Ottawa, Ontario – Equine Canada regretfully announces the resignation of Debbie Millar as Chief Executive Officer.

 

Equine Canada President, Al Patterson, explained that in keeping with the evolving changes in the Equine Canada management structure, a thorough review of the CEO duties will be conducted to determine the most effective way to proceed.  In the interim, Al Patterson, with the assistance of Corlin Bordeaux, has stepped in to perform the CEO duties and will be responsible for all day-to-day activities of the organization.

 

“We truly appreciate everything that Debbie has done for this organization,” noted Patterson. “Unfortunately, now we will have the task of replacing her.”

 

Millar offers her personal thanks to the EC staff and to each and every volunteer for their hard work and dedication.

 

“I value the professional experience I have gained in my years at Equine Canada, but most of all I value the relationships I had the opportunity to develop with so many dedicated people in this organization and across the industry,” stated Millar. “A sincere and personal thank everyone who helped me as I scrambled up a very steep learning curve to do this job, and to those who were always available to give input and support.”

 

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