Dr. Arnold Naimark is an outstanding educator, administrator, scientist, community leader and the first Chairman of North Portage Development Corporation, Forks Renewal Corporation. Highly regarded nationally, he served as President of the University of Manitoba and is currently Professor of Medicine and Physiology at the University of Manitoba and Director of its Centre for the Advancement of Medicine.
Dr. Naimark is the Founding Chairman of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and of the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee. He serves on the Council of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, as a director of the Robarts Research Institute and Genome Prairie and on the national Statistics Council. He is director of several voluntary, public and private sector organizations. Dr. Naimark’s current activities are focused on the advancement of scientific research and development, health innovation, institutions and government agencies.
He was invested into the Order of Canada in 1991, and has received several honorary degrees and numerous awards.
