TORONTO ? Corus Entertainment announced a number of changes today of its executive team in a bid to more closely align the company’s television and business divisions.
Current EVP and president of Corus Television Doug Murphy will become EVP and COO of Corus Entertainment on September 1, reporting directly to president and CEO John Cassaday.
Other executive leadership changes include:
- * Scott Dyer as EVP of strategic planning and chief technology officer, which includes overseeing strategic planning ongoing business transformations and new media strategy, as well as responsibility for Kids Can Press and Toon Boom
- * Gary Maavara, EVP and general counsel, corporate secretary, with oversight of all legal matters, regulatory affairs and government relations
- * Kathleen McNair, EVP human resources, corporate communications and chief integration officer; with the latter, McNair will lead the integration of the new services to be acquired from Bell Media, pending regulatory approval, as well as streamline internal processes
- * Tom Peddie, EVP and CFO
The management shuffle has also resulted in job losses at the company, as Sally Tindal, director of corporate communications, confirmed that the company?s workforce had been reduced by ?less than 2%.? Based on information posted on Corus? website, that works out to approximately less than 40 staff out of approximately 2,000 employees.
Corus had earlier announced the appointment of Mario Cecchini as head of Eastern Ontario and president of Corus Media. Other appointments were also announced today relating to the leadership of the company?s various business units, including:
- Chris Pandoff, president of radio
- Colin Bohm, VP Television, head of Corus Kids
- John MacDonald, VP, head of Corus Women and Family
- Maria Hale, VP Television, head of Corus content distribution and pay TV
- Susan Schaefer, VP head of brands, television and radio
- Gerry Mackrell, VP Television, head of airtime sales
- Bill Knight, VP Television, head of business development and planning
- Helen Lebeau, VP Television, production and broadcast operations
