Media mogul, former National Arts Centre president Peter Herrndorf dies, family saysTORONTO — Peter Herrndorf, lawyer, Canadian media mogul and the former president and chief executive officer of the National Arts Centre, has died at age 82. Matthew Herrndorf confirmed the news, saying his father died of cancer early Saturday morning "surrounded by family" at Toronto's Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital. Peter Herrndorf served as head of the National Arts Centre from 1999 to 2018 after a long career in media, and is credited for establishing the NAC Foundation and NAC’s Indigenous Theatre Department. "Our hearts are broken as we mourn the loss of Peter Herrndorf, one of Canada’s greatest cultural leaders and visionary," the centre tweeted on Saturday afternoon. His efforts to raise the National Arts Centre's profile and cultivate home-grown talent were cited among his accomplishments when the promotion was announced.
