Dave Parkes
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Dave J. Parkes was the General Manager and then the Chief Executive Officer
of the Canadian Curling Association
from 1988 until 2007.
A Winnipeg native, Parkes joined the CCA in Ottawa in 1988 as its general manager and became its chief executive officer in 2000. Parkes immediately helped with the amalgamation of the Canadian Ladies Curling Association and Curl Canada into the Canadian Curling Association in 1990. During the remainder of his tenure, he oversaw the creation of the sport's Season of Champions; a series of national and international championships, which have provided, on average, 175 hours of television coverage annually, more than any other amateur sport in Canada.
Parkes stepped down as CEO on May 11, 2007 seven months ahead of schedule. Parkes came under tremendous heat during the 2004-05 season, when he was criticized for how the CCA handled its television programming. The CCA had sold the rights to television broadcasts of the Tim Hortons Brier
, Scott Tournament of Hearts and Ford World Curling Championship to the CBC
. This was criticized by many in the curling community, as the CBC did not show some games on the main network, and had other disorganized scheduling problems. However, the CCA was able to work things out for the following season, by bringing back TSN
's broadcast of round robin curling games. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/templates/GSsearchresults?hub=GlobeSports&hubClass=globesports&searchType=Quick&searchText=dave+parkes&x=0&y=0
Greg Stremlaw has been appointed has his successor and will assume duties on October 9, 2007. http://www.curling.ca/about_the_cca/press_releases/press_release.asp?id=1224102980
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of the Canadian Curling Association
Canadian Curling Association
The Canadian Curling Association is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling. The CCA is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country.-History:The CCA was created in...
from 1988 until 2007.
A Winnipeg native, Parkes joined the CCA in Ottawa in 1988 as its general manager and became its chief executive officer in 2000. Parkes immediately helped with the amalgamation of the Canadian Ladies Curling Association and Curl Canada into the Canadian Curling Association in 1990. During the remainder of his tenure, he oversaw the creation of the sport's Season of Champions; a series of national and international championships, which have provided, on average, 175 hours of television coverage annually, more than any other amateur sport in Canada.
Parkes stepped down as CEO on May 11, 2007 seven months ahead of schedule. Parkes came under tremendous heat during the 2004-05 season, when he was criticized for how the CCA handled its television programming. The CCA had sold the rights to television broadcasts of the Tim Hortons Brier
Tim Hortons Brier
The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association . The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut shop chain.The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during...
, Scott Tournament of Hearts and Ford World Curling Championship to the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
. This was criticized by many in the curling community, as the CBC did not show some games on the main network, and had other disorganized scheduling problems. However, the CCA was able to work things out for the following season, by bringing back TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
's broadcast of round robin curling games. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/templates/GSsearchresults?hub=GlobeSports&hubClass=globesports&searchType=Quick&searchText=dave+parkes&x=0&y=0
Greg Stremlaw has been appointed has his successor and will assume duties on October 9, 2007. http://www.curling.ca/about_the_cca/press_releases/press_release.asp?id=1224102980