CanWest adds two board members
By Adnews Staff
CanWest Global Communications of Winnipeg has added Derek Burney and Lisa Pankratz to its board of directors. Burney is chairman of the board of New Brunswick Power and a board member at Quebecor World and Shell Canada. He is also and adjunct professor and senior distinguished fellow at Carleton University. During his career Burney has been president and CEO of CAE, chairman and CEO of Bell Canada International, Canadian ambassador to the U.S. and chief of staff to the Prime Minister of Canada. Pankratz is the president and corporate compliance officer of Cundill Investment Research. She is also a board member and a member of the audit committee at The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. Pankratz has previously held executive positions with Evans Forest Products and Bankers Trust. She also worked for Ernst and Young in Toronto and Australia.