Chief Operating Officer And General Counsel
Current• Manages Insight's corporate operations, production financing and business/legal affairs (Insight's in-house legal team was named to the Legal 500 GC Powerlist as one of the top in-house teams in Canada). • Named to the GC Powerlist Canada 2020 as one of the top General Counsels in Canada.• Responsible for identifying and analyzing new potential business ventures and revenue-generating opportunities.• Member of the executive senior management team responsible for long term-strategic planning and the development of global business opportunities. • Provided legal and strategic support in connection with Boat Rocker Media Inc.'s strategic investment into Insight in 2018 (noted by Lexpert Magazine as one of the Top 10 Deals of 2018).• Responsible for all legal and regulatory matters relating to the development, production, exploitation and distribution of Insight’s productions. • Drafts, negotiates and reviews media/entertainment production agreements including program license agreements, talent agreements, distribution agreements and equity agreements for television programs such as The Amazing Race Canada, Big Brother Canada, Wall of Chefs, Battle of the Blades, Top Chef Canada and Intervention Canada.• Responsible for all legal contracts relating to Insight’s development slate such as format license agreements (with Fremantle, Endemol Shine, A&E, and Bunim/Murray), co-production agreements and option agreements. • Responsible for Insight’s general corporate/commercial agreements such as lease agreements, consulting agreements and supplier agreements.• Oversees and responsible for all Human Resources matters for Insight and its subsidiaries. • Reviews all of Insight's program budgets and finance plans.• Designed and implemented a health benefits program for all Insight crewmembers which is the first of its kind.• Established a mental health program whereby all employees are given complimentary access to counseling services through Inkblot Therapy.