Corus Entertainment Appoints Doug Murphy As President And CEO

BY: 

Dave Forde
January 16, 2015

Doug MurphyDoug MurphyApril 1 there is a new sheriff taking over at the top position with Corus Entertainment, but this isn’t a joke and he ain’t no fool. Doug Murphy will take over for John Cassaday, who announced he will be retiring on March 30, 2015 after 15 years in the role.

Doug Murphy has been with the Company for 12 years and has held numerous senior management positions. Doug joined Corus in 2003 to grow the Nelvana business as Executive Vice President, Business Development. He was later promoted to Executive Vice President & General Manager Corus Kids, expanding his oversight to include Corus’ kids television networks in 2008 and subsequently, to President, Corus Television responsible for all Corus Television assets in 2010. In 2013, Doug was appointed Chief Operating Officer adding the Radio division to his role. Before joining Corus, Doug spent ten years with The Walt Disney Company in a variety of executive positions in Canada, the United States and Japan. Doug holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

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Dave “The Connector” Forde has been involved in the marketing, public relations and technology industry across Canada for over 20 years in various sales and marketing roles, he launched The Connected One network of business sites which connects buyers to the right sellers. Profectio and PR In Canada covers news about the marketing and public relations industry each day helping professionals advance their career and businesses. He also serves as an advisor to a number of businesses across the country. Find Dave on LinkedIn and Twitter.


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