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William (Bill) R. Webb (born October 7, 1952) was a Canadian businessman, Major League Rugby executive and founder. He was known for his contributions to Rugby Canada and to professional rugby in North America, as the president of Canada's first and only Major League Rugby team, the Toronto Arrows. He was the executive vice president and chief investment officer at Canadian wealth management firm, Gluskin Sheff + Associates, and later a partner at Waypoint Investment Partners, both in Toronto.

Early career
Born in Brantford, Ontario, Bill spent much of his childhood in Southern Ontario. He attended Brantford Collegiate Insitute & Vocational School and later attended Wilfrid Laurier University for

Contributions to Canadian rugby
Howes became a partner in SCP Worldwide (Sports Capital Partners), a New York City-based sports, entertainment and media company founded in 2002. Howes and SCP Worldwide were managing partners of National Hockey League (NHL) team St. Louis Blues and their home arena the Savvis Center (since renamed the Scottrade Center).

He was appointed chief executive of the Real Salt Lake soccer franchise, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team owned by SCP playing in Salt Lake City, Utah. He later served as the vice-chairman and oversaw the construction of Rio Tinto Stadium, the 20,000-seat home of Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah.

Howes played a role in making Real Salt Lake the first U.S. professional sports team to sell the naming rights to the front of their jerseys. This sparked a trend throughout the MLS, in which now all teams have followed suit with front jersey sponsors.

In 2014, Howes partnered with Findlay Entertainment in their bid to bring another major sports franchise to the Las Vegas market. He joined the executive management team of Rugby Utah in 2016, before being appointed as the commissioner of Major League Rugby ahead of the competition's inaugural 2018 season.