OTTAWA – Former CRTC Commissioner Andrée Noël has been named the new national chair of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC).
She replaces Ron Cohen who announced in June that he would retire from the role by the end of the year. The appointment is effective as of January 1, 2012.
Noël joins the CBSC from her consulting practice where she provided services to public and private organizations on broadcasting and telecommunications matters. Prior to her nine years as the CRTC’s regional commissioner for Quebec, Noël was first director of legal and regulatory affairs and then director of public affairs for Fonorola Inc., and director of legal affairs and corporate secretary for Groupe Transcontinental G.T.C. Ltée.
“We selected an individual who would continue to build on the accomplishments of the CBSC,” said Sylvie Courtemanche, chair of the search committee, in Tuesday’s announcement. “Andrée is uniquely qualified to understand the importance of effective and credible self-regulation.”
The CBSC is an independent, non-governmental organization made up of more than 760 private sector radio and television stations, specialty services and networks. It was created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to administer the standards established by its members.
