To: Executive Vice President, Broadcasting, Shaw, and President, Shaw Media, Shaw Communications Inc.
Shaw Communications Inc. is pleased to announce the following change to our senior leadership team:
Barbara Williams is appointed Executive Vice President, Broadcasting and President, Shaw Media with oversight over Global Television and Shaw Media's portfolio of 19 speciality networks. Ms. Williams will continue to reinforce Shaw Media's position as one of Canada's leading broadcasters and strengthen the core business while at the same time transforming to meet the ever changing media environment.
Ms. Williams has more than 25 years of experience in the media industry in previous roles including Senior Vice President of Content for Shaw Media and Executive Vice President, Content at Canwest Broadcasting. Ms. Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and a Masters in Telecommunications from Syracuse University.
Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified communications and media company, providing consumers with broadband cable television, High-Speed Internet, Home Phone, telecommunications services (through Shaw Business), satellite direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct) and engaging programming content (through Shaw Media). Shaw serves 3.2 million customers, through a reliable and extensive fibre network. Shaw Media operates one of the largest conventional television networks in Canada, Global Television, and 19 specialty networks including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY® and Showcase. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX – SJR.B, NYSE – SJR). For more information about Shaw, please visit www.shaw.ca