Dr. Paul Tichauer, FCIArb

Professional Summary

Technically qualified ADR Professional and accomplished CEO with over 40 years international business leadership and dispute resolution experience. Active in companies spanning large corporate, large and mid-size private as well as early-stage start-ups. A disciplined Arbitration practitioner; also recognized for bringing sound commercial judgment and technical expertise to the dispute resolution process. Extensive leadership responsibility in global ADR organizations. Combines deep industry knowledge with executive decision-making and professional rigor to deliver effective and enforceable Mediations, Arbitrations and Dispute Boards.

Commercial Executive Experience

Senior Executive and Engineering positions with companies in the materials, industrial and highly-engineered product sectors in Canada, USA and Europe.

• President & CEO
  • Langen Packaging Inc.
  • Cymat Corp.
  • Sciemetric Instruments Inc.
  • Industrial Research & Development Institute (IRDI)
  • Teledyne McKay (USA)
• Group Executive, Teledyne Inc. (USA)
• Executive Vice-President & COO, ATI Technologies Inc.
• President & COO, Fleck Manufacturing Inc.
• R&D Head; Sales & Marketing Head, Linde Canada
• R&D; Project Engineering; Technology Licensing Mgr, Linde USA

Sector Experience

• Extractive Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Pyro-Metallurgy
• Industrial Gases & Chemicals, Welding Consumables
• Automated Packaging Machinery and Systems, Auto Parts, Aircraft Jet Engines
• Manufacturing, Injection Molding, Computer Chips, Paper Coating, Construction
• Electronic Test Equipment, Large Chemical/Food Mixers

Dispute Resolution Experience

Sole Arbitrator with ICC for multi-party, multi-million dollar dispute re failed aircraft jet engine component. Sole Arbitrator with ICDR Canada; Public Arbitrator with FINRA. Roster Member: ADRIC, DRBF, FINRA, ICC Canada,, LCIA and VanIAC.

• DRBF – Director and Treasurer, Region 1, 2025 – 2028
• ICC International Centre for ADR Standing Committee – Vice-President, 2021 – 2027
• ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR – Member, 2021 – 2027
• CanArbWeek – Founding Co-Chair, Treasurer
• CIArb Canada – Founding Chair
• 2024 IBA Task Force revising Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest – Member
• UNCITRAL Working Group III on ISDS reform – CIArb representative
• CIArb Governance Review Working Party – Member
• CIArb Accelerated Route to Fellowship Programs – Instructor

Commercial Boards of Directors

• Member, Corporate Boards of Directors:
  • Cymat Corporation
  • Sciemetric Instruments Inc.
  • IRDI – Industrial Research and Development Institute
  • ATI Technologies Inc.
  • Centre International de Couchage, Board Member and Chair (9 years)
  • Applanix Corporation
  • International Custom Products Inc
  • Fleck Manufacturing
  • Multiple Linde Welding Distributorships
• Priveq Capital Funds – Investment Committee (12 years)
• Independent Advisor – Family Business Client (>$1B Assets)
• Executive Coach and Mentor (>10 years)
• National Advisory Board on Minerals, Metals Science and Technology (Canada)
• Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum – Member
• Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra – Board Chair, Cellist
• Soundstreams – Board Chair
• National Youth Orchestra of Canada – Board Member

Education and Training

• B. Eng. (Metallurgy), McGill University
• M.A. (Philosophy, Politics & Economics), Oxford University, Rhodes Scholar
• PhD (Metallurgy), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MBA (Finance) With Distinction, Pace University
• Mediation and Advanced Mediation Training, Stitt, Feld, Handy
• FCIArb Diploma, International Commercial Arbitration, CIArb
• FIDIC Certificate – Dispute Avoidance Mechanisms under FIDIC Contracts

Awards

• Rhodes Scholar – Quebec
• CIArb Canada Award for Distinguished Service in Canadian Arbitration – 2022