Michael Tremblay, the new president and CEO of Invest Ottawa, resigned from the Algonquin College Board of Governors earlier this month, citing a conflict of interest with his new role at the economic development agency.
First reported by the Algonquin Times, Mr. Tremblay announced his resignation at a Feb. 13 board meeting. Since the Invest Ottawa board features members from each of Ottawa’s post-secondary institutions, Mr. Tremblay would have been in a conflict to remain exclusively on Algonquin’s board, according to an email from a college spokesperson.
Cheryl Jensen, president of Algonquin College, remains a member of the Invest Ottawa board.
(Sponsored)
How The Ottawa Hospital uses AI tools to boost health outcomes and streamline clinical efficiency
Dr. Douglas Manuel says it all began with the Ottawa Ankle Rules algorithm, a set of clinical guidelines developed in the early 1990s by The Ottawa Hospital’s Dr. Ian Stiell
Ottawa businesses critically important to ending youth homelessness across the city
Local businesses joining United Way East Ontario’s effort to prevent and end youth homelessness not only helps build a stronger, safer, and healthier community, but gives a boost to Ottawa’s
Mr. Tremblay assumed his new role at Invest Ottawa on Mar. 2, the same day his resignation at Algonquin took effect. Before that, he held roles with JDS Uniphase and SAP Canada, most recently serving as vice president of public services with Microsoft Canada for more than a decade.
In January, Mr. Tremblay told OBJ that he would spend his first 90 days “listening carefully,” gaining insights from the Ottawa community before drafting a work plan for his tenure at the helm of Invest Ottawa.
