The Canadian Satellite Radio team:
John Bitove, Chairman and CEO.
John is one of Canada's leading entrepreneurs with a distinguished record of accomplishment in business and community service.
A passionate booster of Canada, John was the volunteer President and CEO of Toronto's 2008 Olympic Bid Corporation.
He was the head of the organizing committees that brought the successful World Indoor Athletics Championships and World Championships of Basketball to Toronto in 1993 and 1994 respectively. In 1993, he founded the Toronto Raptors Basketball Club. He led the NBA franchise-bid process, launched the team and created the Air Canada Centre.
As a busy father raising three active children with his wife Randi, John coaches seven children's sports teams. He also serves the community on several volunteer boards.
He is the majority owner and chairman of priszm brandz, the largest "quick service" restaurant operation in Canada. Priszm brandz operates over 560 restaurants under the popular KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Long John Silvers brands, serving 60 million customers a year and employs over 8,000 people in 400 communities across Canada.
Stephen Tapp, President and Chief Operating Officer
Stephen has deep roots in the Canadian entertainment community with an impressive track record in building new media-related businesses.
He came to CSR from CHUM Limited, where he oversaw the company's television division, consisting of 26 channels including leading stations such as Citytv and MuchMusic. He has significant international experience, having been responsible for developing and managing CHUM's global distribution arm in his role as the vice-president and general manager Citytv and ChumCity International. Stephen oversaw several international joint ventures and channel launches for both MuchMusic and Citytv in the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia.
Additionally, Stephen has a background in new technology and product launches. Prior to joining CHUM, he held the role of executive vice-president and general manager of Viewer's Choice Canada Pay Per View, where he was responsible for launching the service and managing all areas of network operations. He also held senior programming roles at Canada's first subscriber based Pay Television sports channel, TSN, The Sports Network, from its launch until 1991. Stephen began his television career as production manager at CTV's CFTO in Toronto.
Stephen launched his broadcast career in radio, where he held production and operations roles at CFQR-FM in Montreal and CFLY-FM in Kingston. Born and raised in Montreal, Stephen received a B.A. Honours from Queen's University in Kingston. He presently serves on several industry advisory boards and associations and is currently a director of The Broadcast Executives Society and The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto.
Stewart Lyons, Executive Vice-President.
Stewart is a lawyer and entrepreneur.
He has previous experience working with John Bitove while serving as the Director of Operations for the Toronto 2008 OIympic Bid, and as a consultant to Priszm Brandz. He currently works in financial services at a Canadian investment bank.
Bob Mackowycz, Vice-President, Programming.
Bob is a veteran Canadian broadcaster whose career spans more than 25 years in the radio industry.
Over the past 25 years he has been one of Canada's leading radio broadcasters, working in rock, sports, talk, country and adult contemporary. His credits include programming Toronto's CFRB, The Fan and Q107, Ottawa's CJSB and Sudbury's Q92-FM.
An award-winning program director he has won multiple awards including Canada's Program Director of the Year and the Canadian Association of Broadcaster's Gold Ribbon for Best Program of the Year.
An accomplished writer and newspaper columnist, he co-authored the book Dream Tower: The Life and Legacy of Rochdale College, which became a Gemini Award nominated documentary.
Most recently, Bob was the program director for XM Satellite Radio's USA TODAY channel.
Andr� Di Cesare, French Language Programming
Andr� Di Cesare has enjoyed a twenty-five year career in the entertainment and music industry.
He was born in Verdun, Quebec. As a student in junior college he became manager of several musical groups as well as producer of various shows. He learned the skills of his entrepreneurial lifestyle by getting involved in record production, concert and venue production and music publishing.
Andr� formed a partnership with Gilbert Morin and founded Les Disques Star Records Inc. in 1982; in 1989 Andr� assumed full management of the company. The company has rapidly become one of the most important independent record labels in Quebec.
Andr� has received many accolades over the years for the quality and commercial success of his creative endeavours.
Andr�'s competence and commitment to the industry has also been acknowledged by his peers who have entrusted him with such important responsibilities as the presidency of the ADISQ from 1987 to 1989.
Founded summer 2002, the goal of CSR is to provide satellite radio service that serves the interest of the Canadian public. As such CSR has chosen XM Satellite radio as a strategic partner and has applied for a CRTC broadcast license on August 19, 2003
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L'�quipe de Canadian Satellite Radio
John Bitove, chef de la direction
Entrepreneur de premier rang au Canada, John compte � son actif des r�alisations �minentes en affaires et dans les services communautaires.
Un d�fenseur passionn� du Canada, John a occup� la position de pr�sident et directeur g�n�ral b�n�vole du Comit� de candidature olympique pour 2008 de Toronto.
Il a �t� � la t�te des comit�s organisateurs qui ont r�ussi � attirer � Toronto le Championnat du monde d'athl�tisme en salle et le championnat du monde de basket-ball en 1993 et 1994 respectivement. En 1993, il a fond� le Toronto Raptors Basketball Club. Il a men� le processus de soumission pour une franchise de la NBA, lanc� l'�quipe et cr�� le Centre Air Canada.
En plus de partager la t�che d'�lever trois enfants d�bordant d'�nergie avec sa femme Randi, John est l'entra�neur de sept �quipes sportives pour enfants. Il sert �galement sa communaut� en si�geant sur plusieurs conseils d'administration b�n�voles.
