Board of Directors

Timothy W. Casgrain

Chair, Board of Directors
Toronto

Timothy W. Casgrain was appointed Chair of the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors on April 27, 2007, for a five-year term.

Mr. Casgrain has been Chairman of Skyservice Investments Inc., a wholly owned Canadian aviation company, since 1997. From 1976 to 2002, he served as Executive Vice President of Brascan Financial Corporation and, from 1988 to 1995, he was seconded to NBS Technologies Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Casgrain began his career as a teacher in Chad, Africa, and he later became an accountant with Deloitte & Touche.

Born in Montréal, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University in 1969. In 1976, he became a member of the Order of Chartered Accountants of Québec.

He holds appointments on several boards, including Century II Holdings Inc. and the Toronto Rehab Foundation, where he is Vice-Chair. He is also the Chair of the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education and President of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

He and his wife have three children.