Item - 2015.CC7.10

Tracking Status

CC7.10 - Appointment of Members to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board of Directors

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on June 10, 11 and 12, 2015, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on June 9, 2018, and until successors are appointed:

 

- Hatty Reisman

- Stephen Smith

 

2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (May 15, 2015) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board of Directors.

 

Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (May 15, 2015) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board of Directors.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Appointees' biographies:

 

Hatty Reisman

 

Harriet (Hatty) Reisman, LLB, J.D., ICD.D, is a seasoned corporate lawyer with significant board experience. She graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1982, after two years of Economics and Political Science at University College, University of Toronto. Hatty has served as Corporate Secretary to two public companies, and has held board positions on numerous for-profit and non-profit boards. She was selected for the Diversity 50, and the Women on Board programs, and is a graduate of Rotman's ICD program.

 

Stephen Smith

 

Stephen has served on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre board since 2011. Since that time, he has made significant contributions to the Board and guided several financial-related situations where his experience as CFO of Cara and Loblaw was invaluable. Stephen's hospitality and retail industry experience and a CA background provide a solid base for a Board member who can add value to the oversight of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on behalf of the community.

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board of Directors

Background Information (City Council)

(May 22, 2015) Decision Letter from the Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel (CC7.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-80899.htm
(May 15, 2015) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of Members to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board of Directors
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-80901.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - List of Candidates and Qualifications summary, and applications for appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board (previously distributed with item NF2.1)
Confidential Attachment 2 - Confidential Voluntary Diversity Information Summary (previously distributed with item NF2.1)
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview Schedule for Metro Toronto Convention Centre candidates
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council