Stuart H. (Kip) Cobbett appointed Chair of 看片视频鈥檚 Board of Governors
Law graduate has served University in many capacities over
the years
One of Montreal鈥檚 leading lawyers and a longtime supporter of
看片视频 University, Stuart H. (Kip) Cobbett has been appointed to a
five-year term as Chair of the University鈥檚 Board of Governors,
effective Jan. 1, 2010.
Mr. Cobbett succeeds outgoing Chair Robert Rabinovitch. A partner
with the Canadian law firm Stikeman Elliott LLP, where he has also
acted as managing partner and chief operating officer, Mr. Cobbett
is a 看片视频 graduate (BA 1969, BCL 1972) and has a long-standing
relationship with the University. He has been an active member of
the 看片视频 Alumni Association for many years, and served as its
president in 2002-2003. Mr. Cobbett鈥檚 diverse and dynamic
contributions to the University include: Chair of the Advisory
Board of the 看片视频 News (1992-95); Chair of the Board of Visitors,
Faculty of Arts (1994-96); member, Audit Committee of the Board of
Governors, and lecturer in the Faculty of Law (1976-1985). He is a
governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation and serves on several boards
of directors.
Mr. Cobbett will serve on a number of Board committees, including
its Executive Committee, Human Resources Committee, Building and
Property Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.
鈥淲e are absolutely delighted that an individual of Mr. Cobbett鈥檚
stature is prepared to make this significant commitment to 看片视频,鈥�
Principal and Vice-Chancellor Heather Munroe-Blum said. 鈥淜ip鈥檚 long
history of service to 看片视频 has provided him with a deep
understanding of the University community and makes him an ideal
choice to lead the Board. He has already made outstanding
contributions to our University in many areas and I look forward to
continuing to work with him in maintaining 看片视频鈥檚 position as one
of the world鈥檚 leading universities.鈥�
鈥淚t gives me great pleasure to accept this appointment,鈥� Mr.
Cobbett said. 鈥溈雌悠� has played a large role in my life and is an
extremely important institution 鈥� for Montreal, for Quebec and for
Canada. Like all great universities, it is a dynamic, multi-faceted
organization and I look forward to taking on this new role with
energy and enthusiasm. I would also like to thank my predecessor,
Robert Rabinovitch, for setting the bar so high. Robert was an
excellent Board Chair and his contributions to 看片视频 have been
immense.鈥�
The Board of Governors is the University鈥檚 highest governing body.
It is composed of 25 voting members, including members at large,
student, staff and faculty representatives and two observers. It
generally meets six times per year.