportation companies. Mr. Cherniavsky’s direct coverage included the infrastructure & construction sector. Prior to Raymond James, Mr. Cherniavsky worked in public finance with Canada’s federal Department of Finance and the University of Toronto’s International Centre for Tax Studies at the Rotman School of Management.