...Doug Lowther has been named as the Corporation's new CEO. Mr. Lowther is presently Executive Vice-President at Irdeto, a leading global supplier of Digital TV technology and services. Currently based in Beijing, Mr. Lowther will relocate to Ottawa when he begins his work with IDC, which the Corporation expects to be in the last week of May 2013.

Mr. Lowther has extensive experience developing and executing successful business growth strategies in the fields of digital television, wireless networking, IP-based services and software security. He started with Irdeto as Vice President of Marketing in 2004 and during the next several years led the creation of a product portfolio that achieved substantial revenue growth. More recently, Mr. Lowther was responsible for Irdeto's business with Pay TV operators worldwide. He currently heads Irdeto's Sales, Marketing, and Corporate Development teams. Prior to joining Irdeto, Mr. Lowther was an independent consultant and strategy advisor. His previous positions include several executive roles with Nortel Networks, where he was Vice President and General Manager of Wireless Applications and the Vice President of Strategic Marketing. He began his career building network planning and operations systems for telecom operators.