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Board of Directors

MIKE WILLIAMS
Chairman of the Board

Mike Williams is General Manager of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism Division of the City of Toronto. Mike came to the City in 2009 from the Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA), where he served as Senior Vice President, Investment Attraction.

Mike previously worked as Assistant Regional Director at Statistics Canada, a Principal at Woods Gordon, and President of Compusearch. He was also Senior Vice President International for R.L. Polk, a multinational information and marketing company, where he was based out of the UK and responsible for Europe, South America and Australasia. He has conducted numerous economic development consulting assignments for municipal and provincial governments and agencies, and has served on the boards of the Toronto Board of Trade and Dixon Hall. Mike has also been involved with the creation of a variety of cluster building strategies and action plans, including greentech, digital media, advanced manufacturing, bio life sciences and ICT.

Mike Williams has a B.A.(Hons) in Economics and Geography, an M.A. in Urban Geography from Queen's University, and is a Certified Management Consultant.

BRUCE BOWES
Vice-Chair

Bruce Bowes is the Chief Corporate Officer for the City of Toronto. He has held this position since April 2005 and is responsible for Toronto's Facilities & Real Estate Division and the Fleet Services Division.

Bruce has been in municipal government since 1990, initially as Director of Public Works in the town of Aurora. From 1993 to 2001 he was the Director of Facilities and Property Management for the City of Mississauga. He then accepted the position of Executive Director of Facilities & Real Estate for the City of Toronto. In 2005 Bruce was appointed the Chief Corporate Officer for the City. Prior to 1990 Bruce was a senior officer in the Canadian Forces Military Engineers.

Bruce Bowes is a professional engineer with an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and a post graduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning, both from Queen's University in Kingston.

RICHARD BUTTS
Director

Richard Butts is Deputy City Manager for the City of Toronto and has held this position since February 2007. Richard is responsible for corporate oversight, administrative governance and coordinating the collective expertise of the City on major city-wide initiatives and projects. His portfolio includes Water, Transportation, Solid Waste Management, Planning, Fire, Environment, Building Services, Emergency Management, Municipal Licensing & Standards, Capital Infrastructure, Development Review as well as the Waterfront Secretariat overseeing the critical regeneration of Toronto's waterfront.

Richard has been with the City of Toronto since 1999. During his 11 years with the City, he has held progressively responsible positions including General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, Director of Solid Waste Management Transfer, Processing and Disposal Operations, Director of Solid Waste Management Collections; and Acting Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

Richard has been extensively involved in Residential Collection, Diversion, Processing and Transfer Station Operations since 1988. Prior to joining the City of Toronto, Richard Butts worked with Laidlaw Waste System and Waste Management Inc. in multiple capacities.

JOE FARAG
Director

Joe Farag is Director of Special Projects Division for the City of Toronto's Office of the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer. Joe is responsible for leading corporate financial analysis, negotiation and advisory services on land development initiatives, major real estate transactions and public-private partnership proposals. His most recent accomplishments include the introduction of the City's new development charges by-law, the implementation of the Toronto York Spadina Subway Extension and the negotiations of key city building partnerships including the BMO National Soccer Stadium, the Sony Centre redevelopment, and the 2015 Pan Am Games.

Prior to this position, Joe was Director of Development, Policy and Research, where he co-lead the development of the City's property tax policies, the creation of the City's water and sewer rate structure and the acquisition of Union Station.

Previously, Joe held dual portfolios as Director of Corporate Finance and Director of Real Estate with the former City of North York prior to amalgamation. Joe Farag holds a B.Comm. from the University of Toronto, as well as a Master's Degree in Applied Economics.