GARY KARMAZYN, PRESIDENT/CEO

Tel: 212-679-2312
Email: gkarmazyn@hotmail.com

With over twenty years of experience in the motorcycle safety training and licensing industry, Gary Karmazyn is one of Canada's most experienced motorcycle safety training and licensing industry executives.

Mr. Karmazyn established Motorcycle Training Consultants of Canada (MTCC) in 1992 to help shape the future of the industry by providing educational opportunities that would enhance the experiences of current motorcycle riders and attract newcomers to the sport.

After seven successful years at the local level, Motorcycle Safety Institute was formed in August 1999 to help shape the industry on a national and international level. As President and CEO, Mr. Karmazyn oversees the company’s New York- and Toronto-based training operations, as well as its national and international franchising division.

Prior to forming MTCC in 1992, Mr. Karmazyn was a Commercial Account Manager in the Banking and Trust Industry, and a Senior Instructor with government-authorized Examiner Signing Authority in the Canada Safety Council Motorcycle Training Program.

As an industry stakeholder and committee member of the Ministry of Transportation Education Review, Mr. Karmazyn was a key contributor to setting policy and standards in Ontario prior to the introduction of the Graduated Licensing System. Mr. Karmazyn was the first to submit and receive approval in Ontario for an original curriculum standard designed to meet the needs of the Graduated Licensing System.

Mr. Karmazyn’s work has garnered a number of industry awards, including the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Award for Outstanding Independent Program and the Canada Safety Council Instructor Achievement Award in appreciation of long-standing service to motorcycle safety. Mr. Karmazyn was also the recipient of the Markham Board of Trade Business Excellence Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in 1994.