Nick Bontis

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Nick Bontis
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Bontis in 2004
35th President of the
Canadian Soccer Association
In office
November 21, 2020 –February 27, 2023
Children3
EducationBA (HBA) 1992, PhD (1999)
Alma mater Ivey Business School
University of Western Ontario
Website https://www.nickbontis.com/

Nick Bontis (born May 27, 1969) is a Canadian academic. He is associate professor and chair of strategic management at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. [1]

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Playing career

In 1985, Bontis played in the U16 Championship Final of The Robbie tournament at Birchmount Stadium for Scarborough Maple Leaf. [2] In 1992, he was a member of the five-time winning Ontario Cup champions Scarborough Azzurri. [3] In 1996, he played semi-pro for London City in the CNSL (Canadian National Soccer League). [4] In 1997, Bontis led the Premier Division of the WOSL (Western Ontario Soccer League) in goals while playing for London Portuguese. [5] Toward the end of his playing career, Bontis played for Schalke FC in the Ontario Soccer League and Proto Stars in the Hamilton Old-Timers League. [6]

Sports executive

On June 7, 2012, Bontis was elected to the board of directors of Canada Soccer. [7] On February 13, 2014, Bontis was appointed co-chair of the Sport Organizing Committee for Men's and Women's Soccer at the 2015 Pan American Games. [8]

On May 6, 2017, Bontis was elected vice president of Canada Soccer [9] and on May 7, 2018, he was re-elected vice president. [10]

On February 28, 2018, Bontis led Canada Soccer's launch of an updated version of the strategic plan based on a nationwide video campaign entitled "You are Canada Soccer". [11]

On November 21, 2020, Bontis was elected president of Canada Soccer. [12] On February 27, 2023, Bontis resigned as president of Canada Soccer after Canada's provincial and territorial soccer federations sent Bontis a letter requesting he step down amid labour disputes between the men’s and women’s senior national teams. [13]

Personal life

In 2009, Bontis won the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations Teaching Award. [14] Bontis carried the Olympic Torch in Hamilton while it was en route to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and the Pan-American Games torch in lead up to the Hamilton 2015 Pan-American Games. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ McMaster University. "McMaster Experts Profile".
  2. ↑ "Video: 1985 Robbie Soccer Tournament Highlights". YouTube . November 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Inch by Inch Interview".
  4. ↑ "The Hamilton Spectator – Hamilton climbs soccer ladder". The Hamilton Spectator. May 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Western Ontario Soccer League: About". wosl.e2esoccer.com.
  6. ↑ "The Hamilton Spectator – Soccer in Ancaster is big business". The Hamilton Spectator. June 9, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Soccer Association announces new appointees to Board of Directors - Canada Soccer".
  8. ↑ Spectator, Steve Milton Spectator Columnist, The Hamilton (July 24, 2015). "The Pan Am dedicated dozen". The Hamilton Spectator– via www.thespec.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Spectator, Steve Milton Spectator Columnist, The Hamilton (May 18, 2017). "Hamilton climbs soccer ladder". The Hamilton Spectator– via www.thespec.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Ontario Soccer - Ontario's Nick Bontis re-elected as Canada Soccer Vice-President". May 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Canada Soccer launches You are Canada Soccer campaign - Canada Soccer".
  12. ↑ "Canada Soccer hosts virtual 2020 Annual Meeting of the Members".
  13. ↑ "Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis steps down in move to expedite labour peace". cbc.ca. February 27, 2023.
  14. ↑ "OCUFA Teaching Award Citation for Dr. Nick Bontis" (PDF).
  15. ↑ "DR. NICK BONTIS". Canada Soccer. January 28, 2020.
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