Ian Troop | |
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Former chief executive officer of Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games | |
In office February 11, 2010 – December 13, 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Georgetown, Ontario |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Wilfrid Laurier University Kipling Collegiate Institute |
Profession | Chief executive officer |
Ian Troop was the former president and chief executive officer of TO2015, which managed the preparation and execution of the 2015 Pan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games. Prior to his appointment as the CEO of TO2015, Troop was President of ConAgra Foods, and a vice president at Procter & Gamble.[1]
Troop also served on the Advisory Board of the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA). In 2006 and 2007 the National Post named Troop one of Canada's top CEOs of the future.[2]
In 1981 Troop graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a BBA. While in university he was an all-star football player and was inducted to the Laurier hall of fame in 1978. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in 1981.[3] In 2009, he was named Wilfrid Laurier Alumni of the year, and in 2011 one of the top 100 WLU alumni of the past 100 years. In 2012, he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for his community work.[4]