RBC Hockey Leaders Selection Panel RBC Home Search Site Map Contact Us Legal Terms Franais RBC LocalHockey Leaders HomeNomination Form Video An RBC Local Hockey Leader Story Rules and Regulations Selection Panel Past WinnersFAQsProgram Partners Contact Information RBC Services BankingInvestmentsInsuranceCapital MarketsSelection Panel Dave CobbRon EllisJayna HeffordJean LabontDr Allan MorrisNeil SkeldingDave Cobb As VANOCs Executive Vice President Revenue Marketing and Communications Dave Cobb is responsible for leading and managing a broad scope of functions that includes sponsorship television revenues ticketing licensing and merchandising marketing brand management and creative services communications and media and community relationsCobb brings to VANOC an extensive background in business and sports prior to joining the organizations senior management team he spent 12 years with the Vancouver Canucks hockey team and Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment As Chief Operating Officer he led the overall strategic direction of the company as well as the complex daytoday business affairs of the Canucks and General Motors Place He was also Alternate Governor of the National Hockey LeagueA member of the BC Institute of Chartered Accountants Cobb honed his financial skills with the national accounting firm KPMG where for five years he worked in the audit practice division and managed a portfolio of public and private companies in the retail health care entertainment and resource industriesCobb has been involved in sport on some level throughout his life A talented soccer player he jumped at an opportunity to train and play in England eventually returning home to join the Vancouver Whitecaps Thrilled to be a part of Canadas Games in his hometown Cobb resides in Vancouver with his wife Marion and young daughter Gillianback to top Ron EllisToronto Maple Leaf alumnus Ron Ellis personifies the hard work and enthusiasm of an RBC Local Hockey LeaderAfter winning the Memorial Cup in 196364 as a member of the Toronto Marlboros Ellis took his hardworking and clean style of play to his new team the Maple Leafs Ellis work ethic earned him the immediate respect of Leaf veterans like Dave Keon and Bob Pulford Ellis went on to earn a Stanley Cup with the Leafs in 1967 and was a member of the Team Canada squad that defeated the Soviets in the 1972 Summit SeriesThrough his current role as Director of Public Affairs at the Hockey Hall of Fame Ellis comes in contact with hockey fans and volunteers from across the country who care about the game at every levelIt is from this unique vantage point that Ron Ellis lends his expertise to the RBC Local Hockey Leaders program as a national panelist back to top Jayna Hefford Jayna Hefford is a critical member of the ...