The Calgary 2026 Olympic bid corporation named Mary Moran as its CEO on Tuesday.
Moran was introduced at a news conference at Canada Olympic Park, which is one of the legacy venues from the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
As CEO, Moran is the primary strategist of a bid, working alongside the Calgary 2026 volunteer board headed by Scott Hutcheson.
To make time for her new role, Moran will take a leave of absence from her position as president and CEO of not-for-profit corporation Calgary Economic Development.
But there are signs the Winter Olympic bid may be in jeopardy.
Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart emerged from a closed-door meeting Monday and said other levels of government had better step up or council may kill the bid on Sept. 10, even before the plebiscite is held.
“This is a shot across the bow to the other levels of government. If they are interested and serious about Calgary being committed to this process, then now is the time for them to step up in a timely manner and respond to the many things that we need answers to.”
WATCH: The new CEO of Calgary’s Olympic Bid Corporation, Mary Moran, sat down with Scott Fee to discuss the challenges of the new role.
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi said the city needs more information to make an informed decision.
LISTEN: DANIELLE SMITH TALKS TO CITY COUNCILLOR CHU ABOUT THE OLYMPIC BID
The deadline to submit a bid is in January 2019.
A plebiscite measuring the public’s desire to bid is scheduled to be held later this year.
With files from the Canadian Press
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