Rogers Mark Freedman receives CTAM fellowship
TORONTO – Rogers Cable’s Mark Freedman has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 CTAM Canada Fellowship Award to attend the 11th annual Executive Management Program at Harvard in June.
Known as CTAM U, The Executive Management Program is a week-long intensive learning program at the Harvard Business School (HBS). The program focuses on strategic marketing and business principles through a detailed case study curriculum administered by HBS professors and key industry leaders.
Mark Freedman is senior manager, video strategy and planning at Rogers Cable. Freedman identifies and develops new business opportunities for Rogers Cable across multiple video distribution platforms and manages the planning process for Video Product Management. An active member with CTAM Canada for the past two years he is the treasurer of CTAM Canada and is also a member of the sponsorship committee.
"On behalf of CTAM Canada, I would like to congratulate Mark on being selected to attend this distinguished program," said CTAM Canada president John Piercy. "This unique opportunity is offered annually to one member of CTAM Canada and I am sure Mark will gain many insights from spending a week with this elite group of industry peers."
Having become a corporate patron of the Executive Management Program at the Harvard Business School in 2006, CTAM Canada has committed to sponsor a chapter member to attend the program annually. Participants of the program are chosen through an application process and selected by a special committee made up of CTAM Canada and CTAM National executives. Criteria for selection include; level of CTAM Canada participation, a 1-page essay on a topic chosen by the judging committee and a letter of reference from employer. The program takes place in Boston from June 1 to 6, 2008, and will include 75 senior executives within the North American industry.
