Ted Workman
Canadian Football League executive (1931–2020)
Ted Workman | |
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| Born | Mark Edward Workman December 30, 1931[1][2] Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | August 13, 2020 Grand Cayman |
| Occupation(s) | CFL executive, owner |
| Title | Interim Commissioner of the Canadian Football League |
| Term | 1967 |
| Predecessor | Keith Davey |
| Successor | Allan McEachern |
Mark Edward "Ted" Workman (born December 30, 1931–August 13, 2020) was a financial advisor and former owner of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.[3]
Early life
Workman graduated from Bishop's College School and Lower Canada College. He left McGill University before graduation to manage his family's investments business.[4]
Business career
Workman worked as a manager selection and asset allocation advisor for large institutional investors, including pension funds, university endowments, cooperatives, and retirement funds. He was the founder and developer of Performex, a proprietary investment analytical system used by Andina Family Offices, a United States financial advisory firm. Workman later served as an asset allocation and portfolio structuring consultant for Andina.[4]
Montreal Alouettes
Workman purchased controlling interest in the Montreal Alouettes in 1954 with minority owner Léo Dandurand remaining as team president.[5] Workman replaced Dandurand as team president after the 1957 season and in 1965, he took on the additional responsibility of general manager. The Alouettes had a 50-71-5 record during Workman's tenure as team president and never finished above third place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union/Eastern Football Conference. He stepped down as team president in 1966, but remained the Alouettes principal owner until he was bought out by Joe Atwell in 1967.[6]
On February 23, 1967, Workman was named interim commissioner of the Canadian Football League. He was replaced by Allan McEachern before the end of the year.
References
- ^ Montreal Gazette, Dec.31, 1931, p.7
- ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "En Ville - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ a b "Ted Workman; Consultant, Asset Allocation and Portfolio Structuring". Andina Family Offices. Andina Family Offices. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Ted Workman gives up co-ownership of Als". Ottawa Citizen. November 13, 1967. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Ted Workman gives up co-ownership of Als". Ottawa Citizen. November 13, 1967. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
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- Sydney Halter (1958–66)
- Keith Davey (1966)
- Ted Workman (1967) (interim)
- Allan McEachern (1967–68)
- Jake Gaudaur (1968–84)
- Douglas Mitchell (1984–88)
- Bill Baker (1989)
- Roy McMurtry (1990) (interim)
- Donald Crump (1990–91)
- Phil Kershaw (1992) (interim)
- Larry Smith (1992–96)
- John Tory (1996–2000)
- Michael Lysko (2000–02)
- David Braley (2002) (interim)
- Tom Wright (2002–06)
- Mark Cohon (2007–15)
- Jim Lawson (2015) (interim)
- Jeffrey Orridge (2015–17)
- Jim Lawson (2017) (interim)
- Randy Ambrosie (2017–present)
