Hubert T. Lacroix (born July 13, 1955) is a

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lawyer who last served as the President and CEO of the

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(CBC), the national public radio and television broadcaster, from 2008 until 2018. Born in

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, Lacroix attended

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before receiving a Bachelor of Law degree from the

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in 1976. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1977 and received a master of Business Administration from McGill's

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in 1981. He started practising law with the firm of O'Brien, Hall, Saunders in 1977. A senior adviser with the law firm Stikeman Elliott LLP, he was Executive Chairman of

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Corporation from 2000 to 2003. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Zarlink Semiconductors since 1992. He also sat on the Boards of

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, Circo Craft Co. Inc., Adventure Electronics Inc. and Michelin Canada Inc. Lacroix is an associate professor with the Faculty of Law at

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where he teaches in the securities, and mergers and acquisitions. He was a

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on Télévision de Radio-Canada during the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympics. He was also a weekly contributor for Radio-Canada's Hebdo-Sports radio show. His recent time in the Oasis Montreal Half-Marathon was 1:32:41.0. He was appointed president and CEO of the CBC, effective January 1, 2008, by

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in November 2007 replacing

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. Lacroix was re-appointed for a second term, on October 5, 2012. He left the position in 2018 and was succeeded by

Catherine Tait Catherine Tait (born 1958) is a Canadian business executive who currently serves as the president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She succeeded Hubert Lacroix for the position after being appointed on April 3, 2018, and begi ...

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