The Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan Parapan American Games (TO2015) (french: Comité d’organisation des Jeux panaméricains et parapanaméricains de 2015 à Toronto - TOR2015) was a
non-profit organization
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responsible for producing and financing the
2015 Pan American Games
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and
2015 Parapan American Games. It was established on January 21, 2010, about three months after the
2015 games were awarded to
Toronto
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Ontario
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TO2015 was led by
chief executive officer
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Ian Troop, who has senior operating experience with multinational corporations Its
board of directors consisted of 12 members, with five partners the,
Canadian Olympic Committee
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,
Canadian Paralympic Committee
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,
Canadian
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and
Ontario provincial governments, and the City government of
Toronto, Ontario
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The Chair of the Games was The Honourable
David Peterson
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Backg ...
, former politician and Premier of Ontario. In December 2013 Troop was fired. He was replaced in January 2014 by
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Members of the Organizing Committee
The following are members of the organizing committee and their title.
Board of directors
The following are members of the board of directors and what they are known for. The board was selected to represent the five different partners in the games: the three governments and the
Canadian Olympic Committee
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and
Canadian Paralympic Committee
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References
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