WaterTAP Board Announced

Water Canada
August 16, 2011

oce 011 — Nicholas Parker, middle, will chair WaterTAP. Parker is pictured here at OCE Discovery 2010 with (L-R) John Coburn (XPV Capital), Deborah Martin-Downs (TRCA), Angella Hughes (Xogen), and William Cairns (Trojan). Photo: Water Canada

Ontario’s Minister of Research and Innovation, Glen Murray, today announced the chair and board members of the Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP).

Nicholas Parker, co-founder and chair of the Cleantech Group, will chair the board. Other members from the public and private sector include

Peter Gallant, VP of business development and regulatory affairs, Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies
Linda Gowman, CTO, Trojan Technologies
David Henderson, managing partner, XPV Capital Corporation
Peter Huck, professor in water treatment, University of Waterloo
Carol Maas, innovation and technology director, POLIS Water Sustainability Project
Jane Pagel, president and CEO, Ontario Clean Water Agency
Brent Wootton, senior scientist, Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment, Fleming College

WaterTAP was established under the Province’s Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, 2010, with a mandate to help grow globally competitive companies, and provide high-value jobs in Ontario’s water and wastewater sector. The group will identify opportunities, build partnerships, and improve information flow within the water and wastewater sector.