 She served as President of BMG Music Canada beginning in 1996 where she reported to Tim Bowen, who oversaw Sony BMG's operations in the U.K, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.She was the first female executive to hold the position of a major record label President in Canada.Zbitnew 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.