Glenn O'Farrell
Glenn O’Farrell is CEO & Principal at gpocorp, a boutique holding company and strategic business consultancy services provider to media sector companies.
From 2002 to 2008, Glenn was President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. He led the organization though an exciting and transformative period in the history of the private broadcasting industry. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is a professional industry association that represents the vast majority of Canadian programming services.
Prior to joining the CAB, Glenn acquired extensive operational, business development, legal and regulatory experience at senior levels within the Canadian private broadcasting system.
Glenn joined the CAB from CanWest Global, where, as Senior Vice-President, Specialty Services, he had overall strategic responsibility for the company’s existing cable channels, and for new channels in development. In addition, as President of Global Québec, he had executive responsibility for network operations in that province, where he was the primary architect of Global’s expansion into Québec. Glenn also led or assisted the company in numerous corporate development activities, including various large merger and acquisition initiatives. He also previously held the position of Vice-President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs. Prior to joining Global, he was the Vice-President of Legal Affairs for the Réseau Pathonic, a Québec-based regional television network consisting of TVA affiliate stations outside of Montreal.
Drawing from his broad base of broadcasting operations and industry affairs experience Glenn has made key note presentations in English and French to business audiences and industry conferences across Canada, the U.S. and abroad. He has also served on a number of industry boards.
Originally from St-Malachie, Québec, Glenn studied economics and then law at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia and at Université Laval in Québec City. Since 1983, he has been a member of the Québec and Canadian Bar Associations.
Now residing in Ottawa, Glenn is married to Teri Kirk and has two daughters, Devon and Morgan-Alexie. An active runner, golfer and fan of the Montréal Canadiens hockey team, Glenn has been a Board member on several community and cultural organizations including: the Fondation du Centre hôspitalier de l’Université Laval (Québec City), Jeffrey Hale Foundation, le Théâtre du Bois de Coulonges (Québec City), the National Theatre School of Canada (Montréal) and Ashbury College(Ottawa).