Paul W. Robertson is a Canadian businessperson, media executive and producer known for his work in animated television and broadcasting. He is currently the Group Vice President, Broadcasting of Shaw Communications

Shaw Communications

Shaw Communications is Canada's largest telecommunications company that provides telephone, Canada's fastest Internet and television services as well as broadcasting and soon Wifi. Shaw is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta...

 and the President of Shaw Media

Shaw Media

Shaw Media is the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. Shaw Media owns the Global Television Network, which broadcasts via 11 television stations, as well as various specialty channels including HGTV Canada, Showcase, Food Network Canada, and History Television.Despite also...

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Paul holds an honours degree in Business Administration from The Richard Ivey School of Business

Richard Ivey School of Business

The Richard Ivey School of Business is located on the University of Western Ontario campus in London, Ontario, Canada, and is consistently rated as the top business school in Canada. It is offered, along with a range of other programs, by the University of Western Ontario, but is managed separately...

 at the University of Western Ontario

University of Western Ontario

The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...

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Career

Paul Robertson brings over 30 years of broadcasting and marketing experience to the operational oversight of the Global Television network and Shaw Media

Shaw Media

Shaw Media is the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. Shaw Media owns the Global Television Network, which broadcasts via 11 television stations, as well as various specialty channels including HGTV Canada, Showcase, Food Network Canada, and History Television.Despite also...

’s portfolio of 18 specialty channels.

His previous roles include President of Corus Television

Corus Entertainment

Corus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's...

, Senior Vice President of Programming and Marketing at CTV

CTV television network

CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...

, President of Baton Broadcasting, President of Nelvana

Nelvana

Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s...

, and Senior Marketing positions at Campbell Soup and General Foods

General Foods

General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the USA by Charles William Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The name General Foods was adopted in 1929, after several corporate acquisitions...

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External links

• 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)