Michael Patrick Donovan, the Chairman of the board of directors of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of DHX Media Ltd., has been recognized with numerous awards for his work in the television and film industry, including an Academy Award for the feature documentary Bowling for Columbine. Mr. Donovan co-founded and was a director of Salter Street Films, which was purchased by Alliance Atlantis in 2001. Mr. Donovan is a non-practicing member of the Barristers Society of Nova Scotia, was previously a member of the Board of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and is currently the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD). In 2009 he was elected to the Board of the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association (CFTPA). Mr. Donovan holds a B.A. (1974), LL.B. (1977) and LL.D. (Hon) (2004) degrees from Dalhousie University.
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Charles William Bishop, President, Production and Development, DHX Media and President, Halifax Film Division, produced the Academy Award winning feature documentary Bowling for Columbine as well as numerous television series such as the highly acclaimed CBC pre-school series POKO. Operating his own production company until 1998, Bishop sold to Salter Street Films and produced the company's slate including the notable series Made in Canada/The Industry, Emily of New Moon, This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Awful Truth. In 2001 he accepted the position of production head, overseeing television series (fiction) worldwide for Alliance Atlantis. Mr. Bishop continues to create and produce film and television, most recently as Co-creator and Executive Producer of The Guard, a one-hour drama series that airs on CanWest Global and ION in the U.S. Mr. Bishop attended NSCAD and the Canadian Film Centre.
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Steven Graham DeNure, President and Chief Operating Officer of DHX, is responsible for overseeing overall operations of DHX and its subsidiaries. Mr. DeNure also serves as Executive Producer on many of the company's television and interactive media projects. Mr. DeNure co-founded Decode Entertainment in 1997 and in 2006 merged the operations of Decode with Halifax Film to create DHX. Prior to founding Decode Mr. DeNure was at Alliance Communications Corporation for more than 10 years and served in a number of senior positions including President of Alliance Productions and President of Alliance Multimedia. During his tenure at Alliance Communications Corporation, he was involved in the development, financing and production of all television and feature film projects, including notable projects such as Due South, North Of 60, Eng, and Blackrobe, and was responsible for the animation division, music-publishing division (TMP), and for merchandising and licensing. Mr. DeNure is a pioneer in CGI animation, having acted as Executive Producer of the groundbreaking Reboot and Beast Wars animation series. Mr. DeNure serves on the board of the Canadian Film Centre as Vice Chair and is past Vice Chair of ACT, the Alliance for Children's Television. Mr. DeNure graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BA in Economics & Business Administration.
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Dana Landry, the Chief Financial Officer of DHX Media Ltd, has most recently been CFO, General Manager and Corporate Secretary for Solution Inc Technologies Ltd (''SolutionInc''), a public technology company traded on the TSX Venture Exchange. Before joining SolutionInc, Mr. Landry was a financial advisor to Collideascope Digital Productions Inc, an integrated television and new media production company and President and Chief Financial Officer of imX communications Inc (''imX''), a feature film, MOW and television production company. Mr. Landry began his career at Doane Raymond, Chartered Accountants (now Grant Thornton LLP) and then moved on to PwC where he had extensive involvement with the successful initial public offering of Salter Street Films.
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David A. Regan, the Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations of DHX Media, is responsible for the Company's corporate finance and development activities. Prior to working with DHX Media, Mr. Regan held positions with VI Associates, A.T. Kearney's New York Financial Institutions Group and Export Development Corporation. In these positions he worked with clients in the entertainment and financial services industries throughout North America, Europe and Asia to provide financing, corporate development and business strategy advisory services. Mr. Regan holds an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, and a BBA Honours degree from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.
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Neil Alexander Court, a non executive director of DHX, brings 22 years of international coproduction and development, programme financing, and international sales experience to the Company. Mr. Court formerly served as Executive Producer on Decode's productions and oversaw Decode's distribution arm until his retirement from Decode in May 2009. Mr. Court was founding Managing Director of Nelvana Enterprises Inc., Nelvana Limited's international distribution and co-production arm, where he built the distribution division and put together over 200 episodes of co-productions. Prior to cofounding Decode, Mr. Court had his own UK-based international consultancy business that focused on helping American clients exploit the international television market. Mr. Court's key clients included The Jim Henson Company and L.A.-based Film Roman Inc., with which he focused on building their respective distribution departments and key international broadcast relationships. His other consultancy clients included major European and American media companies such as MCA, BMG and PolyGram. Mr. Court holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University in Ottawa and an MBA from York University in Toronto.
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Sir Judson Graham Day, a non-executive and Lead Director of DHX Media, is Counsel to the Atlantic Canada law firm of Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales. He is a director of The CSL Group Inc., and Chairman of Scotia Investments Limited. He has served as Chairman of the board of directors of Sobeys Inc., Cadbury Schweppes plc, PowerGen plc, British Aerospace plc and Hydro One Inc., as well as lead director of The Bank of Nova Scotia. Sir Graham Day is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors of Canada and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute in the United Kingdom. He is Chancellor Emeritus of Dalhousie University, was knighted in 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II for services to British industry and was recently elected to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
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Joseph Allen Medjuck, a non-executive director of DHX, is a producer living in Montecito, California whose recent films include Old School, Road Trip, Disturbia and the soon to be released Up in the Air. Mr. Medjuck was executive producer of Legal Eagles, Twins, Ghostbusters II, Kindergarten Cop, Dave, Junior, Private Parts, Father's Day and Six Days/Seven Nights. He was a producer on the films Big Shots, Beethoven, Beethoven's 2nd, Commandments, and the live-action/animated feature Space Jam. His television producing credits include the cartoon shows The Real Ghostbusters, and Mummies Alive as well as the Emmy nominated HBO film The Late Shift. Mr. Medjuck holds a B.A. (Hon.) in English from McGill University and a Masters and PhD from the University of Toronto, where he subsequently taught and founded the university's film program. He was also one of the founders of The Criterion Collection. In addition to the experience outlined above Mr. Medjuck has acquired significant knowledge of financing principles in his role as a film and television producer.
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John William Ritchie, a non-executive director of DHX, has over 50 years of experience in the Canadian financial community. Mr. Ritchie is a former director of Empire Co. Ltd., Sobeys Inc. and Salter Street Films. Mr. Ritchie also co-owned and operated Scotia Bond Company Limited, an Atlantic Canadian-based, regional investment dealer, from 1963 to 1990. Scotia Bond was a member of the Toronto and Montreal stock exchanges and was sold to a national investment dealer in 1990.
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Donald Arthur Wright, a non-executive director of DHX. His career in the investment industry has spanned over 30 years. He has held senior positions with domestic and global firms working both in Canada and internationally. His vast experience includes the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Office of TD Securities Inc. from 1998 to 2002 and Deputy Chairman of TD Bank Financial Group from 2001 to 2002. Since retiring from TD Bank Financial Group in November 2002, he has been involved in private and public equity investments. Currently he is the President and CEO of The Winnington Capital Group Inc., an Investment Counsel & Portfolio Management company. Mr. Wright is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of VIA Rail Canada Inc., and Richards Packaging Inc. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Richards Packaging Income Fund, a member of the Board of Trustees of GMP Capital Trust and a member of the Board of Directors of Black Bull Resources Inc., DHX Media Ltd. and Attwell Capital Inc., Condor Petroleum Inc., Public Mobile Inc., and Tuscany International Drilling Inc.. He actively supports numerous charitable organizations and is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Hospital for Sick Children, a member of the Royal Ontario Museum Governors' Finance Committee and a member of the Campaign Cabinet of the CAMH Foundation and MarS Innovation.
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