Nick Bontis
Nick Bontis | |
|---|---|
 Bontis in 2004 | |
| 35th President of the Canadian Soccer Association | |
| In office November 21, 2020 – February 27, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Reed |
| Succeeded by | Charmaine Crooks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1969 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse |
Stacy Bontis (m. 2001) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | BA (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 and keynote speaker. He is Associate Professor and Chair of Strategic Management at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.[1]
Playing career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Books
[edit]- Bontis, N. (2020). Information bombardment: Rising above the digital onslaught. Hamilton: Institute for Intellectual Capital Research. 4th edition. ISBN 0-9867945-0-3
- Borins, S., Kernaghan, K., Bontis, N., Brown, D., Thompson, F. and Perri 6. (2007). Digital State at the Leading Edge: Lessons from Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-9490-2
- Bontis, N. (2004). eBusiness Essentials. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. ISBN 1-59311-248-3
- Bontis, N. (2002). World Congress of Intellectual Capital Readings. Boston: Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann KMCI Press. ISBN 0-7506-7475-X
- Choo, C. and Bontis, N. (2002). The Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital and Organizational Knowledge. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515486-X
References
[edit]- ^ McMaster University. "McMaster Experts Profile".
- ^ "Video: 1985 Robbie Soccer Tournament Highlights". YouTube.
- ^ "Inch by Inch Interview".
- ^ "The Hamilton Spectator – Hamilton climbs soccer ladder". The Hamilton Spectator. May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Western Ontario Soccer League: About". wosl.e2esoccer.com.
- ^ "The Hamilton Spectator – Soccer in Ancaster is big business". The Hamilton Spectator. June 9, 2012.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer Association announces new appointees to Board of Directors - Canada Soccer".
- ^ Spectator, Steve Milton Spectator Columnist, The Hamilton (July 24, 2015). "The Pan Am dedicated dozen" – via www.thespec.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Spectator, Steve Milton Spectator Columnist, The Hamilton (May 18, 2017). "Hamilton climbs soccer ladder" – via www.thespec.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ontario Soccer - Ontario's Nick Bontis re-elected as Canada Soccer Vice-President". May 5, 2018.
- ^ "Canada Soccer launches You are Canada Soccer campaign - Canada Soccer".
- ^ "Canada Soccer hosts virtual 2020 Annual Meeting of the Members".
- ^ "Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis steps down in move to expedite labour peace". cbc.ca. February 27, 2023.
- ^ "OCUFA Teaching Award Citation for Dr. Nick Bontis" (PDF).
- ^ "DR. NICK BONTIS". Canada Soccer.
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- 1969 births
- Canadian sports executives and administrators
- Living people
- Academic staff of McMaster University
- University of Western Ontario alumni
- Soccer players from Toronto
- Canadian men's soccer players
- London City Soccer Club players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Presidents of the Canadian Soccer Association