Winnipeg Economic Development & Tourism

Board of directors

Function

To market the City and provide services to facilitate economic development and tourism opportunities for Winnipeg in collaboration with partners, consistent with the Economic Opportunity Framework – Winnipeg, a City of Opportunity, adopted by Council on December 6, 2006.

Members

Citizen Members

Appointments for a  2-year term to expire December 31, 2026:

  • Stephen Borys
  • Nick Hays 
  • Jacque Lavergne
  • Diane Lee Sousa
  • Brad Peacock 
  • Danny Wright

Appointment for a  1-year term to expire December 31, 2026:

  • Denise Zaporzan

Appointments for a  2-year term to expire December 31, 2027:

  • Ray Karasevich
  • Dennis Meeches
  • Sofia Mirza
  • Robyn Normandale
  • Raif Richardson
  • Cheryl Zealand

    Jurisdiction

    On April 24, 2002, Council adopted Clause 3 of the Report of the Executive Policy Committee dated April 17, 2002, which directed “That Economic Development Winnipeg and Tourism Winnipeg amalgamate their operations into one agency (Destination Winnipeg), and that the amalgamated agency work with the Winnipeg Convention Centre to develop a strategic marketing and communication partnership.

    On May 13, 2010, Destination Winnipeg Inc. announced it would restructure under the original Economic Development Winnipeg Inc. name with a refined mandate and a new organizational framework.

    Composition

    • Members of the Corporation are the Mayor of the City of Winnipeg and the Premier of the Province of Manitoba , or their respective designated person by proxy or, where the offices are vacant or a person has not been designated by proxy, the Deputy Mayor or Acting Mayor, or Deputy Premier or Acting Premier, as the case may be
    • No less than three and no more than 15 citizen board members  appointed by both of the Members
    • Each of the Members shall appoint an ex-officio director

    Council reference

    April 24, 2002 Minute 370

    Additional reference

    Economic Development Winnipeg By-law No.1

    Contact

    Ryan Kuffner, President & CEO 
    Suite 810, One Lombard Place
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0X3

    Phone

    204-954-1988

    Website

    https://www.winnipegedt.com/

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