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John M. Cassaday is President and Chief Executive Officer of Corus Entertainment Inc., a position he has held since its inception in September 1999. Corus is Canada's leader in radio and specialty television. Corus also owns Nelvana, one of the world's leading producers of animated programming and related products.
John sits on the Board of Directors of Manulife Financial and Sysco Corporation and is the Chairman of the Board of St. Michael's Hospital. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Masonite International Corporation and Loblaw Companies Limited, the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management and was the Chair of the 1995 United Way Campaign for Metro Toronto.
John holds an M.B.A. (Dean’s List) from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and was honoured in 1998 as their most Distinguished Alumni.
John Cassaday has also received many business, industry and charitable honours including the 2006 Marketing Hall of Legends Builder Award, the 2004 Gold Medal from the Association of Canadian Advertisers, which recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of marketing communications in Canada. John was also a recipient of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews 2004 Human Relations Award as well as the 2004 recipient of the Canadian Association of Broadcaster’s top honour, the Gold Ribbon Award for Broadcast Excellence. He was awarded the 1995 Paul Mulvihill Heart Award and was the recipient of the 1994 CEO Award of Excellence in Public Relations presented by the Canadian Public Relations Society.
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