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11 Facts About Catherine Tait

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Catherine Tait was born on 1958 and is a Canadian business executive who currently serves as the president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Catherine Tait succeeded Hubert Lacroix for the position after being appointed on April 3,2018, and beginning her mandate on July 3,2018.

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Catherine Tait holds a Bachelor of Arts in literature and philosophy from the University of Toronto, a Master of Science from Boston University, and a Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies in communications theory from the University of Paris II Pantheon-Assas.

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Catherine Tait served as a manager of Policy and Planning at Telefilm Canada in the 1980s, before going on to become Director and Cultural Attache with the Canadian Cultural Centre in France from 1989 to 1991.

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In Canada, Catherine Tait was president and COO of Salter Street Films from 1997 to 2001, producing such shows as the long-running CBC comedy This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

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6.

Catherine Tait co-founded digital content provider iThentic in 2006 and the Canadian broadcaster Hollywood Suite in 2010.

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Catherine Tait presented her vision for the public broadcaster in May 2019, with the unveiling of the Corporation's new strategic plan, Your Stories, Taken to Heart.

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At the international Kidscreen Summit in February 2019, Catherine Tait committed to expanding the public broadcaster's kids content offering, especially on CBC Gem.

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At the Banff World Media Festival in June 2019, Catherine Tait announced that she would ask the production companies with whom she does business to ensure that at least one key creative position – producer, director, writer, showrunner and lead performer – is held by members of visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and members of the LGBT community.

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Catherine Tait came under fire for the unparalleled comparison of Netflix to colonial imperialism in India and parts of Africa.

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Catherine Tait's comments made American headlines with JJ McCullough of The Washington Post writing a piece about the incident.

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