he patience and dedication of the Board of Directors, always willing to meet on a moments notice to deal with these development activities. Similarly, the extraordinary efforts by CanWest management in achieving such complex and significant results must also be singled out for special appreciation.Organisational Hierarchy CanWest Global is a family run publicly held company with Izzy Asper at the helm, he is the patriarch of the company but is making less and less decisions in anticipation of retirement within the next year or two. Mr. Asper is grooming his son, Leonard Asper to take over more and more of the day-to-day operations; however, he wants to stay on the board of directors after retirement.I.H. AsperExecutive ChairmanMr. Asper has had a career as a lawyer, journalist, legislator, business executive, and entrepreneur. As executive chairman, his primary focus is on the long term, external growth and development of the Company.Leonard AsperPresident and Chief Executive OfficerMr. Asper, a lawyer, joined CanWest in 1991 as Associate General Counsel for the Company's Global Television station in Ontario. Thereafter, he held various positions in Corporate Development, and most recently was Chief Operating Officer. He serves as Chairman of the Board of the Global Television Network and various other CanWest Global subsidiaries.CanWest made two important executive appointments. Jack Tomik was appointed President of CanWest Media Sales Limited. Mr. Tomik, who has overall responsibility for national advertising sales will also lead the company's new thrust in designing multi-media advertising solutions for national clients and developing integrated marketing programs for major event clients. The company also announced the appointment of Kenneth J. Goldstein as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. Mr. Goldstein an acknowledged visionary in the media industry will be extremely valuable to CanWest as the industry t...
