Name Peter Herrndorf Role Lawyer | Awards John Drainie Award | |
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Born October 27, 1940 (age 83) ( 1940-10-27 ) Amsterdam, Netherlands Alma mater University of Manitoba
Dalhousie University
Harvard Business School Occupation Performing arts executive Education Schulich School of Law, Harvard University, University of Manitoba, Dalhousie University, Harvard Business School | ||
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Peter A. Herrndorf, (born October 27, 1940) is a Canadian lawyer and media businessman. He is the president and chief executive officer of the National Arts Centre.
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he graduated with a BA in political science and English from the University of Manitoba in 1962 and a law degree from Dalhousie University in 1965. In 1970, he received an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
He joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a reporter beginning in 1965 (a day after graduating Dalhousie University), producer. He was appointed head of TV current affairs in 1979, and later network vice-president.
He was publisher of Toronto Life from 1983 to 1992, and was chairman and CEO of TVOntario from 1992 to 1999.
In 1993, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He also received honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from York University in 1989, from the University of Winnipeg in 1993, and from Dalhousie University in 2000. In 1998, he was awarded the John Drainie Award. In 2007, he was awarded the Order of Ontario for having "revolutionized Canadian broadcasting, publishing and the performing arts at organizations such as the CBC, Toronto Life Magazine, TV Ontario and the National Arts Centre".
He was appointed to the board of directors of the CBC in February, 2005 for a five-year term. He is also on the board of governors of the University of Ottawa.
On June 30, 2017, it was announced that he was named a Companion of the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston for "his transformative leadership in Canada's artistic community and for his enduring commitment to building a thriving national arts scene."
He is married to Eva Czigler and has two children: Katherine and Matthew Herrndorf.