Harriet Walker appointed Vice-Chair, Two Trustees Re-appointed to the Gallery's Board of Trustees

OTTAWA, May 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Mr. Michael Tims, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Canada, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Harriet Walker as Vice-Chair of the Board, along with the re-appointment of Ms. Liza Maheu and Mr. Howard Kroon as Trustees. These appointments were recently approved by the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.  For more information on these appointees, please consult their biographies on National Gallery of Canada's website at: http://www.gallery.ca/en/about/board-of-trustees.php

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