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Category Corporate Date 8/10/2005 |
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CanWest MediaWorks Appoints New Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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TORONTO, Ontario – Peter Viner, President and CEO, CanWest MediaWorks, today announced the appointment of Doug Lamb to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CanWest MediaWorks. In this role, Mr. Lamb will be responsible for the company's financial strategy, reporting and planning, as well as for treasury, tax, audit and internal accounting controls.
“Doug has a wealth of financial experience at both the strategic and operational level,” said Mr. Viner. “He has also worked extensively in the media industry which will be a tremendous asset as we focus on achieving our financial and operating goals, while continuing to strategically grow the business.”
Mr. Lamb joins CanWest MediaWorks from Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing, Ltd. (a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation), where he held the position of Vice President, Corporate Development. In this role, he led the company's strategy development, merger and acquisition activity and key business development initiatives.
Prior to Torstar, Mr. Lamb held a variety of financial roles at Hollinger International Ltd. and Southam Inc. As a partner at Hollinger Capital, he was responsible for Hollinger’s venture capital and technology investment activities. He also served as Director of Planning for Southam Inc. where he was responsible for planning and corporate development for the Southam group of newspapers. Mr. Lamb has also worked as a financial consultant to clients in the media, technology and private equity industries. He holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and an Engineering degree from Carleton University.
"I am very excited to be joining Canwest Mediaworks, a leader in the Canadian media industry,” said Mr. Lamb. ”In particular, I look forward to working with such a dynamic leadership team and for the opportunity to contribute to the continued growth of the company.”
About CanWest MediaWorks
CanWest MediaWorks is a division of CanWest Global Communications Corp. (NYSE: CWG; TSX: CGS.S and CGS.A, www.CanWestglobal.com), an international media company. CanWest is Canada’s largest media company. In addition to owning the Global Television Network, CanWest is Canada’s largest publisher of daily newspapers, and also owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, Web sites and radio networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland.
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For additional information, please contact:
Dervla Kelly
Director, Corporate Communications
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