MONTREAL – Louis Lalande has been named as the new executive vice-president of French Services for CBC/Radio-Canada, a position that he has held on an interim basis since last September.
Lalande (pictured) has worked at CBC/Radio-Canada for nearly three decades, holding positions such executive producer of special coverage and major events, executive director of technical production, and executive director of news and current affairs for Télévision de Radio-Canada. In 2006, he was appointed executive director of regional services, where he oversaw all French-language TV, radio and web programming in the regions.
"Louis has the leadership qualities we need to continue developing Radio-Canada in line with our three main priorities: regions, digital platforms and distinctive programming," said president Hubert T. Lacroix, in Monday’s announcement. "In a rapidly evolving media environment, Canadians are right to have high expectations for their public broadcaster. We'll need to move more quickly to implement the required changes and I'm confident that Louis has the skills and experience to meet these challenges, while keeping audience levels high across all our platforms."
