Jo-Anne Polak
Jo-Anne Polak | |
|---|---|
| Chair of Football Canada | |
| Assumed office July 2, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Baxter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jo-Anne Polak 1959 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Party | Conservative (federal) Progressive Conservative (provincial) |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (federal; until 2003) |
| Education | University of Waterloo |
| Football career | |
| Career information | |
| College | Waterloo |
| Career history | |
| 1989–1991 | Ottawa Rough Riders (general manager) |
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Jo-Anne Polak (born 1959) is a Canadian businesswoman who was the general manager of the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1989 to 1991. Upon her appointment, Polak became the first woman executive in the Canadian Football League and the first woman general manager to lead a North American sports team. After leaving the Rough Riders, Polak primarily worked at Hill & Knowlton Canada as their vice president between the 1990s and 2000s. After becoming a general manager for Canada Post in 2008, she was named Vice President of Communications in 2011. She left the job at Canada Post in January 2025.