Remo Mancini
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Remo Mancini (born May 26, 1951 in Pescara, Italy) is a businessman and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1993, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson.[1]
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[edit] Education
Mancini, a gold medal gymnast, received athletic scholarships to both U.S and Canadian Universities. Injuries ended Mancini's athletic career and formal education.[2]
Mancini received an ICD.D certification[3] from the Corporate Governance College at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.[4] The program is a joint initiative by Rotman and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
[edit] Political career
In December 1972, at the age of 21, Mancini was elected to the local municipal council. In December 1974, Mancini was elected deputy mayor and Essex County councillor at the age of 23. Mancini was elected to the provincial legislature the following year in the Ontario general election of 1975, defeating Progressive Conservative Frank Klees by just over 2,000 votes in Essex South. He defeated Klees again by a wider margin in the 1977 Ontario election, and easily retained his seat in the elections of 1981, 1985 and 1987.
The Liberal Party was able to form a minority government under David Peterson following the 1985 provincial election, after 42 years in opposition. Mancini was named as the Premier's parliamentary assistant from 1985 to 1987. He was promoted to minister without portfolio responsible for disabled persons on September 29, 1987, and finally to Minister of Revenue on August 2, 1989[1]
The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 Ontario election. Mancini was the only Liberal MPP elected in the Windsor to London region. He was chosen to serve as the opposition house leader from November 1991 to February 1992. While in opposition Mancini was chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. He endorsed Steve Mahoney's bid to lead the Liberal Party in 1991.[5] Mancini retired from the legislature on April 30, 1993.[1]
[edit] Business career
After leaving politics, Mancini entered corporate life. He served as executive vice-president of both the Canadian Transit Company[6] and the Detroit International Bridge Company, the two companies which own the Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan.
Mancini has also served on several National and International not for profit boards. He is an active member of the US-based National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and the Canadian-based Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD). Mancini also serves on the Board of Advisors of Watts Energy, a Michigan based energy company focused on renewable wind energy.[citation needed]
[edit] Windsor-Essex Development Commission
In 2007, Mancini was elected Chairman of the Board of the Windsor-Essex Development Commission (WEDC),[7] a not-for-profit corporation that seeks to "maximize economic diversity, growth and prosperity"[8] in Windsor and Essex. In March 2008, Mancini was appointed Acting Interim Executive Officer, making Mancini the WEDC's fifth CEO in five years.[9]
In February 2009, the WEDC Board and Mancini were publicly criticized for its unsuccessful search for a permanent CEO,[10] as well as with the level of Mancini's remuneration while serving as Acting CEO.[11] Mancini resigned, along with the entire WEDC Board of Directors in March 2009.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Remo J. Mancini, MPP: Parliamentary History
- ^ Schumacher Research and Leadership Group: Remo Mancini
- ^ Institute of Corporate Directors: About the ICD
- ^ FT.com: Niocan Inc
- ^ Windsor Star, 18 November 1991
- ^ Ambassador Bridge: Second bridge by 2012
- ^ Business Executive: Windsor Essex Development Commission hits the ground running
- ^ Windsor-Essex Development Commission: About WEDC
- ^ Windsor Star: Arrested Development
- ^ Amherstburg Echo: Search for Development Commission CEO comes under fire
- ^ Windsor Star: Mancini still earning $1,200-a-day as acting CEO
- ^ Windsor Star: Development commission board gone for good
[edit] External links
| Cabinet Posts (1) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Bernard Grandmaître | Minister of Revenue 1989-1990 |
Shelley Wark-Martyn |
