No. H 092/07
For release May 15, 2007
OTTAWA — The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure
and Communities, today announced the appointment of Mr. Anish Makim to the
Parc Downsview Park Inc. board of directors.
"I am very pleased that Mr. Makim has agreed to serve on the board of Parc
Downsview Park," said Minister Cannon. "His experience in business
administration, finance and management will serve the board well."
Mr. Anish Makim holds a master of business administration degree from the
Richard Ivey School of Business, and a bachelor of business administration
degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. He is currently responsible for client
retention programs and strategy as a manager with TELUS, a telecommunications
company. He previously worked as a consultant with SECOR Consulting, where he
provided merger, acquisition and strategic growth advice to organizations in the
financial services, telecommunications and mining industries. While employed
with Arthur Andersen LLP in the United Kingdom, he was a corporate tax advisor
in addition to performing due diligence activities for corporate restructuring
and public-private partnerships. Mr. Makim has been appointed for a term of
three years.
Downsview Park, in Toronto, Ontario, is a unique urban park and recreational
green space created from the remaining lands of the former Canadian Forces Base
Toronto. The park was dedicated to Canadians on September 29, 2003, as a major
federal urban park. The 572-acre site is operated by Parc Downsview Park Inc.,
an agent Crown corporation, which is mandated to manage and develop part of the
Downsview lands on a self-financing basis as a unique urban recreational green
space to be held in perpetuity for the enjoyment of future generations. The site
consists of 362 acres of green space for public enjoyment while the remaining
area is to be developed commercially to support the operation of the park.
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Contact:
Natalie Sarafian
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities and
Minister responsible for Quebec, Ottawa
613-991-0700
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