- Peter Herrndorf
Peter Herrndorf (born 1940) is a Canadian lawyer and media businessman. He is the president and chief executive officer of the
National Arts Centre .Born in
Amsterdam ,The Netherlands , he graduated with a BA inpolitical science and English from theUniversity of Manitoba in 1962 and a law degree fromDalhousie University in 1965 [cite news |first= Judy |last= Steed |title= The big shakers at the corp|publisher= Globe and Mail |page= P10|date=May 22 ,1982 ] . In 1970, he received an MBA from theHarvard Business School .He joined the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a reporter beginning in 1965 (a day after graduating Dalhousie University), producer. He was appointed head of TV current affairs in 1979, and later network vice-president.He was publisher of "
Toronto Life " from 1983 to 1992, and was chairman and CEO ofTVOntario from 1992 to 1999.In 1993, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada . He also received honoraryDoctor of Laws degrees fromYork University in 1989, from theUniversity of Winnipeg in 1993, and from Dalhousie University in 2000. In 1998, he was awarded theJohn Drainie Award . In 2007, he was awarded the Order of Ontario for having "revolutionized Canadian broadcasting, publishing and the performing arts at organizations such as the CBC, Toronto Life Magazine, TV Ontario and the National Arts Centre". [cite web|title=Order of Ontario Recipients Announced|url=http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/news/2007/n20071219.shtml]He was appointed to the board of directors of the CBC in February, 2005 for a five-year term. He is also on the board of governors of the
University of Ottawa .He is married to Eva Czigler and has two children: Katherine and Matthew Herrndorf.
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* [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3151 Order of Canada Citation]
* [http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/about/directors/herrndorf.shtml cbc.ca - Peter Herrndorf bio]
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