Michael Copeland (sports executive)

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Michael Copeland is a Canadian businessman and sports executive who has served as Chief Executive Officer of Woodbine Entertainment Group since October 2023. [1] He was the president and COO of the Canadian Football League from 2013 to 2015 and was the president and CEO of the Toronto Argonauts from 2016 to 2018. [2]

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Life and career

In 1993, Copeland graduated from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. In 1999, he received an MBA from the university's Ivey Business School.

Copeland went on to work at a variety of law and consulting companies, including practicing corporate and commercial law with Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Toronto and with Harrison, Elwood in London, Ontario. He became a Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting in Sydney, Australia, and then worked for three years with the Boston Consulting Group. After working with Boston Consulting, he went into business development and marketing at the Molson Coors Brewing Company. [3]

Canadian Football League

In January 2006, he became the chief operating officer of the Canadian Football League. In February 2013, he became president and COO of the league. [4]

In May 2015, the Toronto Argonauts were bought by Kilmer Sports and Bell Canada from David Braley. On 13 July 2015, it was announced that Copeland would become president and CEO of the Argonauts at the beginning of 2016. He replaced Chris Rudge, who had served in that role since 2012. [5] [6] In 2018, Copeland was replaced as president (by new owners Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment) with Bill Manning. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Michael Copeland Appointed Woodbine Entertainment CEO
  2. ↑ Argos new ownership group appoints Michael Copeland as president & CEO from Argonauts.ca, 13 July 2015, retrieved 17 March 2016
  3. ↑ Michael Copeland Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine from University of Western Ontario, retrieved 17 March 2016
  4. ↑ Copeland to become new President and CEO of Argos in 2016 from Canadian Football League, retrieved 17 March 2016
  5. ↑ Michael Copeland named new president, CEO of Toronto Argonauts from Toronto Star , 13 July 2015, retrieved 17 March 2016
  6. ↑ Argonauts name Michael Copeland new team president, CEO from CBC News , 13 July 2015, retrieved 17 March 2016
  7. ↑ "TFC's Bill Manning named Argos president, Michael Copeland reassigned | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
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