Mr. Karp age 65 has been with Cineplex Odeon Corporation since 1986 and was Chairman until 2004. From 1966 until 1986 he was a partner in the law firm of Goodman and Carr LLP. Mr. Karp also sits on the Boards of Directors of Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. where he sits on its executive governance and human resources and compensation committees Teknion Corporation where he is lead director and sits on all major committees and the Toronto International Film Festival Group where he is the chairman and a member of all major committees. He is a Trustee of Royal LePage Franchise Services Fund and a director of its management company the chair of its corporate governance committee and a member of its audit committee. Mr. Karp is also a Trustee of the IBI Group and sits on its audit committee