As Vice President of Marketing for Corus Television, Susan Schaefer is responsible for brand development and marketing strategies for Corus specialty television services including W Network, CosmopolitanTV, YTV, Discovery Kids, Treehouse, Movie Central and Scream. Schaefer oversees all integrated consumer communications, brand research, brand extensions and trade marketing.

A highly experienced marketer, she oversaw the successful re-branding of W Network and the re-branding of Movie Central, Western Canada’s premium television service. Before joining YTV in 1998, Ms. Schaefer was

Director of Marketing with Cadbury Chocolate Canada. She received an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.

Schaefer is a member of the Marketing Advisory Committee for the Toronto International Film Festival, a Board Member for Rethink Breast Cancer and has recently joined the Board of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper. She is an avid filmgoer, loves to travel, play tennis and ski.