An insurance industry titan will chair the board of Ontario’s gambling agency. Queen’s Park on Friday announced George Cooke has been nominated as the new chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, succeeding Phil Olsson. Cooke is a former president and CEO of the Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company and is also chair of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Administration Corporation, which runs the pension plan for civic workers. His experience and success make him the perfect candidate to lead OLG, including our government’s approach to horse racing, through a period of significant transformation and growth,” Finance Minister Charles Sousa said in a statement. “Modernization is a significant business transformation for OLG and having the right leadership in place will be critical to successfully see this initiative through,” said Sousa.

Source: thestar October 21, 2016 15:39 UTC