Lisa Zbitnew

Who is Lisa Zbitnew?

Lisa Zbitnew was the President and CEO of Sony BMG Music Canada from the original merger in September 2004 until January 2007. Prior to this she served as President of BMG Music Canada beginning in 1996. She was the first female executive to hold the position of a major record label President in Canada.

Lisa has had a longstanding career in the Canadian music industry, beginning in 1983, where she served as Managing Director of Alert Records,one of Canada's most successful independent labels. In 1990, she joined Sony Music Canada/CBS Records Canada as Marketing Director until 1993 when she became Vice President of Marketing at EMI Music Canada until 1996.

From 2009 to 2010 she was the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian arm of the global children's charity War Child Canada, an organization she was very supportive of while at Sony BMG Music Canada.