Board of Directors
Members sit on both B次元app. and Postmedia Network Inc. boards and have been appointed to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders.
Peter Sharpe (Interim Chair)
Mr. Sharpe retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cadillac Fairview Corporation in 2010, having served with the company for over 25 years. Mr. Sharpe is currently a director of Morguard Corporation听and Clifton Blake Asset Management.听Mr. Sharpe is also a past Chairman and current Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers.听
Andrew MacLeod (Director)
Mr. MacLeod is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Postmedia Network Inc. He joined Postmedia in 2014 as EVP and Chief Commercial Officer and served as President and Chief Operating Officer in 2017. Prior to joining Postmedia, Mr. MacLeod held a number of senior executive positions in the technology sector, including serving as the Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director of North America at BlackBerry. Mr. MacLeod also currently serves as a Director on the boards for Waterfront Toronto and Communitech, and the Chair of Invest Ontario. Mr. MacLeod is a graduate of Western University (BA).
Janet Ecker (Director)
Janet Ecker recently retired from the role of President and CEO of Toronto Financial Services Alliance, having served in the role for nearly 13 years. Ms. Ecker served as a member of provincial parliament in Ontario from 1995 to 2003 and held the portfolios of Minister of Finance, Minister of Education, Minister of Community and Social Services and Government House Leader. In 2002 she was the first woman to deliver a budget in Ontario.
In November 2016, Ms. Ecker was named a Member of the Order of Canada for being a leader in the financial industry. She currently sits on a wide range of public and private sector boards, agencies and advisory committees, most recently serving as the Chair of the Governing Council of the University of Toronto.
Vincent Gasparro (Director)
Mr. Gasparro is currently the听Managing Director & Head, Sustainable Finance at Roynat Capital Inc. Prior to that, he was听Managing Director, Corporate Development & Clean Energy Finance, at Vancity Community Investment Bank听where he led the Clean Energy Finance business for Canada鈥檚 largest credit union. From November 2018 to March 2020, he was the Principal Secretary in the Office of the Mayor of Toronto where he had specific public policy responsibilities including matters related to Toronto Hydro, Toronto Parking Authority, Toronto Global and Toronto Community Housing to name a few. Prior to that, Mr. Gasparro had various roles in private equity with Lynx Equity Ltd. and affiliates thereof, and from 2003 to 2006, he served as Special Assistant in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. Mr. Gasparro has a BA from York University, an MSc from the London School of Economics and an MBA from the Villanova School of Business in Philadelphia.听听
Wendy Henkelman (Director)
Mary Junck (Director)
Ms. Junck is Chairman of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, a leading provider of local news, information and advertising in 49 primarily midsize markets in the United States. Ms. Junck began her career at the Charlotte Observer in 1972 as marketing research manager. She later held senior executive positions at the former Times Mirror Company, as executive vice president of Times Mirror and president of Times Mirror Eastern Newspapers. Ms. Junck is the retired Chairman of the board of directors of The Associated Press, the world鈥檚 oldest and largest newsgathering organization and serves on the board of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, a private liberal arts college.
Daniel Rotstein (Director)
Mr. Rotstein serves as the Director of Human Resources/Risk Management for the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida and provides human resources, risk management, and administrative consulting services to companies in various industries, including American Media, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Rotstein was the Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, for American Media, Inc. Mr. Rotstein has over 25 years of experience holding human resources management positions in the manufacturing, financial services and retail services industries and has successfully assisted organizations in all facets of human resources, risk management and administration.听