Michael Donovan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Donovan, the Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of DHX Media Ltd, has been recognised 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 a member of the Board of NSCAD. Mr.
Donovan holds BA (1974), LLB (1977) and LLD (Hon) (2004) degrees from Dalhousie University.
Charles Bishop, President of Halifax Film Division
Charles Bishop, a Director and President of the Halifax Film Division, produced the Academy Award winning feature documentary Bowling for Columbine and numerous television series such as the highly acclaimed CBC pre-school series POKO. Mr. Bishop operated his own production company, Charles Bishop Productions, for 18 years until 1998 when Charles Bishop Productions was sold to Salter Street Films. While with Salter Street Films, Mr. Bishop managed the company's production 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 has three Canadian Gemini Awards and numerous international awards. He attended NSCAD and the Canadian Film Centre.
Neil Court, President of Decode Enterprises
Neil Court, a Director and the London-based President of Decode Enterprises, the distribution division of Decode, brings 20 years of international co-production and development, programme financing, and international sales experience to the Company. Mr. Court serves as Executive Producer on Decode's productions and oversees Decode's distribution arm. Mr. Court was founding Managing Director of Nelvana Enterprises Inc, Nelvana Ltd's international distribution and co-production arm, where he built the distribution division and put together over 200 episodes of co-productions. Prior to co-founding 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 LA-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.
Steven DeNure, President of Decode Entertainment Division
Steven DeNure, a Director and President of Decode Entertainment Inc, is responsible for overseeing overall operations at Decode, including the development, production and financing of new projects. Mr. DeNure serves as Executive Producer on all of Decode's projects. Prior to co-founding Decode, Mr. DeNure was at Alliance Atlantis for more than 10 years and served in a number of senior positions including President of Alliance Atlantis Productions Ltd and President of Alliance Atlantis Multimedia Inc. During his tenure at Alliance Atlantis, Mr. DeNure was involved in the development, financing and production of all feature television and film projects (which included many US broadcaster commissions) 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 is Vice Chair of ACT, the Alliance for Children's Television, and serves on the board of the Canadian Film Centre. Mr. DeNure graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BA in Economics and Business Administration.
Dana Landry, Chief Financial Officer
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.
David Regan, Executive VP, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
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.
Sir Graham Day
Sir 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 several public and private companies including Empire Company Ltd, Extendicare Inc, The CSL Group Inc, Jacques Whitford Group Ltd, Moosehead Breweries Ltd, Scotia Investments Ltd, and The Shaw Group Ltd. 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.
Joe Medjuck
Joe Medjuck, a non-executive director of DHX Media, is a producer with The Montecito Pictures Company in Santa Barbara, California whose recent films include Old School, Road Trip, Evolution and Killing Me Softly. 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, 58 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 was a director of the film production company International Keystone Entertainment Inc from 1995-2001 and remains involved with that company as an advisor to their current board of directors. Mr. Medjuck was an associate producer of Ivan Reitman's Broadway musical Merlin and hit comedy features Stripes and Ghostbusters. Mr. Medjuck, along with Ivan Reitman and Dan Goldberg, founded the film distribution company New Cinema of Canada. Mr.
Medjuck holds a BA (Hon.) in English from McGill University and a Masters and PhD from the University of Toronto, where he subsequently taught.
J William Ritchie
J. William Ritchie, a non-executive director of DHX Media, 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 Ltd, 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.
Donald Wright
Donald Wright, a non-executive director of DHX Media, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TD Securities Inc from 1998-2002. Since his retirement in 2002, Mr. Wright has been involved in a number of private and public equity investments. Mr. Wright has also been involved with several financial industry organisations, most notably as a Board and Executive Committee member of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. He has also worked with the Ontario Securities Commission, the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance, Canada to develop capital markets. Mr. Wright is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of The Hospital for Sick Children, a governor of the Royal Ontario Museum Foundation and a member of the board of directors of Richards Packaging Inc, and a member of the Board of Trustees of GMP Capital Trust. He is a Trustee and Chairman Richards Packaging Income Fund, the Chairman of Black Bull Resources Inc and the Chairman of Fralex Therapeutics Inc.