Peter Moss Appointed to Newly Created Position of President, Cinar Entertainment-Management Structure Will Support Growth Throughout CINAR.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2000 CINAR Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CINR CINR Carrier to Interference-plus-Noise Ratio ) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). .A.) (TSE:CIF.B.) is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Moss to the newly created position of President, CINAR Entertainment, effective March 1. His mandate will be to focus on developing the entertainment business in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Asia. Mr. Moss will be reporting directly to Micheline Charest Micheline Charest (1953 - April 14 2004) was a successful television producer and founder (and former co-chair) of the Cinar (now Cookie Jar Entertainment) television company. and Ronald A. Weinberg, co-CEOs of CINAR Corporation. &uot;Peter Moss brings to CINAR two valuable skills with his experience in producing programming for children and as a senior broadcast executive. Our management team looks forward to working with him to support our growing success,&uot; said Ronald A. Weinberg, President and co-CEO of CINAR Corporation. &uot;CINAR has a rich outstanding tradition of success. I am delighted to be joining the company to help the company continue to be an industry leader,&uot; commented Mr. Moss. Before joining CINAR, Peter Moss, 52, headed Programming and Production as Vice President of YTV YTV Pääkaupunkiseudun Yhteistyövaltuuskunta (Finnish: Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council) YTV Yorkshire Television YTV Youth Television , Canada's leading youth network, and of Treehouse TV, a leading specialty preschool channel, considerably increasing their respective market shares. Mr. Moss has been an Executive Producer for the Children's Television Workshop Children's Television Workshop: see Cooney, Joan Ganz. where he oversaw all creative development for new preschool programs. Prior to that, he was Creative Head of Children's Programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation “Radio-Canada” redirects here. For the French language TV arm of the CBC, see Télévision de Radio-Canada. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. where he orchestrated a complete re-vamping of the section, including branding of the CBC (1) (Cell Broadcast Center) See cell broadcast. (2) (Cipher Block Chaining) In cryptography, a mode of operation that combines the ciphertext of one block with the plaintext of the next block. Playground preschool block. Previous to his career in television, Mr. Moss worked in the theatre, in England and Canada, winning various awards. He has directed over a dozen plays for the Stratford Shakespearean Festival and was Artistic Director of the Young People's Theatre in Toronto for over 10 years. Senior promotions within CINAR Entertainment CINAR also announces several promotions to CINAR Entertainment's senior management team. These executives will now be reporting directly to Mr. Moss. Cassandra Schafhausen is promoted from Vice President, production and development for CINAR Animation, to Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs. She will oversee all creative aspects within CINAR Entertainment, including branding. Francois Deschamps, formerly Vice President, CINAR Studios, is promoted to Executive Vice President, Operations. Andrew Porporino, is promoted from Vice President, Finance-Production to Chief Financial Officer of CINAR Entertainment. Lesley Taylor, formerly Vice President, CINAR Animation, is promoted to Executive Vice President, Productions, to focus on all aspects of animation and live-action production. Marie-Josee Corbeil cor·beil also cor·beille n. A sculptured basket of flowers or fruits used as an architectural ornament. [French corbeille, from Late Latin corbicula, little basket , Vice President, Business Affairs, moves to CINAR Entertainment to focus on Corporate and Business Affairs. Patricia Lavoie, Vice President, Live-Action and Louis Fournier, Vice President, Sales and Co-Productions will also report to the newly appointed President of CINAR Entertainment. New appointments at CINAR Europe David Ferguson, formerly Vice President of CINAR Europe, has been promoted to President of CINAR Europe with a mandate to increase CINAR's presence as a European-based company. Mr. Ferguson will be reporting directly to Micheline Charest and Ronald A. Weinberg, co-CEOs of CINAR Corporation. &uot;This new management structure reflects the increasingly multi-national nature of our operations and further refines the structure of CINAR Corporation. It also ensures we have the requisite depth of senior management in all areas of our operations. We now have in place a platform capable of supporting future growth, driven by a top-caliber management team,&uot; commented Mr. Weinberg. Mr. Weinberg added: &uot;CINAR Entertainment and CINAR Europe will focus on identifying and exploiting opportunities for profitable growth within their respective geographic territories to help achieve our goal-to be the leading, independent supplier of quality, non-violent entertainment and education content for children worldwide. This will also enable the senior corporate executives to concentrate on strategic initiatives to support the next level of growth for CINAR Corporation.&uot; CINAR Corporation (Nasdaq: CINR; and Toronto Exchange; CIF.A, CIF.B) is an integrated entertainment and education company involved in the development, production, post-production and worldwide distribution of non-violent, quality programming and educational products for children and families. CINAR Entertainment's original productions, distributed in over 150 countries, include two-time Emmy award-winner ARTHUR(TM) (with WGBH Boston), The Busy World of Richard Scarry(TM), Wimzie's House(TM), Caillou(R) and Lassie Lassie canine star of popular film and TV series. [TV: Terrace, II, 13–15; Radio: Buxton, 135] See : Dogs (TM), as well as mini-series and family films. Through CINAR's diverse programming, its licensing and merchandising of entertainment-related products, and its array of supplemental education products, the Company reaches children worldwide. CINAR's web site www.cinar.com |
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