The Governor in Council has reappointed René Légère and Jennifer Moore Rattray to CBC’s board of directors, on the recommendation of Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge.
In addition, Marie-Anne Tawil has been appointed as a director of CBC’s board.
All three will serve on the board for a five-year term. Their appointments were announced on Jan. 26.
Based in Moncton, Légère has served on CBC’s board since December 2017. He began his career in communications, working as a host and reporter with Radio-Canada Acadie. Since 2009, he has been executive director of the Aberdeen Cultural Centre.
Based in Winnipeg, Moore Rattray has been a director of CBC’s board since February 2018. She is chief operating officer at Southern Chiefs’ Organization and a citizen of Peepeekisis Cree Nation. She previously was executive director of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, an assistant deputy minister for the Province of Manitoba, and associate vice-president of Indigenous, government and community affairs at the University of Winnipeg. Prior to her career in public service, she worked as a regional news anchor and producer for CBC Television.
Tawil is based in Potton, Quebec. She is currently president and CEO of Iron Hill Investments.
Photos of (l-r) René Légère, Jennifer Moore Rattray and Marie-Anne Tawil, borrowed from CBC’s website and Canadian Heritage’s X feed.
