Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
July 20, 2017
Provincial Government Appoints Chief Executive Officer of the NL Innovation Council
The Provincial Government today announced the appointment of Ted Lomond as Chief Executive Officer (Acting) of the NL Innovation Council. Mr. Lomond will serve in this role while continuing his duties as the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation.
A biography for Mr. Lomond can be found in the backgrounder below.
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Eric Humber
Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
709-729-4819, 725-9655
erichumber@gov.nl.ca
BACKGROUNDER
Biography for Ted Lomond
Ted Lomond has been Deputy Minister of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation since August 2016. He has extensive experience in economic and business development having worked as a consultant to the private sector and having held senior management positions with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA), the Newfoundland and Labrador Regional Economic Development Association (NLREDA), and the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University. Mr. Lomond has served on the Atlantic Advisory Committee, Natural Science and Engineering Research Council, currently serves on the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University Advisory Board, and is a lecturer in the Faculty of Business Administration at Memorial University.
Mr. Lomond’s academic credentials include Master of Business Administration, Master of Philosophy in Humanities, Master Certificate in Project Management, Diploma in Applied Ethics (Environmental) and Diploma in Credit Management, Bachelor of General Studies in Arts and Sciences, executive management programs and several professional certifications. He is a Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies, Memorial University, and is currently completing a Master of Arts (Geography), Memorial University.
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