Yaffe named Alliance Atlantis CEO

TORONTO – Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting CEO and AAC Inc. COO Phyllis Yaffe was today appointed CEO of the firm. The move is designed to further align it with the company's focus on maintaining exceptional performance and continuing our strategic growth within the broadcast industry, said company founder Michael MacMillan. Effective immediately, MacMillan becomes executive chairman of Alliance Atlantis, dropping his CEO role for Yaffe. As executive chairman, MacMillan will “continue to focus his efforts on overseeing the long-term growth and direction of the company,” says the press release. Yaffe will assume responsibility for day-to-day leadership of the company "Alliance Atlantis...