Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce that James Hood has joined the team in the position of High Performance Director, effective Jan. 8, 2020.

Hood has an extensive and successful track record in sport organizations, specializing in providing strategic leadership with a focus on high performance and sport development. He has served in various roles within Swimming Canada and Swim Alberta, where he supported high performance planning and leadership, including aligning sport systems from grassroots to high performance, and engaging a wide range of stakeholders, including coaches, integrated support teams, provincial partners and volunteers. Most recently he has been the Vice President Sports Markets with joe:media group of Calgary, AB, supporting sport organizations with both broadcast and video production.

Known for his strong ability to develop and enhance relationships with external sport systems and business stakeholders, Hood also excels at building teams and fostering teamwork. Well versed in single-sport and multi-sport major games, he has developed expertise in areas from logistics to team management to broadcasting.

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