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Gary A. Maavara is Vice President and General Counsel for Corus Entertainment Inc., overseeing all legal and regulatory affairs associated with the Company’s extensive operations in radio, television, programming, films, books, music, toys and websites.
Prior to joining Corus, Mr. Maavara was employed in a variety of executive and operating roles with CanWest Global Communications Corp. Mr. Maavara’s career past includes a 10-year stint with CTV in senior level positions including Group Vice President, Programming; Vice President Sports, Chief Legal Counsel and Vice President Operations and Engineering. Prior to joining CTV, Mr. Maavara practiced intellectual property and communications law with a major Bay Street law firm, with a client roster that included CTV, Standard Broadcasting, several NHL clubs and Loblaws.
Mr. Maavara is a graduate of Boston University and the Osgoode Hall Law School of York University. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1983.
Mr. Maavara is a director of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Dancer Transition Resource Center, the Banff Television Festival, the Canadian Museum of Broadcasting and the Centre for Cultural Management at the University of Waterloo. He also sits on a variety of committees of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
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