13 Facts About Ivan Fecan

Ivan Fecan attended York University, receiving a BA in Fine Arts.

In 1984, at the age of 31, Ivan Fecan was offered a job with NBC.

Ivan Fecan served as their vice-president of creative development for two years, before returning to Canada to become director of television programming for CBC Television in 1987.

Some shows that Ivan Fecan ushered in during his tenure at CBC include Degrassi High, Road to Avonlea, The Kids in the Hall, Royal Canadian Air Farce and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

Ivan Fecan left CBC and joined Baton Broadcasting in January 1994 as senior group vice-president, and became executive vice-president and chief operating officer in January 1995.

Ivan Fecan became president and chief executive officer of Baton in 1996.

In 2000, CTV was purchased by Bell Canada Enterprises, which promptly merged CTV with The Globe and Mail to form Bell Globemedia, later renamed CTVglobemedia, of which Ivan Fecan became president and chief executive officer.

Ivan Fecan is an investor and executive chair of Thunderbird Films.

Ivan Fecan is the producer and executive producer of the hit Canadian sitcom Kim's Convenience.

On September 5,2017, Ivan Fecan was appointed Interim chief executive officer of Thunderbird, in addition to his other roles there.

Ivan Fecan sits on charitable boards at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and the Royal Conservatory of Music Advisory Council.

Ivan Fecan is the recipient of the American Marketing Association Hall of Legends.

Ivan Fecan was named person of the year by entertainment industry magazine Playback in 2006, person of the decade in 2011, and inducted into the Playback Hall of Fame in May 2016.