Suzanne Morris was appointed CBC/Radio-Canada’s Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective April 2009.
In addition to being responsible for all aspects of financial management for Canada’s national public broadcaster, Ms. Morris oversees corporate business partnerships, and plays an instrumental role in helping to achieve a sustainable economic model for the future of the Corporation.
Before becoming a member of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Senior Executive Team, Ms. Morris was Secretary/Treasurer to the CBC Pension Board of Trustees, where she was responsible for the CFO, IT, risk management, benefit administration and secretariat functions at the Pension Fund and managed operations through a period of financial market turmoil and credit crisis.
Ms. Morris earned her Bachelor of Commerce degree with honours from the University of Ottawa in 1986 and holds a Chartered Accountant designation. She is an Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario prize-winner and served as a marker for the Institute’s professional examinations. She has also lectured on accounting topics at the University of Ottawa. In 2011 and 2012 respectively, Ms. Morris was appointed a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa and a member of the board of directors of SiriusXM Canada.