I am going to talk about the initial process launched six years ago. It was conducted in a very capable way by our board of directors, in cooperation with the various bodies of the department and various services like the Privy Council Office. There was a call for tenders, the services of a headhunter were used, and several interviews. There were several candidates. We had two interview sessions with a committee made up of at least 10 people. At that time, I was given a first mandate of three years.
After those three years, my board of directors asked to me if I was interested in continuing my work during a second mandate. The normal process was followed to renew the mandate. Normally, my mandate would have ended in March 2016 and I had been convinced that it would end then. In the fall of 2014, the chair of the board asked me if I was interested in extending my mandate for another term. Upper management mandates at Telefilm Canada generally last five years.