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CBC hires restaurant exec

TORONTO – CBC Television announced this week it has hired David Scapillati as its new general manager of media sales and marketing. In this position, Scapillati will oversee the Media Sales and Marketing team, "and will hold a key strategic and leadership role within CBC Television," said a memo from CBC TV EVP Richard Stursberg. "Dave has a superb track record as a dynamic senior marketing and sales executive with a strong reputation for leading change, building successful brands and growing profitable sales," said Stursberg. In his previous position as senior vice-president of brand and marketing for Prime Restaurants of...