Postmedia Network Canada Corp. today announced the appointment of Rod
Phillips as Chair of the Board of both Postmedia Network Canada Corp.
and its subsidiary Postmedia Network Inc. (referred to collectively as
“Postmedia Network”). Mr. Phillips was most recently President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).
Also announced today is the appointment of Martin Nisenholtz as a
director of the Boards of Postmedia Network. Mr. Nisenholtz will also
serve as Chair of the Board’s Digital Oversight Committee. Mr.
Nisenholtz is currently a Venture Partner at FirstMark Capital in New
York. Mr. Nisenholtz previously served as senior advisor to The New York
Times Company through 2013 following his retirement from the company in
2011, having served as its Senior Vice President of Digital Operations.
Both Mr. Phillips and Mr. Nisenholtz have been appointed to serve until
the next annual meeting of shareholders and the appointments are
effective immediately.
“On behalf of our Board and the senior executive team we welcome both
Mr. Phillips and Mr. Nisenholtz to Postmedia,” said Paul Godfrey,
President and CEO. “These appointees bring impressive experience in
business transformation and modernization and are both experts on
matters of industry evolution.”
About Rod Phillips
Rod Phillips was most recently President
and Chief Executive Officer of the OLG. He resigned from this position
on January 22, 2014. Prior to his appointment to the OLG, Mr. Phillips
was President and CEO of Shepell.fgi one of North America's leading
providers of workplace health and productivity solutions.
From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Phillips served as Chief of Staff to Mayor Mel
Lastman during his first term as the leader of the newly amalgamated
City of Toronto.
Mr. Phillips is a member of the Boards of the Toronto International Film
Festival (TIFF) and the Toronto Telus Community Board. He was the
Founding Chair of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH)
Transforming Lives Gala in support of CAMH’s critical work.
Mr. Phillips is a graduate of the MBA program at Wilfrid Laurier
University and holds an Honours BA in Political Science and English from
Western University. Mr. Phillips has completed the Directors Education
Program at the Rotman School of Management and holds the Institute of
Corporate Directors designation ICD.D.
About Martin Nisenholtz
Martin Nisenholtz is currently a
Venture Partner at FirstMark Capital (an early stage venture capital
firm based in New York City). Mr. Nisenholtz served as senior advisor
for The New York Times Company through 2013 and was a Fellow at the
Shorenstein Center at Harvard University. In December 2011, Mr.
Nisenholtz retired from his full-time role at The New York Times Company
where he had served as Senior Vice President, Digital Operations and was
responsible for the strategy development, operations and management of
its digital properties. Prior to that, Mr. Nisenholtz was Chief
Executive Officer of New York Times Digital. In June 2001, Mr.
Nisenholtz founded the Online Publishers Association (“OPA”), an
industry trade organization that represents the interests of
high-quality online publishers.
Mr. Nisenholtz currently serves on the Board of Directors of Yellow
Media (a Canadian media and marketing solutions company), eXelate (a
U.S. privately held data and analytics company), Sulia (a U.S. privately
held social media company) and RealMatch (a U.S. privately held online
recruitment advertising solutions company).
Mr. Nisenholtz holds a Bachelor in Psychology degree from the University
of Pennsylvania and an MA in Communications from the University of
Pennsylvania Annenberg School of Communication.
About Postmedia Network Canada Corp.
Postmedia Network
Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.A, PNC.B) is the holding company that owns
Postmedia Network Inc., the largest publisher by circulation of paid
English-language daily newspapers in Canada, representing some of the
country’s oldest and best known media brands. Reaching millions of
Canadians every week, Postmedia engages readers and offers advertisers
and marketers integrated solutions to effectively reach target audiences
through a variety of print, online, digital, and mobile platforms.
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