The Alcohol, Cannabis and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996 constitutes the AGCO as a corporation without share capital and requires that it have a Board of Directors of at least five members. Board members are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, through Order-in-Council.
The Board is responsible for the overall governance of the AGCO and meets regularly. In exercising its governance functions, the Board sets goals and develops policy and strategic directions for the Commission to fulfill its mandate; this includes working with the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Management on regulatory, governance and corporate governance activities.
The list below reflects the members of the Board who served during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, including their original appointment dates.
Total per diems of all appointees for 2020–2021: $104,569.06
|
Member |
Title |
2020–21 Per Diem Payments |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lalit Aggarwal |
Chair |
$ 45,507.18 |
|
|
David Forestell |
Vice-Chair |
$ 20,669.13 |
|
|
Neil Desai |
Member |
$ 8,930.45 |
|
|
Cara Vaccarino |
Member |
$ 7,307.09 |
|
|
Douglas McLarty |
Member |
$ 5,179.98 |
|
|
Eric Anthony Williams |
Member |
$ 4,477.28 |
|
|
Elmer Buchanan |
Member |
$ 5,185.51 |
|
|
Kam Va Philip Leong |
Member |
$ 1,176.76 |
|
|
Heidi Reinhart |
Member |
$ 6,135.68 |
|
|
Total |
$ 104,569.06 |
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LALIT AGGARWAL Chair (Part-time) First Appointed to Board June 2019 Term Expires June 2024 |
DOUGLAS MCLARTY Member (Part-time) Term Expires February 2022 |
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ELMER BUCHANAN Member (Part-time) Term Expired September 2020 |
CARA VACCARINO Member (Part-time) Term Expires February 2022 |
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DAVE FORESTELL Member (Part-time) First Appointed December 2018 Appointed Vice-Chair (Part-time) June 2020 Term Expires June 2024 |
ERIC ANTHONY CLEAR (TONY) WILLIAMS Member (Part-time) Term Expired July 2020 |
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KAM VA PHILIP LEONG Member (Part-time) First Appointed January 2019 Term Expired January 2020 |
NEIL DESAI Member (Part-time) First Appointed September 2020 Term Expires September 2022 |
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HEIDI REINHART Member (Part-time) October 2022 |
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