John I. Bitove - Executive Chairman
Mr. Bitove has a long record of accomplishments in business and community service. He is Chairman and CEO of XM Canada and controls CSR Investments, the controlling shareholder of CSR Holdings. He is Chairman and CEO of Priszm Canadian Income Fund, owner and operator of 479 KFC™, Pizza Hut™ and Taco Bell™ restaurants in Canada, and CEO of Scott’s Real Estate Investment Trust. In 1993, he founded the Toronto Raptors Basketball Club. While with the Raptors, Mr. Bitove helped to launch what is now Raptors TV almost 11 years ago. Mr. Bitove has been associated with various broadcasting ventures for more than a decade.
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Marc Comeau - Director
Marc J. Comeau holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Moncton. Marc has also completed the Executive Development Program at the University of Illinois. Marc began his career with General Motors in 1983. He served in a variety of assignments leading to Montreal Regional Manager in 1990. In 1995, he was appointed Director Strategic Marketing and Research for Buick Motor Division in Flint, Michigan. In 1997, Marc was appointed to the position of General Director - Sales for General Motors of Canada. Marc J. Comeau was appointed to his current position of Vice President, Sales, Service & Marketing effective April 1, 2002, and appointed to the Board of Directors at General Motors of Canada. Marc is also a director of Canadian Satellite Radio (XM Canada) and OnStar Canada. In 2005, Marc was an award recipient of Marketing Magazine's "Marketers That Mattered."
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Philip Evershed - Director
Philip Evershed is a principal of Genuity, a Canadian investment bank. Prior to co-founding Genuity, Mr. Evershed spent 14 years at CIBC World Markets, most recently as Co-Head of Investment Banking and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions. Prior to joining CIBC, Mr. Evershed was Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. Mr. Evershed has a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Economics from the Wilfrid Laurier University.
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Mariette L. Wilcox - Director
Mariette Wilcox oversees all operations at Wilcox Group, one of Canada’s largest national,
independent public relations firms with offices in Toronto and Vancouver. Ms. Wilcox has provided strategic communications advice and support to CEOs of leading Canadian companies. She has also counseled global corporations entering the Canadian marketplace and provided growth strategies as they expanded across Canada.
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Joseph A. Verbrugge - Director
Joe Verbrugge is Senior Vice President, Automotive Partnerships for Sirius XM Radio Inc. During the eight years prior to joining Sirius XM in 2004 (then XM Satellite Radio Inc.), Dr. Verbrugge was a management consultant with The Dealy Strategy Group LLC, a Washington, DC-based advisory firm providing financial/negotiating/strategic consulting services and operational support primarily to satellite communications companies (including XM), as well as private equity and investment banking firms active in the satellite industry. Dr. Verbrugge works closely with XM Canada’s management team to leverage Sirius XM’s experience and strategic relationships to implement critical aspects of XM Canada’s business. Dr. Verbrugge is a graduate of the University of Michigan; he obtained an MBA from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in Management Studies from Oxford University.
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Robert Storey - Director
Robert Storey is Chairman of the consulting company MASABE and Company and President of
Teraca Communications Corporation. He has worked in the broadcasting and communications industry in Canada and abroad for more than 30 years. Mr. Storey is the founding officer of South Fraser Broadcasting Ltd. and has served on the board of several private companies with broadcast and cable interests in Canada and the United States. Mr. Storey is a two time Olympian; President of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing; director of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federation; director of the Canadian Olympic Committee; a member of the Canadian Olympic Committee Hall of Fame and several International Olympic Committee commissions. Mr. Storey was the Chief International Strategist for the successful Vancouver 2010 Olympic Bid.
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James W. McCutcheon - Director
James McCutcheon is counsel to McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Mr. McCutcheon was called to the Ontario Bar in 1962. He was a founding partner of Shibley, Righton & McCutcheon in 1964. For some ten years Mr. McCutcheon practiced predominantly civil litigation before Ontario courts and tribunals. His practice was diversified to include commercial real estate, insurance, trust and corporate law and he now advises on a broad variety of corporate, individual and charity issues. Mr. McCutcheon has served as a director of many public corporations, presently CAE Inc., Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, Empire Life Insurance Company, Guardian Capital Group Limited and Noranda Inc. Mr. McCutcheon has also served on boards of the Art Gallery of Ontario Foundation, Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Eglinton St. George’s United Church, Royal Agricultural Fair, Royal Ontario Museum, University Health Network Toronto, Victoria University in the University of Toronto and World Wildlife Fund (Canada).
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Pierre Boivin - Director
Pierre Boivin was appointed President of the Montréal Canadiens and the Molson Centre on September 2, 1999. From 1994 until his appointment with the Canadiens, Mr. Boivin was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bauer Nike Inc. Mr. Boivin has devoted his entire career of 26 years to the sporting goods industry, with an emphasis on the creation and development of sports businesses. Mr. Boivin is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and is also the Chairman of the Board of the Quebec Special Olympics. He is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.
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Stewart Lyons - Director
Stewart Lyons is Executive Vice President, Corporate and Customer Operations of DAVE Wireless, a new entrant in Canada's wireless telecommunications industry. Prior to joining DAVE Wireless he was Executive Vice-President of XM Canada. Mr. Lyons joined XM Canada at inception as the initial employee of the company, and helped lead the company throughout its critical launch and early growth period. Prior to XM Canada, Mr. Lyons was employed at Scotia Capital Inc., where, from 2003 to 2005, he served as an interest rate derivatives trader in the firm's Global Trading group. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Lyons worked as the Director of Operations for the Toronto 2008 Olympic Bid. Mr. Lyons has an MBA from the University of Toronto and an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School.
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