 |
|
 |
|
|
Category Corporate Date 8/10/2005 |
|
CanWest MediaWorks Appoints New Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
TORONTO, Aug. 10, 2005/ - 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.
|
|
| Back to previous page |
|
|
|
