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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ANNOUNCEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">March 2, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Museum of Vancouver’s Board of Directors announces that CEO Nancy Noble will be leaving MOV at the end of July.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A rigorous and disciplined search for her successor will begin now to ensure a smooth transition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“It has been an amazing ten years at MOV, and I am very proud of everything we’ve accomplished, creating a great city museum,” says Noble. “However, I am looking forward to
new challenges and I hope to continue to push boundaries of what a museum can do.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Board Chair, Jill Tipping, says, “Nancy’s leadership has had a significant impact on the Museum and the role it plays in the community. Over the past ten years, she
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">led the organization to the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">creation of a new vision, values, direction and brand. The Museum’s reputation has grown in attendance and has won numerous awards. Noble transformed the Museum into a significant civic
institution, reflecting the values and interests of Vancouverites, and making an impact in the city’s cultural realm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nancy Noble has taken the Museum of Vancouver on an exciting journey in the last decade and the MOV looks to the future and the opportunity to once again redefine the Museum
and its role in Vancouver’s cultural life. MOV recently unveiled a new five-year strategic plan focusing on its position as a social connector, inspiring civic engagement and improving the institution’s sustainability.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Board of Directors is both proud and greatly appreciative of Nancy’s exceptional contribution to the Museum of Vancouver and for her leadership and its significant impact
on the Museum and the role in plays in the community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">About Museum of Vancouver (museumofvancouver.ca)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Museum of Vancouver connects Vancouverites to each other and connects Vancouver to the world. The museum’s programs, exhibitions,
and collections bring people together and inspire conversation about the future. The museum, an enthusiastic civic advocate, is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring a socially connected, civically engaged city.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Inquiries about this matter should be directed to
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jill Tipping, Museum of Vancouver Board Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jill.tipping@schneider-electric.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">604-671-0001</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For further media information, contact<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Myles Constable, Museum of Vancouver<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:mconstable@museumofvancouver.ca">mconstable@museumofvancouver.ca</a>
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