CBC's Kirstine Stewart to head up Twitter Canada

OTTAWA – Kirstine Stewart, CBC/Radio-Canada’s executive vice-president English services, is leaving the public broadcaster after seven years to become Twitter Canada’s managing director. “Kirstine really understands the role of the public broadcaster and has been a fierce proponent of its distinctive place. She has been instrumental in establishing CBC as a modern public broadcaster and I want to thank her for all she has done to put us in a place of strength from which to renew ourselves,” said CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Hubert T. Lacroix in a statement. “For me, the achievement that stands-out most in her seven years...