The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games (VANOC) has appointed five executives to its leadership team who will be responsible in the area of finance, human resources, Olympic planning, sport and venue development.
John Furlong, chief executive officer of VANOC, said “these appointments were made after a search that sparked interest from across the country and around the world. Our team mixes local expertise with International Games experience – it is a Canadian team for Canada’s Games”.
The five executives will be joined by at least three others in the coming months, who will be responsible for revenue, marketing and communications, legal services and Olympic services. Recruitment is still under way.
There are at present 40 people providing services to VANOC. The organization will grow slowly over the next two years and will start to ramp up after the Turin 2006 Winter Games.
By 2010 about 1,200 people will be employed by VAOC along with an estimated 3,000 Games staff and 25,000 volunteers.
