Board of Directors 2011-2012

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
President - Brian Ashton
Honourary President - Jim Melvin
1st Vice-President - Jennifer Ward
2nd Vice-President - John Kiru
Vice-President - Larry O'Connor
Vice-President - Councillor Gary Crawford

DIRECTORS 

Past Presidents:
Knox Henry
Jim McMillen

Honourary President
Jim Melvin

Section 1 - Municipal
Mayor Rob Ford
Councillor Raymond Cho
Deputy Mayor Douglas Holyday
Councillor Mike Layton
Linda Franklin
Councillor Gary Crawford
Councillor Doug Ford

Section 2 - Manufacturers & Industry 
Brian Ashton
Susan Coates
John Kiru
Ted Papadatos
Sarabjit Rana

Section 3 - Agriculture
Bob Adams
John Gallinger
Jasmine Jackman
Valerie Love
Larry O'Connor

Section 4 - General & Liberal Arts
Chris Bateman
Ross Devlin
Suzan Hall
Robin Manley
Jennifer Ward

Solicitor
Terry Denison

 

Information on the Board of Directors

The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is governed by the Canadian National Exhibition Association (CNEA) and its volunteer Board of Directors. The CNEA is governed and operated under the jurisdiction by the Canadian National Exhibition Association Act of 1983 as amended by the Statutes of Ontario in 1999 and the Province of Ontario Agricultural & Horticultural Organizations Act of 1988. 

The CNEA is a provincially chartered association which resides on a municipal site. Through various agreements with the City of Toronto including the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the CNE receives administrative, financial and operational services from Exhibition Place. The MOU also provides for the use of the buildings and grounds for the annual CNE. 

The CNEA has over 125 member individuals and associations representing each of the following sectors: Municipal, Manufacturers & Industry, Agriculture and General & Liberal Arts. Member associations appoint a representative to the CNEA and approximately 15 members are appointed directly by the CNEA from the community-at-large. Criteria for appointment includes: a keen interest in the Exhibition; good interpersonal skills; ability to work with people of diverse interests; and expertise in fields generally associated with the Exhibition. Each year a Board of Directors is elected from this membership giving equal representation to each of the Manufacturers & Industry, General & Liberal Arts and Agriculture sectors. Six representatives of the Municipal sector are appointed by Toronto City Council. 

If you or your organization are interested in membership in the CNEA,  or if you woud like a copy of the public report listed on the agenda below, please contact our Corporate Secretary, Sarah Fink at 416-263-5201 or sfink@theex.com.

 

	Agenda - January 26, 2012 (171.77 kb)
	Media Release - CNE Announces New President & 2011 Attendance (171.47 kb)