Manon Simard is a Canadian sports executive currently serving as Director-general of the CEPSUM at the Université de Montréal. Named Director-general in 2020, she is the first woman to hold the position in the university's history.[1] A former athlete on the Canadian national swim team, she had almost qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics, ranked 19th in the world for the 100 metre backstroke.[2][3] She joined the Université de Montréal in 1995 as Sports Excellence Coordinator for the relaunched Montreal Carabins.[4][5]
Manon Simard | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Director-general |
| Organization | CEPSUM |
References edit
- ^ "Manon Simard devient la première femme au poste de directrice générale du CEPSUM". RDS.ca (in French). 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ Durocher, Pierre. "Manon Simard: la battante". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Ma patronne était nageuse". La Presse (in French). 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Manon Simard – Woman of Distinction 2016". Women's Y Foundation. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Tous sports confondus, Manon Simard est-elle le meilleur DG au Québec?". HuffPost Québec (in French). 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2020-12-15.