Kirstine Stewart

Kirstine Stewart (born c.1968) is a Canadian television executive, currently the head of English language services at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]

She first joined the CBC in 2006 as executive director of programming for CBC Television.[2] Known as Kirstine Layfield at the time, she later returned to using her birth surname, Stewart, after a divorce.[3] Prior to joining the CBC, she was head of programming for 4 Lifestyle Alliance Atlantis cable channels after returning from the United States, where she headed up the international television broadcasting for all Hallmark Channels worldwide.[4]

Her tenure with CBC Television was noted for popular series such as Little Mosque on the Prairie, Dragons' Den, The Tudors, Test the Nation and Being Erica, which revived the network's prime time ratings after a number of years of decline.[1]

She is married to actor Zaib Shaikh, the star of Little Mosque.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "New CBC head to undo predecessor’s controversial legacy". The Globe and Mail, January 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "Kirstine Layfield's job is tough at the best of times...", Ottawa Citizen, February 19, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "Will Kirstine Stewart save the CBC?". The Globe and Mail, July 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Executive director of network programming, CBC Television, Toronto", The Globe and Mail, March 31, 2009.