Item - 2015.NF3.1
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Nominating Panel - Facilities and Finance on May 22, 2015 and was adopted with amendments.
- See also Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel Item NF2.1 - Metro Toronto Convention Centre - Selection of Candidates for Interviews
- See also City Council Item CC7.10 for the final decision on this matter. City Council adopted this item on June 10, 2015 without amendments.
NF3.1 - Appointment of Members to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board of Directors
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 20 - Trinity-Spadina
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board of Directors
Panel Decision
The Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel recommends that:
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 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.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Candidates' 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.
Origin
Summary
The Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel will interview and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board of Directors.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/nf/bgrd/backgroundfile-80171.pdf
(May 15, 2015) 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)
(May 15, 2015) Confidential Attachment 2 - Confidential Voluntary Diversity Information Summary (previously distributed with item NF2.1)
(May 15, 2015) Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview Schedule for Metro Toronto Convention Centre candidates
Motions
That the Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel recommend that:
1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2018, and until successors are appointed:
- Hatty Reisman
- Stephen Smith
That the item be reconsidered only as it pertains to the term of office.
That the Facilities and Finance Nominating Panel recommend that:
1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on June 9, 2018, and until successors are appointed:
- Hatty Reisman
- Stephen Smith