MEDIA RELEASE: R00135 – 24 June 2016

With one week left in Jack Lightstone’s 10 years as University President, Brock’s Board of Trustees on Thursday June 23 appointed Brian Hutchings as the Acting President for the summer months.

Hutchings, who is Brock’s Vice-President, Administration, will be Acting President from July 1 until Sept. 1, when Wendy Cukier begins her tenure as University President.

Hutchings, who joined Brock in 2012, has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in accounting from Saint Mary’s University and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Toronto. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the Queen’s University Public Executive Program.

Before coming to Brock, he was the Treasurer and Commissioner of Corporate Services at the Niagara Region. He has also served on many community organizations, including on the boards of Wise Guys Charity, YMCA of Niagara and McNally House Hospice. He has served as a Treasurer and Associate Vice-Chair of the Ontario Trillium Foundation and was Board Chair of the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:
* Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

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