Board of Directors

Donald Wright, independent Chair of the Board of WildBrain is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Winnington Capital Group Inc. He is an active investor in both the private and public equity markets. Mr. Wright has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a leader in Canada’s investment industry and business community. He has held a number of leadership positions, including President of Merrill Lynch Canada; Executive Vice President, Director and member of the Executive Committee of Burns Fry Ltd.; Chair and Chief Executive Officer of TD Securities Inc. and Deputy Chair of TD Bank Financial Group. Mr. Wright serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of RF Capital Group Inc., and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Richards Packaging Income Fund. Mr. Wright was appointed Chairman of the Board of Metrolinx in August 2018. He actively supports numerous charitable organizations. He is a past member of the Royal Ontario Museum Governors’ Finance Committee, and a past member of the Campaign Cabinet of Eva’s Phoenix. He is also a former member of the Board of Trustees of The Hospital for Sick Children, and past Chair of the Board of Directors of VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Josh Scherba, President, Chief Executive Officer and executive Director, is a highly experienced entertainment executive drawing on over 20 years in the global industry. He has been with WildBrain since its founding in 2006 and has held a series of progressively senior roles in that time, overseeing a wide variety of functions across the organization. Appointed President in 2018, Scherba has fostered a content-led approach to igniting brands from WildBrain’s deep vault of IP as well as partner brands, and he has played an integral role in setting and driving WildBrain’s 360° strategy across production, distribution and consumer-products licensing. Well known in the entertainment industry as the primary face of business for WildBrain, Scherba has built strong, long-term relationships with numerous major partners, including Apple TV+, Netflix, Amazon, SEGA, YouTube, the BBC, LEGO, Mattel and many others. His passion for kids’ and family IP combined with his keen strategic vision have been central to driving WildBrain’s growth and reputation as a leading producer of premium content for streaming platforms and broadcasters worldwide.

Karine Courtemanche, a non-executive and independent director of WildBrain, is EVP of Plus Company Canada, a global advertising agency network, created with a goal to propel creativity and create cutting edge technology and ideas. Courtemanche leads the media group, including Cossette Media and Jungle Media, and is responsible for evolving the entire portfolio including Aperture1, Camp Jefferson, Cossette, Impact Research, K-72, Level Eleven, Magic Circle Workshop, Septième, and The ShowRoom. Courtemanche joined Plus Company Canada following a 20-year tenure at Omnicom Media Group, where she led Canada’s most award-winning media teams, Touché! and PHD. Karine is also the Chair of the CMDC (Canadian Media Director Council) and she sits on the board of Fondation Ste-Justine.

Deborah Drisdell, a non-executive and independent director of WildBrain, is a veteran of over 25 years in the Canadian film and television industry and is currently President of Drisdell Consulting. Drisdell Consulting provides strategic advice to public- and private-sector clients in Canada and internationally. Previously, Ms. Drisdell held the positions of Director General, Accessibility & Digital Enterprises, and Director, Strategic Planning & Government Relations, with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), during which time she was responsible for advancing the NFB into the digital era of content distribution with its award winning NFB.ca platform and mobile expansion. Prior to her engagement with the NFB, Ms. Drisdell held various senior positions with media organizations, including Sextant Entertainment Group and Telefilm Canada. Ms. Drisdell also serves on the Board of TV5 Québec-Canada.

Erin Elofson, a non-executive and independent director of WildBrain, has more than 20 years of experience in the tech space across product management, partnerships, and software and advertising leadership and is currently the Head of the Canada and APAC Region at Pinterest. Previously, Ms. Elofson led the Financial Services, Technology and Media, and Travel and Tourism businesses at Facebook Canada and, prior to her role with Facebook, she was the global lead for Microsoft's partnership with BMO Financial Group. Ms. Elofson holds an M.A. from York University with a specialization in Technology in Practice.

Geoffrey Machum, K.C., ICD.D, a non-executive and independent director of WildBrain, is a senior partner in the Halifax office of Stewart McKelvey, a leading Atlantic Canadian law firm. At Stewart McKelvey, he has served as Chair of the firm’s governing Partnership Board and has also served on the Board’s Audit, Human Resources, Governance, and Partnership Compensation Committees. He has also served as Stewart McKelvey’s Strategic Marketing Partner. Mr. Machum is recognized by national peer-based legal publications as a leading practitioner in his chosen fields, which include director and officer liability, and governance counsel. Mr. Machum serves as an independent director on the Board of Organigram (OGI: TSX/NASDAQ), where he is Chair of the Governance and Sustainability Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee and has also served as interim lead director. Mr. Machum has also served as Chair of the Halifax Port Authority and President of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers. He is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management’s Intensive Directors Education Program, University of Toronto, and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, which has granted him ICD.D designation in recognition of his commitment to excellence in corporate governance. Mr. Machum has been involved with several community organizations, including as a member of the Board of Governors of the Halifax Grammar School and as a member of the Board of Directors of Symphony Nova Scotia, where he was also Chair of the Governance Committee.

Thomas McGrath, a non-executive and independent director of WildBrain, is an experienced media executive and presently the Chairman and CEO of Crossroads Media, which produces Broadway plays and musicals. He was previously the CEO of Crossroads Live, the leading international touring theatre company as well as the COO of STX Entertainment (film & television), the Chairman of Key Brand Entertainment (theatre), President and COO of Act III Communications (movie production, Cinemas and TV stations), and Executive Vice President and COO of Viacom Entertainment Group (including Paramount Pictures). Mr. McGrath is a nine-time Tony Award-winning producer, a member of the National Recording Academy and board member of the International Television Academy. He also serves as a Trustee of the American Repertory Theatre at Harvard and is a former Trustee of the New England Conservatory of Music. Mr. McGrath has a BA and MBA from Harvard. He also serves on the Board of Directors of DNEG, a visual special effects company based in England.

Rita Middleton, a non-executive and independent director of WildBrain, has more than 30 years’ strategic senior management experience, including operational start-up, dynamic growth, complex business environments and industry regulatory and public company compliance. She has more than 10 years of entrepreneurial experience in the renewable energy sector, including most recently as CEO, Interim CFO and Board member of the privately owned company, International Solar Solutions Inc. From 1990 to 2008, Ms. Middleton was in the broadcast and entertainment industry. Initially she was with CUC Broadcasting, primarily a cable television distributor, and then worked in increasingly senior finance, corporate development and technology roles at Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., one of Canada’s largest and most successful international media companies, which was listed on the TSX and NASDAQ. She was Senior Vice President, Finance & Information Technology Services, with Alliance Atlantis at the time the company was sold for $2.3 billion in 2007. Ms. Middleton has been very actively involved at executive levels of charitable organization boards and committees, including the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, Humane Canada and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. She is a CPA/Chartered Accountant by profession, holds an Honours Business Administration Degree (Co-Op Accounting Program) from Brock University, and in 2019, was recognized with the Brock alumni Goodman School of Business Distinguished Graduate Award.

Jonathan Whitcher, a non-executive and independent director of WildBrain, has been with Fine Capital since inception in 2004 and currently serves as CEO/CIO. Fine Capital is a New York-based fund, predominantly managing U.S. equity assets for endowments and foundations. Before joining Fine Capital, Mr. Whitcher was an Equity Research Analyst at Citigroup Asset Management. He received a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University.