Catherine Tait

Catherine Tait
Tait at the CFC's Annual fundraiser, 2018
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Athens, Attica, Greece
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater
OccupationBusiness executive
TitlePresident & CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
TermJuly 3, 2018–present
PredecessorHubert Lacroix

Catherine Tait (born 1958) is a Canadian business executive who currently serves as the president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She succeeded Hubert Lacroix for the position after being appointed on April 3, 2018, and beginning her five-year mandate on July 3, 2018.[1][2] In June 2023, Tait's contract was renewed for only 18 months while the Canadian government searches for a permanent replacement.[3]

Tait is also the chair of the Global Task Force for Public Media, an initiative of the Public Media Alliance launched in September 2019.[4]

  1. ^ "Catherine Tait chosen as CBC/Radio-Canada president". CBC News. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Stone, Laura (April 3, 2018). "Catherine Tait to become CBC president, the first woman to hold role". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/catherine-tait-renewed-shortened-mandate-1.6862053
  4. ^ "Global Call Out". publicmediaalliance.org. September 10, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

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