Executive Management Team

Mark Redmond
President & Chief Executive Officer

As President and CEO of SiriusXM Canada, Mark oversees all aspects of the company's operations from its headquarters in Toronto.

He was previously the President and CEO of Sirius Canada and led the company's successful national launch in 2005. Prior to that, Mark was Senior Vice President, Special Projects with Sirius Satellite Radio in the U.S.

Before joining Sirius, Mark was Vice-President Worldwide Audio and Video Products with Paris-based Thomson Multimedia, a global leader in digital video technologies. During his 17 years with Thomson, Mark held successive positions in Canada, the U.S. and Asia overseeing operations, marketing and sales for the company's RCA, GE and Thomson brands.

While with Thomson, Mark successfully led the launch of the company's digital audio and MP3 business resulting in a top market share position and establishing Thomson's leadership in the digital audio business.

Michael Washinushi
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Washinushi, who has been with XM Canada since the spring of 2005, has the overall responsibility for financial reporting, corporate governance, investor relations, legal and regulatory requirements at SiriusXM Canada.

Michael has more than 15 years experience in corporate finance and planning, spanning multiple industries including food service, real estate and telecommunications. Previously he has served as EVP at Scott's Real Estate Investment Trust and as Director of Finance for Priszm Canadian Income Fund. He holds a bachelor's degree from York University.

Paul Cunningham
Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Paul Cunningham joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Distribution in October 2005. At SiriusXM Canada, Paul is responsible for overseeing and directing all of the sales, marketing, product and distribution functions including its automotive business, retail, trucking and marine markets in addition to product planning and management.

Prior to SiriusXM Canada, Paul was President and General Manager of Thomson Multimedia in Canada where he oversaw all activities regarding the sale of Thomson's RCA, GE and Recoton brands in Canada. Previously, Paul was Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Thomson and was responsible for distribution, logistics, marketing, warehousing, pricing, inventory and customer service.

Mark Knapton
Vice President, Call Centre and Retention

As Vice President, Call Centre Operations and Customer Loyalty, Mark is responsible for customer service and retention at SiriusXM.

Mark has been associated with satellite radio right from launch in Canada as a one of the initial employees of XM Canada.

Prior to XM Canada, Mark was Vice President, Call Centre Operations for Bell ExpressVu, the leading direct-to-home satellite television service provide in Canada. During his tenure, he led the customer service organization through the high growth years of the company.

Mark has been managing large call centre operations for more than 25 years in the satellite television, cable, wireless and airline industries.

John Lewis
Vice President, Programming and Operations

As Vice President Programming and Operations, John is responsible for the development and production of all Canadian channels and oversees broadcast, engineering and terrestrial repeater operations. He was previously the Vice President of Operations for Sirius Canada overseeing engineering and information technology and the liaison with third party channel providers, including the CBC, the Score, Astral, Rogers Media and Pelmorex.

Before joining Sirius Canada, John performed a variety of functions at the CBC leading the teams that created cbc.ca and its French language counterpart radio-canada.ca.  John also led the CBC’s Business Development department acquiring several broadcast licenses including Galaxie pay audio, CBC Television New Brunswick, and Showcase Television, in addition to creating two Canadian television services distributed on DirecTV in the US market.

John was also an associate professor at University of Ottawa’s department of communications, worked several years at the federal department of Indian and Northern Affairs and served nine years in the Canadian military, including attending College Militaire Royal de St-Jean.

Scott Williams
Vice President, Customer Conversion and Communication