Karine
Courtemanche, CEO of PHD Canada and Touché!, appointed as an
independent Director; long-standing Director David Colville to retire
HALIFAX, NS, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - WildBrain Ltd.
("WildBrain" or the "Company") (TSX: WILD), a global
leader in kids' and family entertainment, announces that its Board
of Directors has appointed Karine
Courtemanche, CEO of PHD Canada and Touché!, as an
independent Director of the Company, effective May 19, 2021. Courtemanche fills a seat on the
Board vacated by long-standing Director, David Colville, who in December 2020, announced his intention to retire
once a suitable replacement could be found to ensure an orderly
transition.
"We're pleased to welcome Karine to the WildBrain Board," said
Don Wright, Chair of the Board. "As
a leader of two of Canada's most
prominent media agencies, Karine has an outstanding track record of
successes in innovation and strategic planning in the advertising
and digital media space. We look forward to benefiting from her
expertise, which we believe will strengthen the Board and Company
as we accelerate our expansion into new areas of business."
Wright added: "The Board would also like to express its deepest
gratitude to David Colville for the
valuable leadership and oversight he has provided as a Director
since joining the Board in 2014. David's steadfast advocacy on
behalf of shareholders has epitomized good governance. We wish him
all the best in the future."
Karine Courtemanche, CEO PHD
Canada and Touché!
In January 2020, Karine
Courtemanche was appointed CEO of the award-winning media
agencies PHD Canada and Touché!, both owned by the Omnicom Media
Group (OMG). At Touché!, Courtemanche previously held the positions
of President, from 2009-2019, and Vice President of Strategy, from
2003-2010. During her tenure, Touché! has been named Agency of the
Year four times by Strategy Magazine, and Courtemanche herself was
named Media Agency Leader of the Year three times. In 2020, Touché!
ranked as the fifth-most awarded media agency in the world in the
WARC 100, an industry benchmark recognizing excellence in
creativity, media and effectiveness.
In addition to leading these prominent agencies, Courtemanche
sits on the Boards of the Canadian Out of Home Marketing and
Measurement Bureau (COMMB), where she was Chair in 2017, and
Canadian Ad Standards. She has previously sat on the Board of
Fillactive/FitSpirit, a Quebec-based non-profit dedicated to helping
girls discover the benefits of being physically active. In
addition, Cortemanche has served on the jury of the Cannes Lions
International Festival of Creativity (2019), the premiere global
event for the advertising and creative communications industry, and
as Chair of the Jury for the Media Innovation Awards (2014 and
2019). Cortemanche also lectures on Creative Leadership for
Marketing Communications students at HEC Montréal.
For more information, please contact:
Investor Relations: Nancy Chan-Palmateer - Director,
Investor Relations, WildBrain
nancy.chanpalmateer@wildbrain.com
+1 416-977-7358
Media: Shaun Smith - Director,
Corporate & Trade Communications, WildBrain
shaun.smith@wildbrain.com
+1 416-977-7230
About WildBrain
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations to run wild, engaging kids
and families everywhere with great content across all media. With
approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our
library – one of the world's most extensive – we are home to such
brands as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry
Shortcake, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Johnny Test and Degrassi. At our
75,000-square-foot state-of-the-art animation studio in
Vancouver, BC, we produce such
fan-favourite series as The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in
Space, Chip & Potato, Carmen Sandiego, Go, Dog. Go! and more. Our
shows are enjoyed worldwide in more than 150 countries on over 500
streaming platforms and telecasters, and our AVOD business –
WildBrain Spark – offers one of the largest networks of kids'
channels on YouTube, garnering billions of views per month from
over 150 million subscribers. We also license consumer products and
location-based entertainment in every major territory for our own
properties as well as for our clients and content partners. Our
television group owns and operates four family entertainment
channels that are among the most viewed in Canada. WildBrain is headquartered in
Canada with offices worldwide and
trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Please visit us
at wildbrain.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" under
applicable securities laws with respect to the Company including,
without limitation, statements regarding the business strategies
and operational activities of WildBrain. Although the Company
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and
uncertainties and are based on information currently available to
the Company. Actual results or events may differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ
materially from current expectations, among other things, include
risk factors discussed in materials filed with applicable
securities regulatory authorities from time to time including
matters discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent
Annual Information Form and annual Management Discussion and
Analysis. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date
hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise
them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by
law.
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