TORONTO – Sirius XM Canada Holdings Inc., parent of SiriusXM Canada Inc., has appointed Timothy Casgrain to the company's board of directors. He replaces Suzanne Morris as CBC/Radio-Canada's nominee to SiriusXM Canada's board of directors, following her resignation from her position as Director.
Casgrain is currently consultant to Skyservice Investments Inc., a wholly owned Canadian aviation company, and has been involved since 1997. From 2007 to 2012 he was chairman of CBC/Radio Canada. Previously, he served as executive vice president of Brookfield Asset Management and from 1988 to 1995 he was seconded to NBS Technologies Inc. as president and chief executive officer. Casgrain began his career as a teacher with CUSO in Chad, Africa, and he later became an accountant with Deloitte & Touche. He is the chairman of the Toronto Rehab Foundation and HIPPY Canada and also an Honourary Director of the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education.
"We welcome Tim to our Board," said John Bitove, chairman of SiriusXM Canada, in the announcement. "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Suzanne for her contribution to the SiriusXM Canada Board and wish her all the best."
