It is awarded to the top member of the NBL Canada's executive committee, including the owners of the teams.
[1] Since its inception, the London Lightning have had two executives that have been selected, owner Vito Frijia in 2015 and general manager Taylor Brown in 2014.
London is the only team in the league that has had more than one of its front office members win the award.
[2] Kimo Blanco of the Moncton Miracles was the first woman to be honored; in 2019–20 Melissa Melnychuk became the second.
[3] The award is named after the late Ian R. Fowler, a Moncton city employee that played a major role in developing sport teams in the city, including the Miracles.