Terry Rock the founding president and CEO of Calgary Arts Development is moving on. Yes the man with the aweomse name (Dr. Rock!) is leaving and the organization is planning for his replacement.
There’s no juicy story here the transition looks like it will be organized and drawn out with Rock supporting the board throughout the transition. The organization is crafting a succession plan and beginning a hunt for a viable candidate with the intention to have a new president and CEO by the end of October.
Rock who has helmed CADA since 2003 intends to present the new city arts plan to council in June.
"I look forward to the final act of an organization’s founder: handing it over with momentum to the next leader" Rock says in a CADA press release. "I will be a champion for Calgary and its amazing artists for the rest of my life no matter what I do next professionally.”
You can read the full statement here .
