Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan Games
Comité d’organisation des Jeux panaméricains et parapanaméricains de 2015 à Toronto
FormationJanuary 21, 2010
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Official language
English, French, Spanish
Chief Executive Officer
Saad Rafi
Website

The Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan Parapan American Games (TO2015) (French: Comité d’organisation des Jeux panaméricains et parapanaméricains de 2015 à Toronto - TOR2015) was a non-profit organization responsible for producing and financing the 2015 Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games. It was established on January 21, 2010, about three months after the 2015 games were awarded to Toronto, Ontario.[1]

TO2015 was led by chief executive officer Ian Troop, who has senior operating experience with multinational corporations [2] Its board of directors consisted of 12 members, with five partners the, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee, Canadian and Ontario provincial governments, and the City government of Toronto, Ontario.[3]

The Chair of the Games was The Honourable David Peterson, former politician and Premier of Ontario. In December 2013 Troop was fired. He was replaced in January 2014 by Saad Rafi.[4]

Members of the Organizing Committee

The following are members of the organizing committee and their title.[5]

Name Title
Saad RafiChief Executive Officer
David PetersonChair
Katherine HendersonSenior Vice-President, Marketing & Revenue
Barbara AndersonChief Financial Officer
Allen VansenSenior Vice-President, Operations
Bob O'DohertySenior Vice-President, Sport and Venues
Elaine RoperSenior Vice-President, Human Resources
Murray NobleSenior Vice-President, Infrastructure
Peter DonoloSenior Vice-President, Public Affairs
Louise LutgensSenior Vice-President, Community and Cultural Affairs
Karen HackerSenior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Roger GarlandChairman Emeritus

Board of directors

The following are members of the board of directors and what they are known for. The board was selected to represent the five different partners in the games: the three governments and the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee[6]

Name Title/Accomplishments
The Honourable David PetersonChair, Former Premier of Ontario
Marcel AubutPresident of the Canadian Olympic Committee
Sylvie BernierFormer Olympic Diving champion and Pan American Games medalist.
Martha BillesControlling shareholder of the Canadian Tire Corporation
Michael ChambersFormer president of the Canadian Olympic Committee
Tony GaglianoCanadian businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Doug HamiltonFormer Olympics Rowing medalist.
Sandra LevyFormer Olympic field hockey player and Vice President of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind
David LeggPresident of the Canadian Paralympic Committee
Walter SieberFormer Vice President of the Canadian Olympic Committee
Victoria WinterFormer Pan American Games medalist in dressage
Joe HalsteadChairman of Ontario Place Former CEO/Chair of Festival Management Committee Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto (Formerly Caribana)

References

  1. ↑ "Organizing Committee". Official Toronto 2015 website. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Ian Troop - Chief Executive Officer". Official Toronto 2015 website. Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Board of Directors". Official Toronto 2015 website. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  4. ↑ Pan Am Games CEO Ian Troop fired
  5. ↑ "Organizing Committee". Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games | Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
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