Catherine’s career in the film and television business spans two decades and includes leadership in the American independent film industry as well as in film and television financing and public company management.

She is co-founder of Duopoly, an independent production company which also provides business strategy services to the film and television industry. At Duopoly, she has executive produced a number of television programs including CHILLY BEACH (65 episodes of comedy animation for CBC), YAM ROLL (39 episodes for CBC and Cartoon Network), and SHANIA (a biopic for CBC). Prior to founding Duopoly, Catherine was President and Chief Operating Officer of Salter Street Films, a television production & distribution company that she took public on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1997.

Catherine was also President of Salter New Media, an Internet business which incubated several content services including www.Q1234.com, Canada’s first webcasting service for analyst calls and public company communications. Prior to Salter Street Films, Catherine was Executive Director of the Independent Feature Project in New York.

She has served as a Director of the Board of Aliant (TSX: AIT), a Canadian telecommunications company from 2001 to 2006, is currently a Director of CHUM Ltd (TSX: CHM), a leading Canadian television and radio broadcasting company, and is former Chair of the Independent Feature Project in New York.