Mark Cohon
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1966 –
Who is Mark Cohon?
Mark Steven Cohon, OOnt is the 12th and current commissioner of the Canadian Football League. The son of McDonald's Canada founder George Cohon, he was appointed in 2007 succeeding Tom Wright.
Cohon was born in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Toronto, Ontario when he was two years old.
He is a graduate of Upper Canada College and Northwestern University with a Bachelors of Science majoring in communication studies and worked at the NBA as head of international marketing and Major League Baseball International as head of corporate development. before becoming President and chief executive officer of AudienceView Ticketing, a company which sells ticketing systems and services to sports, arts and entertainment events.
In 2002, Cohon married Suzanne Elizabeth Lucido.
In 2003, he was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Ontario Science Centre and then named Chair in 2006. In 2013, he was made a Member of the Order of Ontario.
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- Born
- Mar 16, 1966
Chicago - Parents
- Religion
- Judaism
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Northwestern University
- Employment
- Major League Baseball
- National Basketball Association
- Petopia
- Lived in
- Toronto
- Chicago
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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