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Vancouver 2010 OC appoints new chairman

The Vancouver Organising Committee (VOC) for the 2010 Winter Olympics has appointed Rusty Goepel as its chairman, filling the role left empty when Jack Poole died of cancer last month.

Goepel is a Canadian businessman, a long-time member of the VOC board and a representative of the British Columbia provincial government. He and Poole worked together on the Vancouver 2010 bid team.

The opening ceremony for next year’s Winter Olympics takes place February 12.