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PanAmchairmantakesreinsWith$2.4billionbudgetforGamesandvillage,RogerGarlandsees'hugeimpact'
from2015event
JohnGoddard
JohnGoddard
TorontoStar
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29December2009
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FormerhotelexecutiveRogerGarlandtookchargeofspendinghundredsofmillionsofdollarsMondayaschairmanofToronto'ssummer2015PanAmGames.
Predictingthegameswillhave"ahugeimpactonourathletesandonourneighbourhoods,"Garlandsaidheonlyrecentlyhascometoappreciatetheenormityofthe
jobtobedone.
Witha$1.4billionbudget,plus$1billiongoingtobuildawaterfrontvillagefor8,500athletes,coachesandofficials,thePanAmericanGamesandParaPanAmerican
Gameswillleavethecityanditsneighboursalastinglegacyinathleticdevelopment,hetoldaconferencecallwithreporters.
"ThesearetheathletesgoingtotheOlympics,thebestintheAmericas,"hesaidofthosecompeting.
Garland,aformerinternationalbankerandFourSeasonsHotelsexecutive,alsoservedasfoundingchairmanoftheSoulpepperTheatreCompany.
Theboard'sfirstjobwillbetonameachiefexecutiveofficerandseniormanagementteaminthecomingweeks,hesaid.
Theother11boardmembersare:
LawyerandQuebecNordiquesfounderMarcelAubut,knownpartlyastheinnovatorwhomergedtheWorldHockeyAssociationwiththeNationalHockeyLeagueand
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whointroducedovertimeperiodsintheNHL.HeispresidentelectoftheCanadianOlympicCommitteeandreportedlyheadofabidtobringQuebecanotherNHL
franchise.
SylvieBernier,firstfemaleQuebecertowinanOlympicgoldmedal,inthethreemetrespringboarddivingeventatthe1984GamesinLosAngeles.Atlastyear's
OlympicGamesinBeijing,sheservedasheadoftheCanadianmission.
MarthaBilles,controllingshareholderofCanadianTireCorp.,foundedbyherparents.
DavidBraley,presidentofOrlickIndustriesLtd.HeownstheB.C.LionsfootballclubandonceownedtheHamiltonTigerCats.MichaelChambers,presidentofthe
CanadianOlympicCommittee.Heservedontheboardofthe1999WinnipegPanAmGamesorganizingcommittee.
TonyGagliano,headofSt.JosephCommunicationsandcofounderofToronto'sLuminatosummerartsfestival.
SandraLevy,memberofCanada'sWomen'sNationalFieldHockeyteamfor11yearsandcompetitorinthe1988and1992Olympics.SheisanexecutiveatMagna
ExteriorsandInteriorsCorp.
CarlaQualtrough,presidentoftheCanadianParalympicCommittee.
ChrisRudge,chiefexecutiveoftheCanadianOlympicCommitteeandaformerplayerwiththeSyracuseStingersoftheNationalLacrosseLeague.In1976,hecoached
theCanadianNationalFieldLacrosseTeam.
VictoriaWinter,aTorontolawyerandlongtimememberofCanada'sequestrianteam.Shewontwobronzemedalsatthe1995PanAmGames.
AndrewWright,vicepresidentandmanagingdirectorofCBRichardEllis,aglobalrealestatecompany.
ThePanAmGameswerelastheldinRiodeJaneiroin2007.TheynextmovetoGuadalajara,Mexico,in2011.
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