Peter D. Charbonneau was appointed to the Board of Directors of CBC/Radio-Canada effective December 19, 2008, for a five-year term.
Mr. Charbonneau is a general partner at Skypoint Capital Corporation, an early-stage technology venture capital firm. Prior to taking on his current position, Mr. Charbonneau was an Executive Vice President of March Networks Corporation. Previously, he had spent 13 years at Newbridge Networks Corporation acting in numerous capacities, including Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Vice Chairman. Mr. Charbonneau began his career at Deloitte & Touche LLP as an accountant. He also sits on the boards of Mitel Networks Corporation, CounterPath Corporation (TSX-V:CCV), Teradici Corporation and is Chairman of the CBC Pension Board of Trustees.
Mr. Charbonneau completed a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Ottawa (1975) and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario (1977). He has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario since 1979. Mr. Charbonneau also holds the ICD.D certification from the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is a member and Fellow of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of Ontario.
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