Mark Wilson

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Waterfront Toronto

Member of the Waterfront Toronto Digital Strategy Advisory Group and Former Boar

During his 40+ year career in the IT industry Mark Wilson held senior executive positions in the services, consulting, software, and retail industries. 



In his 16-years at IBM, he was an Executive and dealmaker responsible for the development and delivery of strategic partnerships, technology transformations and outsourcing agreements with Canada’s largest global enterprises in the banking, insurance, airline, telecommunications, natural resources and manufacturing industries. These agreements covered Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe and the Caribbean. He also served as a Strategic Advisor to IBM China for the development of its managed services business. 



Previously he was the Vice President of Corporate Operations for Consumers Distributing with responsibility for information technology and logistics, a Director with DMR Group, a leading Canadian IT consulting firm and Vice President Marketing for Aratek International, a software startup. 



For 30 years Mr. Wilson has also been active as a volunteer and board member in the community and the public sector with a special focus on environmental issues and urban development. 



In 1999 he was appointed to the Waterfront Task Force whose report led to the creation of Waterfront Toronto. Mr. Wilson was appointed to the Board of Waterfront Toronto in 2001, was elected as Chair in 2006 and served as Chair until 2016. Under his leadership Waterfront Toronto developed and implemented, in collaboration with the 3 orders of government, the community and the private sector, award winning plans for East Bayfront, Wet Don Lands, Central Waterfront, Lower Don Lands, Mimico and Port Union. 



He was a founding chair of the Task Force to Bring Back the Don and served as its Chair until 1997 producing its landmark Bringing Back the Don report. For 10 years he also served as Chair of the Toronto Region Conservation Authority's Don Watershed Task Force and Regeneration Council where he led the development of the first strategic regeneration plan for the Don River – 40 Steps to a New Don. 



He has received numerous awards for his environmental service including from the Waterfront Regeneration Trust and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. 



As a director Mr. Wilson has served on the boards of the Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto, the City of Toronto’s Toronto Economic Development Corporation and Evergreen. 



Since 2014 he has served as the Chair of the Board of Arraymusic, a leading Canadian contemporary music company. 



Mr. Wilson studied Engineering Science at the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the Queen’s University Executive Management program.