The governor of the Winnipeg Jets and chair of True North Sports and Entertainment, which operates the Jets and the MTS Centre, Mark Chipman led the successful campaign to bring the National Hockey League back to Manitoba’s capital after a 15-year absence. As president of the Manitoba Moose from 1996 through 2011, his commitment to hockey was previously seen in his service with the International and American Hockey Leagues, where he was named Executive of the Year in 2005. The MTS Centre, which Mr. Chipman owns with his business partner, David Thomson, has helped revitalize Winnipeg’s downtown. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Mr. Chipman is actively involved in a number of community and youth sport development efforts such as the Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation, the charitable arm of the hockey team, and the Hockey Canada Foundation. A business leader who holds degrees in economics and law, he is an executive board member of the Business Council of Manitoba and was a founding member of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy board and has served on the board of the Hockey Canada Foundation since 2004.
