Jim Hopson
Jim Hopson
Jim Hopson is the president and chief executive officer for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Hopson has served in this role since 2005. Under his stewardship, the Roughriders captured the Grey Cup in 2007 and 2013, and the team has recorded record profits...
manage ourselves position
We did find ourselves in a position of having to go back and manage our customers' expectations.
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We're sorry to see it go. It took 30 years to put that name back on a Pontiac car. GTO did what it needed to do: Give us a credible performance vehicle to attract people into showrooms. Even those who quibbled about the styling never questioned the car's performance.
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We actively are exploring a rear-drive, V-8 car and feel there is a place for one in our lineup. GM has made it clear there's a place for rear-drive cars in the marketplace today, and it's no secret GM is exploring ways to use a rear-drive platform for a performance vehicle.
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We don't want to have anything to do with her in relation to that movie.
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We might. The fact is, every team in the West is carrying a quarterback at the same (salary) level. It's the cost of doing business, so we have to find a way fit them all in.
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We've learned numerous times that when an executive is quoted saying something as bad as that, there's some context in the quote that's missing. Yes, it stunned us when it came out. But we understood there was a story behind it all that was not being accurately reported.
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It will strongly advocate on a regional basis.
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The vehicle is based in large part on the Pontiac Pursuit.
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As this platform is being phased out worldwide, it simply doesn't make financial sense to make those kinds of investments.
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Michelle doesn't represent the values of this institution.