Baker, the visionary pioneer who founded and established ORION as a world-leading research and education network, will hand over the reigns after setting ORION on a new and ambitious course to ensure Ontario remains in the lead among next generation global research networks

"Phil will be very difficult to replace," says the ORION board chair, Maxim Jean-Louis, President of North | Nord.

"Phil Baker is leaving Ontario with a significant legacy. Ontario now has an advanced research and education infrastructure that is truly second to none in the world," he said. "Today, almost 90 institutions and over 1.7 million students, faculty, staff and researchers across Ontario rely on ORION every day for their work and research, and teaching and learning."

"I was very fortunate to have the chance to take ORION from a dream to a reality over the past ten years and am very grateful for having had this opportunity. It has been an incredibly fulfilling and rewarding time," says Baker. "I have benefitted from the support of a dedicated team of professionals at ORION. These are all exceptional people committed to taking Ontario's capacity to support research and innovation to the next level."

Read more at http://www.orion.on.ca/newsletter/jan10/baker.html