Calgary Economic Development is the "hands on" "on the ground" organization responsible for undertaking business development activities such as:
- business development for both existing and new businesses
- investment attraction
- client service / point of contact / "account management"
- industry development strategy implementation (e.g. international market entry)
- coordinating seed funding programs for new initiatives
- developing a rolling 3 year Business Development Strategy
- over-all hosting of in-bound trade delegations
- housing specific delivery functions such as Sister Cities and Calgary Film Commission.
The Office is responsible for developing long term Economic Development Strategy.
Provides advice to City Council and Administration on the alignment of resource requests from authorities with City funding to the overall Economic Development Strategy.
Calgary Economic Development Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Calgary.
Board Information
Only the Council member appointed to the Board of Directors and the City Manager are published on this page.
To see the full list of appointed members, please visit Calgary Economic Development's website
6 times per year
1 Member of Council, whose term is effective at the first CED meeting following the Organizational meeting of Council
16 Directors, appointed at the Annual General Meeting of Calgary Economic Development Ltd.
50% + 1
Calgary Economic Development is not part of the City Clerk's advertisement, recruitment and appointment of the Boards, Commissions and Committees process.
The CED Corporate Governance and Effectiveness Committee is in charge with the execution of the recruitment process to the Board, per the Recruitment Procedure.
Directors are elected at each CED AGM of the Shareholder.
Council appointment will be confirmed at that time.
All other Board Members are appointed by Calgary Economic Development, not through Organizational Meeting.
Kristine Trudel
Calgary Economic Development
Bus: 403-767-1337
E-mail: ktrudel@calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com
| Name | Position | Term Start | Term End | Status | Appointed By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor Pootmans, Richard | Member of Council | 24 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | Active | |
| Duckworth, David | Administration Member | 28 Oct 2019 | 31 Oct 2024 | Active |
