Former Ontario Premier Bob Rae Appointed to Bluedrop’s Board of Directors
05 Novembre 2013 - 7:02PM
Business Wire
Bluedrop Performance Learning (TSX-V: BPL), today announced the
appointment of The Honourable Bob Rae, former Premier of Ontario,
to its Board of Directors. Mr. Rae served as Ontario’s 21st Premier
from 1990 to 1995, was elected eleven times to federal and
provincial parliaments, and from 2011-2013 was Interim Leader of
the Liberal Party of Canada.
Over a career that spans 30 years, he has worked at the highest
levels of government in Canada. He brings expertise in a wide range
of areas to Bluedrop’s board, including corporate strategy and
governance, government relations; international trade; and
workforce and economic development.
“Bob’s experience leading North America’s 7th largest economy
and his experience in legal and corporate strategy are assets for
Bluedrop,” said Emad Rizkalla, founder and CEO of Bluedrop. “We are
impressed with Bob’s passion and insights for tackling the skills
gap issue in Canada. Governments in both developed and developing
economies are struggling to keep pace with changes in the labour
market and we look forward to Bob’s guidance as we develop and
promote our CoursePark® platform as way to address the skills gap,”
Rizkalla added.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Rae said, “I am encouraged by
the innovation and passion Bluedrop brings to tackling
long-standing problems in workforce development and small business
training. I hope to make a positive contribution to the Board. I
have been following the company's work for some time and was very
honoured to ask to join this innovative company as a director."
About Bluedrop
Bluedrop Performance Learning (TSX-V: BPL) is an innovator in
workplace training for individuals, corporations, military
personnel and the public sector. Launched in 2004, with six offices
and over 120 employees, Bluedrop is transforming the workplace by
designing, developing and delivering practical, actionable and
affordable training content that improves individual and overall
performance of organizations. Bluedrop is ranked in the Top 50
Defence Companies by Canadian Defence Review (CDR). Bluedrop is
also recognized as one of the Top 3 eLearning companies in Canada
by Backbone Magazine in their “Best of Everything in Canadian Tech”
issue. For more information, visit www.bluedrop.com.
Media contact:
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Learninglibbycarew@bluedrop.com709.725.7627
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