John d�tient une participation majoritaire dans Priszm Brandz, dont il est pr�sident du conseil. La plus importante cha�ne de restaurants � service rapide au Canada, Priszm Brandz exploite plus de 560 restaurants sous les noms plus connus de KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell et Long John Silvers, servant plus de 60 millions de clients par ann�e et employant plus de 8 000 personnes dans 400 communaut�s au Canada.
Stephen Tapp, pr�sident et directeur de l'exploitation
M. Tapp a de longs ant�c�dents dans le milieu du divertissement au Canada et est renomm� pour la cr�ation et le lancement de nouvelles entreprises du domaine des m�dias.
Il est venu � CSR de CHUM Limit�e, o� il dirigeait la division t�l�visuelle de la soci�t�, qui compte 26 canaux, y compris des stations de premier ordre comme Citytv et MuchMusic. Il poss�de une grande exp�rience internationale puisqu'il a �t� responsable du d�veloppement et de la gestion de la division de distribution mondiale de CHUM dans son r�le de vice-pr�sident et directeur g�n�ral de Citytv et de ChumCity International. M. Tapp a supervis� plusieurs entreprises conjointes internationales et lancements de canaux pour MuchMusic et Citytv aux �tats-Unis, en Europe, en Am�rique du Sud et en Asie.
M. Tapp poss�de �galement de l'exp�rience en nouvelle technologie et en lancement de produits. Avant d'entrer chez CHUM, il tenait le r�le de vice-pr�sident ex�cutif et directeur g�n�ral de Viewer's Choice Canada Pay Per View, o� il �tait responsable du lancement du service et de la gestion de tous les aspects de l'exploitation du r�seau. Il a �galement occup� plusieurs postes de direction de la programmation au sein de la toute premi�re cha�ne de t�l�vision par abonnement consacr�e aux sports, TSN (The Sports Network), de son lancement jusqu'en 1991. M. Tapp a commenc� sa carri�re � la t�l�vision � titre de directeur de la production de la station CFTO de CTV, � Toronto.
M. Tapp a commenc� sa carri�re dans le milieu de la radio en occupant des r�les de production et d'exploitation pour CFQR-FM � Montr�al et pour CFLY-FM � Kingston. Stephen Tapp est n� et a grandi � Montr�al. Il a obtenu un baccalaur�at (avec distinction) de l'Universit� Queen's, situ�e � Kingston, en 1983. Il si�ge aujourd'hui au sein de divers conseils consultatifs ainsi que de diff�rentes associations et occupe le poste d'administrateur de la Broadcast Executives Society et de la galerie d'art contemporain Power Plant de Toronto, sa ville de r�sidence.
Stewart Lyons, premier vice-pr�sident
Stewart est un avocat et un entrepreneur.
Il a d�j� travaill� avec John Bitove tandis qu'il occupait le poste de directeur de l'exploitation du Comit� de candidature olympique pour 2008 de Toronto et, � titre de consultant pour Priszm Brandz. Il fait actuellement partie des services financiers d'une banque d'investissement canadienne.
Bob Mackowycz, vice-pr�sident - programmation
Bob est un communicateur chevronn� comptant plus de 25 ann�es d'exp�rience en radiodiffusion.
Pendant ces 25 ann�es, il a �t� un des animateurs les plus populaires � la radio canadienne o� il a contribu� � des �missions de commentaires, sur les sports et sur la musique rock, country et contemporaine adulte. Parmi ses r�alisations : la programmation de CFRB, de The Fan et de Q107 de Toronto, de CJSB d'Ottawa et de Q92-FM de Sudbury.
Bob Mackowycz a remport� plusieurs prix dont celui du meilleur directeur des programmes de l'ann�e au Canada et le prix du Ruban d'or de l'ACR (Association canadienne des radiodiffuseurs) pour le meilleur programme de l'ann�e.
Un �crivain et chroniqueur accompli, il est co-auteur du livre Dream Tower: The Life and Legacy of Rochdale College, dont a �t� tir� un documentaire, qui fut candidat au Prix G�meaux.
Plus r�cemment, Bob �tait le directeur des programmes pour la cha�ne USA TODAY de XM Satellite Radio.
Andr� Di Cesare, consultant aux programmes de langue fran�aise
Andr� Di Cesare a fait carri�re pendant 25 ans dans l'industrie du divertissement et de la musique.
N� � Verdun, au Qu�bec, il fut d'abord g�rant de plusieurs groupes de musique de m�me que producteur de spectacles vari�s alors qu'il �tait au coll�ge. Il a acquis les comp�tences d'un entrepreneur en participant � la production de disques et de concerts et � l'�dition de musique.
Andr� a form� un partenariat avec Gilbert Morin et fond� en 1982 Les Disques Star Records Inc. En 1989 Andr� est le seul gestionnaire de l'entreprise, qui est rapidement devenue un des plus importants labels ind�pendants au Qu�bec.
Andr� a re�u plusieurs prix pour la qualit� et le succ�s commercial de ses r�alisations.
Les comp�tences d'Andr� et son engagement dans l'industrie ont �galement �t� soulign�s par ses pairs, qui lui ont confi� des mandats aussi importants que la pr�sidence de l'ADISQ de 1987 � 1989.
Fond�e � l'�t� 2002, CSR a pour objectif de fournir un service radio par satellite qui sert les int�r�ts du public canadien. � ce titre, CSR a choisit XM Satellite Radio comme partenaire strat�gique et, le 19 ao�t 2003, a d�pos� une demande aupr�s du CRTC pour obtenir un permis de diffusion.
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