Paul William Robertson (December 19, 1954 – September 2, 2014) was a Canadian businessperson, media executive and producer known for his work in animated television and broadcasting. He died of

pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of ...

on September 2, 2014.

Career

Robertson held an honours degree in business administration from The

Richard Ivey School of Business Ivey Business School is the main business school of Western University, located in London, Ontario, Canada. It offers full-time undergraduate and graduate programs in London, Ontario and maintains a Toronto facility for its EMBA program and two ...

at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

. Robertson brought over 30 years of broadcasting and marketing experience to the operational oversight of the

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network and

Shaw Media Shaw Media, Inc. was the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. It owned the Global Television Network, which broadcasts nationally via 13 television stations, as well as 19 specialty channels including Slice (TV channel), Slice ...

’s portfolio of 18 specialty channels. His previous roles included president of Corus Television, senior vice president of programming and marketing at CTV, president of

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, president of

Nelvana Nelvana Limited (; also known as Nelvana Enterprises, Nelvana International or Nelvana Digital; commonly known as Nelvana; stylized as "nelvana") is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment production company owned by Corus Entertainment s ...

, and senior marketing positions at

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and

General Foods General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by C. W. Post, Charles William (C. W.) Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The company changed its name to "General Foods" in 1929, a ...

. At the time of his death, he was the group vice president, broadcasting of

Shaw Communications Shaw Communications Inc. was a Telecommunications in Canada, Canadian telecommunication, telecommunications company which provided telephone, Internet, television, and mobile services. The company was founded in 1966 as Capital Cable Televisio ...

and the president of

References

External links

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Animation Magazine's interview with Paul Robertson
(November 7, 2002)
Shaw taps Corus veteran for top TV job
(May 4, 2010)
Shaw Takes Reins as Canwest Rides into Sunset
(October 27, 2010)
One Minute with Shaw's Paul Robertson
(June 2, 2011) {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Paul 1954 births 2014 deaths Canadian television producers Canadian television executives Deaths from pancreatic cancer