President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri issued the following message to the 91ÑÇÉ« community yesterday:
The activities of the 91ÑÇÉ« Foundation will be assumed by 91ÑÇÉ«'s new Division of Advancement, effective April 30, 2011.
It is with regret that I am informing you that Paul Marcus has decided not to lead the new division.
Since Paul’s appointment in 2002 as the founding president and CEO of the 91ÑÇÉ« Foundation, he has built an organization that was not only dedicated to raising funds for, and strengthening the philanthropic culture of, 91ÑÇÉ«, but was also supportive of our long tradition of giving. In this capacity, he provided leadership to 91ÑÇÉ«’s most successful campaign in its history, 91ÑÇÉ« to the Power of 50, established in honour of our 50th anniversary celebrations. With the generosity of the community, the campaign raised $207 million from 30,000 donors.
Paul has been instrumental in enhancing the involvement and engagement of 91ÑÇÉ«’s alumni and donor communities, and in creating synergies between all of the functions of advancement – fundraising, alumni relations and advancement services. He has also worked tirelessly with his senior management team and myself on a new structure and strategic plan for the Division of Advancement.
The transition of the three units is expected to be finalized by April 30, 2011, at which point he has decided that this is a logical time to pursue new opportunities and for the organization to be served by a new leader. The University is working on an interim arrangement until a new leader for the division can be found.
Please join me in wishing Paul much success in all of his future endeavours.