Ryan Merkley joins the City of Vancouver from Toronto Mayor David Miller's office.
From: COV Broadcast Server
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 12:37 PM
To: All Staff (COV) – DL
Subject: CoV Broadcast: Appointment of new Communications Director
Appointment of new Communications Director
Asyou know the position of Corporate Communications Director has been vacant for the past four months since Laurie Best assumed duties as head of the COV Website Transformation Project.
Wendy Stewart, Colin Fenby and the entire Corporate Communications staff have done an outstanding job supporting Mayor and Council and senior staff on many assignments. However, in the face of the challenges and opportunities of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the arrival of over 10,000 media, it is clear that we need more help.
I am therefore very pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Merkley to the position of Director of Corporate Communications for a term of six months beginning on January 4, 2010.
I have been working with the City Manager, Olympic Operations and Communications staff in a process to identify a strong candidate for this position.
Ryan Merkley has an outstanding record of accomplishment as a communications professional. He is currently Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications and Budget in the Office of City of Toronto Mayor David Miller. He has provided long-term planning and communications support on a number of important civic projects.
I am delighted that we have found someone to work with us on the Olympic Games and the opportunities which follow in their wake. I look forward to introducing you to Ryan when he arrives in January.
Robin Adair
General Manager
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