Michael Hirsh

Michael Hirsh is a Canadian producer born in Brussels Belgium to Polish parents His parents met at a dance in Brussels after the Holocaust His family relocated to Canada when he was three year old He attended York University in Toronto Ontario In 1971 Hirsh cofounded the animation studio Nelvana In 2000 Nelvana was purchased by Corus Entertainment Hirsh held the position CEO of Nelvana until 2002 In 2003 he led a group which purchased the animation company Cinar Corporation rebranding it Cookie Jar Entertainment In 2012 DHX Media acquired Cookie Jar and appointed Hirsh as Executive Chairman and a board member He stayed at the company until late 2015 In 2016 Hirsh launched a new animationfocused entertainment company Wow Unlimited Media