Catherine Tait
Catherine Tait | |
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Tait at the CFC's Annual fundraiser, 2018 | |
| 16th President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
| In office July 3, 2018 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert Lacroix |
| Succeeded by | Marie-Philippe Bouchard |
| 1st Chair of the Global Task Force for Public Media | |
| In office September 10, 2019 – December 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Norbert Himmler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) Athens, Attica, Greece |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Business executive |
Catherine Tait (born 1958) is a Canadian business executive who formerly served as the 16th president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She succeeded Hubert Lacroix for the position after being appointed on April 3, 2018, and beginning her five-year mandate on July 3, 2018. In June 2023, her mandate was renewed until January 2025. She was succeeded by former TV5 Québec Canada chief executive officer, Marie-Philippe Bouchard.
Tait was a founder and served as the first chair of the Global Task Force for Public Media, an initiative of the Public Media Alliance launched in September 2019. On December 19, 2024, she was succeeded in this role by ZDF Director-General Norbert Himmler.