REPORT NUMBER 558 OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025
To the Governing Council,
University of Toronto,
Your Executive Committee reports that it held a special meeting in the Chairs’ Boardroom, Simcoe Hall on March 26, 2025 with the following members present:
PRESENT: Anna Kennedy (Chair)*, Sandra Hanington (Vice-Chair)*, Meric Gertler (President), Donald Ainslie, Jovan Bursac, Vikram Chadalawada, K. Sonu Gaind, Mark Lautens*, Cameron Miranda-Radbord, Grace Westcott, Mary-Agnes Wilson
REGRETS: Robert Cooper, Indi Gopinathan, Joanne McNamara
NON-VOTING MEMBER: Sheree Drummond (Secretary of the Governing Council)
SECRETARIAT: Miranda Edwards (Secretary)
IN ATTENDANCE: Rajiv Mathur (Chair, Business Board)*, Douglas McDougall (Chair, Academic Board); Ann Curran (Chair, UTM Campus Council), Gordon Lobay (Perrett Laver),
*Member of the Presidential Search Committee
Members of the Presidential Search Committee: Corwin Cambray, Susan Froom, Candice Jay, Pamela Klassen, Mary Lyne, Arthur Ripstein, Firdaus Sadid
Pursuant to section 38 of By-Law Number 2,
consideration of item 2 took place in camera.
CLOSED SESSION
- Chair’s Remarks
The Chair welcomed Committee members and thanked them for attending the special meeting to consider a senior appointment.
On a motion duly moved and seconded,
IT WAS RESOLVED
THAT, pursuant to sections 28 (e) and 33 of By-Law Number 2, consideration of item 1 take place in camera, with the Board and Campus Council Chairs, the Vice-President and Provost, the members of the Presidential Search Committee, and Mr. Gordon Lobay admitted to facilitate the work of the Committee
The Committee moved In Camera.
IN CAMERA SESSION
- Senior Appointment: President
On motion duly moved, seconded, and carried,
IT WAS RESOLVED
THAT the recommendations contained in the Report of the Presidential Search Committee dated March 26, 2025, be endorsed and forwarded for consideration to the Governing Council, and
THAT, pursuant to Section 38 of By-Law Number 2, the recommendation be considered by the Governing Council in camera.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 a.m.
April 2, 2025