Canada’s Paul Cote named as CEO for 2018 WEG
Bromont Bid Committee chairman Paul Cote has been named equally the CEO for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, to live held at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park inwards Bromont, Quebec.
Cote’s tireless as well as unwavering back upward was a primal contributor leading to the FEI’s unanimous determination to abide by the Games to Canada.
This volition live the outset fourth dimension inwards the history of the Games that the prestigious lawsuit has e'er been held inwards Canada as well as solely the minute fourth dimension exterior of Europe, alongside the outset fourth dimension being 2010 inwards Lexington, Kentucky.
“We worked real difficult during the concluding 4 years to obtain the Games,” Cote said. “I am get to operate merely equally difficult – if non harder – over the side past times side 4 to deliver the best WEG e'er organized. I am excited for our sport, for our athletes as well as I’ll exercise all I tin to brand everyone proud to live purpose of the Canadian equestrian family.”
Cote, a married virile somebody raise of 3 children, was outset introduced to equestrian sport when his immature adult woman took upward dressage xi years agone at the historic menstruum of seven. His passionate involvement inwards the incredible chance of bringing the Games to Bromont is equally a termination of wanting to exercise a lasting legacy to the sport inwards Canada – from grassroots to elite level. A
As an Equine Canada board fellow member as well as the provincial President of the Fédération équestre du Québec, Cote was also the President as well as Chief Executive Officer of Via Rail Canada, an independent Crown Corporation which operates the national rider rails service on behalf of the Government of Canada, until his retirement inwards 2010. Not ane to tiresome down, Cote has of late been working alongside Montreal Metropolitan Transit Authority inwards diverse executive roles as well as of late equally a exceptional consultant.
Michael Gallagher, who represented Equine Canada on the bid commission since the initial stages as well as was also on the CEO Selection Committee, said: “Paul has done a fantastic task equally the Chair of the Bid Committee, as well as hence I am certain he volition exercise a fantastic task equally the CEO of the Organizing Committee.”
Already a world-class facility, the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park currently hosts FEI jumping, dressage, eventing as well as driving competitions. The Games volition significantly boost the local, provincial as well as Canadian equestrian communities equally good equally the local as well as provincial economies.
The 2018 Games volition live the largest unmarried sport lawsuit e'er held inwards Canada which could run into 4500 accredited participants, from to a greater extent than than 70 countries, as well as an estimated 500,000 spectators.
“Hosting the Games is going to live a huge labor that I am confident Paul volition live able to execute alongside nifty success,” said Equine Canada CEO Eva Havaris. “He has the passion, crusade as well as corporate sense to organize this prestigious lawsuit as well as brand the remainder of Canada proud equally hosts.”
The Games are held every 4 years, inwards the midpoint of the Olympic cycle, as well as hosts the the world championships inwards all the FEI disciplines.
The 2014 Games volition live held inwards Normandy, France, from August 23 to September 7.
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