OTTAWA – During its 79th annual convention in Winnipeg, The Future Summit, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters elected its board members for the 2005-2006 year.
Of note this year is that the board includes a record number of women – 11 compared to eight this past year.
EXECUTIVE
Rob Braide (Joint Chair), Vice-President & General Manager, CHOM-FM/CJAD/CJFM-FM, Montreal
Alain Gourd (Past Chair), President, Alain Gourd Communications Inc., Gatineau
Rael Merson (Chair, Radio), President & CEO, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Toronto
John Hayes (Vice-Chair, Radio), President, Radio, Corus Entertainment Inc., Toronto
Pierre Lampron (Chair, Television), Vice-President, Institutional Relations, Quebecor Média inc., Montreal
Rick Brace (Vice-Chair, Television), President, CTV Television Inc., Scarborough
Sophie Emond (Chair, Specialty & Pay), Vice-President, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Astral Media inc., Montreal
Shan Chandrasekar (Vice-Chair, Specialty & Pay), President & CEO, Asian Television Network (ATN), Newmarket
Charlotte Bell (Treasurer), Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs,Television and Radio, CanWest MediaWorks Inc., Don Mills
Rick Arnish (Special Delegate Representing Small Markets), President, The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Kamloops
Glenn O’Farrell, CAB President and Chief Executive Officer, Ottawa
RADIO
Rael Merson (Chair, Radio), President & CEO, Rogers Broadcasting Limited, Toronto
John Hayes (Vice-Chair, Radio), President, Radio, Corus Entertainment Inc., Toronto
Guy Banville, Vice-President, Programming and General Manager, Radio Nord Communications inc., Montreal
Bruce Davis, Vice-President Sales and General Manager CKOV AM/AKLZ FM, The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Kelowna
Stew Dent, President, The Goat 106.1 FM, Lloydminster
Lyndon Friesen, Executive Vice-President, Golden West Broadcasting, Steinbach
René Guimond, President and CEO, TQS inc., Montreal
Claude Laflamme, Vice-President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Astral Media Radio inc., Montreal
Paul Larche, President, Larche Communications Inc., Midland
George Lee, Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Fairchild Radio,Vancouver
Pam Leyland, President, Rawlco Radio Ltd., Saskatoon
Jim MacMullin, Vice-President, Acadia Broadcasting Limited, Saint John
Mark Maheu, Executive Vice-President and COO, NewCap Broadcasting, Dartmouth
Paul Ski, Executive Vice-President, Radio, CHUM Limited, Toronto
Sharon Taylor, Vice-President & General Manager, Standard Radio Inc., Winnipeg
Ex officio: Patrick Grierson, Canadian Association of Broadcast Representatives, Toronto
John Harding, President, Radio Marketing Bureau Inc., Toronto
Observer: Rick Arnish, President, The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Kamloops
TELEVISION
Pierre Lampron (Chair, Television), Vice-President, Institutional Relations, Quebecor Média inc., Montreal
Rick Brace (Vice-Chair, Television), President, CTV Inc., Scarborough
Elaine Ali, Senior Vice-President, CTV Stations Group, Winnipeg
Rick Arnish, President, The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Kamloops
Charlotte Bell, Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs, Television and Radio, CanWest MediaWorks Inc., Don Mills
Raynald Brière, President and COO, Radio Nord Communications inc., Montreal
John Burgis, Executive Vice-President, Business Operations, CanWest MediaWorks Inc., Don Mills
Nigel Fuller, Regional Vice-President, CHUM Television, Ontario, CHUM Limited, Toronto
René Guimond, President and CEO, TQS inc., Montreal
Marcia Martin, Vice-President, Production, CHUM Television, Vice-President/General Manager,Star!/FashionTelevisionChannel/SextvTheChannel, Toronto
Kathleen McNair, Vice-President & General Manager, Television & Radio,Peterborough / Durham, Corus Entertainment Inc., Peterborough
Don Shafer, Vice-President & General Manager, Standard Radio Inc., B.C. Interior Group, Kelowna
Marc Simard, President and General Manager, Télé Inter-Rives Ltée, Rivière-du-Loup
Leslie Sole, Chief Executive Officer, Television, Rogers Media Television, Toronto
Ex officio: Michael Cansick, Canadian Association of Broadcast Representatives, Toronto; Jim Patterson, President & CEO, Television Bureau of Canada, Toronto
SPECIALTY AND PAY
Sophie Emond (Chair, Specialty & Pay), Vice-President, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Astral Media inc., Montreal
Shan Chandrasekar (Vice-Chair, Specialty & Pay), President & CEO, Asian Television Network (ATN), Newmarket
Martin Cloutier, General Manager, LCN/Argent, Groupe TVA inc., Montreal
Gilles Desjardins, Director, Business Development, Le Réseau de l’Information (RDI), Montreal
Elizabeth Duffy-MacLean, Vice-President, Public and Regulatory Affairs, Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., Toronto
David Errington, Senior Vice-President & General Manager, The Score, Toronto
Gary Maavara, General Counsel and Vice-President, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Corus Entertainment Inc., Toronto
Catherine MacLeod, Corporate Counsel, Bell Globemedia Inc., Scarborough
Jonathan Medline, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Global Television Networks, Toronto
Luc Perreault, Vice-President, Communications and Regulatory Affairs, Météomedia/Weather Network, Montreal
Bill Roberts, President & CEO, Vision TV, Toronto
Johanne Saint-Laurent, Senior Vice-President, Business and Commercial Affairs, Les Chaînes Télé Astral, Montreal
Allan Schwebel, Vice-President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing, CHUM Limited, Toronto
Alain Strati, Vice-President, Business and Regulatory Affairs, Rogers Media Inc., Toronto
Bart Yabsley, Executive Vice President, CTV Specialty Television, Toronto
Ex officio: Errol Da-Re, Canadian Association of Broadcast Representatives, Toronto; Jim Patterson, President & CEO, Television Bureau of Canada, Toronto
All Board members are appointed to a two-year term.
