Remo Mancini
Remo Mancini | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1975–1993 | |
Preceded by | Donald Paterson |
Succeeded by | Bruce Crozier |
Constituency | Essex South |
Personal details | |
Born | Abbateggio, Province of Pescara, Italy | May 26, 1951
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Executive and Professional Corporate Director |
Remo Mancini ICD.D (born May 26, 1951) is a former senior corporate executive in both the U.S and Canada, former politician in Ontario, Canada, and currently a “professional corporate director” serving on both private company and publicly listed corporate boards.
He was an elected member of the
Background
Mancini was born in the small remote mountain village of Abbateggio, Province of Pescara, Italy. The first documents about the village's existence date back to the 10th century.
A high school “all Ontario” gold medal gymnast, he received athletic scholarships to both U.S and Canadian universities. Injuries ended Mancini's athletic career and formal education.[1]
Mancini is a graduate of the Corporate Governance College at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.[2] and received his internationally recognized ICD.D certification. The program is a joint initiative by Rotman and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Politics
In 1972 at 21 years of age Mancini was elected to the local
(the youngest person ever elected to the Essex County Council).Mancini was elected to the provincial legislature as M.P.P. the following year in the Ontario general election of 1975, defeating Progressive Conservative Frank Klees by just over 2,000 votes in Essex South.[4] He defeated Klees again by a wider margin in the 1977 Ontario election,[5] and easily retained his seat in the elections of 1981,[6] 1985[7] and 1987.[8]
The Liberal government was defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 Ontario election. Mancini retained his seat and was the only Liberal MPP elected in the entire Windsor, Sarnia, London region.[11]
Remo Mancini was elected House Leader by the Liberal Caucus in a formal process and served until February 1992.[12] While in opposition Mancini was Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.[13][14] Mancini retired from the legislature on April 30, 1993.
Parliamentary positions
Corporate Life
In February 1994, Mancini joined the Canadian Transit Company ( as director of corporate affairs) which operates the Canadian portion of the
In 2006 he was appointed to the board of advisors of Watts Energy, a Michigan-based energy company focused on
In 2007, Mancini was elected
References
- ^ Schumacher Research and Leadership Group: Remo Mancini
- FT.com: Niocan Inc
- ^ "We spy strangers". The Globe and Mail. September 22, 1975. p. 6.
- ^ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
- ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
- ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
- ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
- ^ "Wrye gets new cabinet job". The Windsor Star. September 29, 1987. p. A1.
- ^ Allen, Gene (August 3, 1989). "Veterans bear load as 8 ministers cut in Peterson shuffle". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
- ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
- ^ "Mancini given new job". The Windsor Star. November 21, 1991. p. A1.
- ^ "MPP named tax watchdog". The Windsor Star. April 27, 1992. p. A11.
- ^ Potter, Jim (November 18, 1991). "Grit leadership race a 'love-in'". The Windsor Star. p. A3.
- ^ "Mancini hired at bridge". The Windsor Star. February 10, 1994. p. A3.
- ^ Rojo, Oscar (June 27, 1994). "Moore Corp. Ltd. has recruited a computer company executive to ...". Toronto Star. p. E2.
- ^ Battagello, Dave (September 27, 2004). "Mancini resigns bridge post". The Windsor Star. p. A1.
- ^ "Former bridge executive joins energy company". The Windsor Star. May 17, 2006. p. A2.
- ^ Business Executive: Windsor Essex Development Commission hits the ground running
- ^ Windsor-Essex Development Commission: About WEDC
- ^ Windsor Star: Arrested Development
- ^ Windsor Star: Development commission board gone for good