Heaton Dyer

Heaton Dyer is a retired Media Executive. He had served as the Executive Director of Strategy and International Relations for CBC/Radio-Canada, responsible for providing strategic thinking and planning as well as leading efforts to build international alliances and partnerships.

After leaving CBC/Radio-Canada he worked as the Chief Growth Officer for Canada’s oldest 2SLGBTQIA+ advocacy organization and publisher, Pink Triangle Press, where he still serves on the Board of Directors.

Dyer has had a long career in both strategy and programming, especially in news and current affairs. He has worked for four public and five private media companies on three continents and has nearly 40 years experience in media. Dyer is originally from Australia and has worked as a reporter and producer for several Australian networks including ABC and SBS. His heritage is also from New Zealand, where he worked as the Head of News and Current Affairs at TVNZ. Dyer has also worked extensively in Britain, for a number of broadcasters and media organizations, including Sky and Dow Jones.