Taleeb Noormohamed
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| Taleeb Noormohamed | |
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| Born | October 8, 1976 (age 49) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| 💼 Occupation | Businessman |
Taleeb Noormohamed (born October 8, 1976) is a Canadian technology entrepreneur, investor, and community leader. Recently he served as Chief Growth Officer of Farfetch, where he was critical in growing the business into new international markets including Japan, China, and Russia. He was vice president of business development for HomeAway.com, which was acquired by Expedia, Inc. He was president & CEO of Serebra, an e-learning solutions[buzzword] provider based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, until its acquisition by Bluedrop Performance Learning in 2012.[1][2] He was vice president of strategy and partnerships at the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) from 2007 to 2010 (completion of the games) and, was director of the Air India Review Secretariat and Senior Advisor to the Hon. Bob Rae.
Biography
Noormohamed was born in Ottawa, Ontario and his family resettled in Vancouver when he was nine. His parents emigrated to Canada from Kenya in 1973 following the political upheaval in East Africa.
He attended high school in Vancouver and in 1994, received a scholarship to attend Princeton University where he graduated with highest honours. After graduating from Princeton, Noormohamed attended Oxford University on a Commonwealth Scholarship where he began his Graduate Studies in Geography.
Noormohamed is fluent in Canada's official languages (English and French) and has also studied Persian and Arabic. He speaks Gujarati, Hindi, Kutchi, and Urdu.
Professional experience
Noormohamed began his professional career by founding a technology consulting practice. In 2003, after working in this field for several years, Noormohamed began work in the public sector. He joined the Privy Council Office where he worked under two Liberal Prime Ministers (Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin), and worked on a series of issues, including governance and Canada's place in the world.
In 2006, Noormohamed was named Director of the Air India Review Secretariat and Senior Advisor to the Hon. Bob Rae. In this capacity Noormohamed was responsible for examining all related international and domestic proceedings, and for working closely with Canada's national security agencies, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). Under Noormohamed's directorship, permanent memorials to the victims of the bombing of Air India Flight 182 were built, one in Vancouver's Stanley Park,[3][not in citation given] the other in Toronto's Humber Bay East Park.
After his work on the Air India file, Noormohamed was appointed Director of Citizen Engagement for the federal government's Department of Public Safety. Noormohamed was responsible for establishing the community engagement policies for the Department, the RCMP and CSIS.
Noormohamed held the position of Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships for VANOC. Noormohamed was responsible for managing, among other things, Partnership Revenue, Government and International Relations as well as National and International Client Services. Noormohamed was a key contributor to VANOC's "Canada's Games" initiative, which sought to include all Canadians in the celebration, and was the lead negotiator behind the agreements that brought North Vancouver City and District into the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games family.
Noormohamed then led the restructuring of Serebra, an online learning technology company, as its president and chief executive officer and as a member of the board of directors, creating new high-tech careers for local professionals. Serebra provides technology to deliver and manage professional training and development.[4][not in citation given] His efforts led to the successful acquisition of Serebra by Bluedrop Performance Learning.
In 2012, Taleeb was named one of Vancouver top Forty under 40 by Business in Vancouver.[5]
Following Serebra, Taleeb served as a consultant at Jetsetter, a member of the Gilt Groupe, before joining HomeAway.com in 2012, and Farfetch in 2015.
He now serves as an advisor to a number of emerging technology companies around the world.[citation needed]
Community involvement
Noormohamed's community service includes his contributions as a member of the board of directors of Lions Gate Hospital, the Koerner Foundation, and the Allan J MacEachen Institute of Public Policy. He has also served on the boards of directors of Covenant House Vancouver, and of the West Vancouver Community Centre. Noormohamed is a former member of the board of directors of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. In 2010, Noormohamed was appointed as British Columbia's representative to the Board of Trustees of the Fathers of Confederation Lands Trust and the Confederation Centre of the Arts by Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz.[citation needed]
In addition to his work with these organizations, Noormohamed volunteers extensively within the Ismaili Muslim community and other community organizations.[5]
In recognition of his various contributions to the community, Noormohamed was awarded the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award by the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean in 2007.[6] He was also awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for his service to the community.
Political activity
In January 2011, Noormohamed announced his candidacy for the nomination of the Liberal Party of Canada for Member of Parliament in the British Columbia riding of North Vancouver. On March 5, 2011, the party held its nomination meeting and Noormohamed was nominated by approximately 400 members.[7] Noormohamed was defeated by Conservative MP Andrew Saxton in the federal election on May 2, 2011.[8]
In 2012, Noormohamed was one of four co-chairs for the 2012 Biennial Convention for the Liberal Party, with MP Mauril Bélanger, former MP Bonnie Crombie, and Quebec candidate Noushig Eloyan.[9]
On August 13, 2019, the Liberal Party announced Noormohamed as the party's candidate in Vancouver Granville for the 2019 election.[10][11] His run made headlines as it was the seat of former Liberal cabinet minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould who stepped down and is running as a independent candidate in the riding.[12]
References
- ↑ "Serebra Names Taleeb Noormohamed as President and CEO""Yahoo Finance" Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Air India memorial unveiled in Vancouver". "Public Safety Canada" Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Serebra". "Serebra.com" Archived February 2, 2011[Date mismatch], at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Business in Vancouver - Forty Under 40""Business in Vancouver" Archived January 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=12420""The Governor General of Canada" Archived June 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Liberals Choose North Vancouver Nominee". North Shore News, March 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Grits strive for election gold with former Olympic executive" "North Shore News", March 9, 2011[dead link]
- ↑ Delegate Handbook. Ottawa: Liberal Party of Canada. 2012. p. 33. Search this book on
- ↑ "Taleeb Noormohamed announces he's running for federal Liberal Party in Vancouver-Granville riding | News". dailyhive.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ August 13, Cheryl Chan Updated:; 2019 (2019-08-14). "Liberals tap Noormohamed to run in Vancouver-Granville | Vancouver Sun". Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ Bains, Meera (August 13, 2019). "Taleeb Noormohamed acclaimed as the Liberal candidate for Vancouver-Granville". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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