MONTREAL – CTAM Canada’s newly elected board of directors for 2015 includes a number of familiar names and faces.
The executive committee is:
– Gary Pelletier from Accedo as president for the second of his two year term;
– Drew Robinson from Shaw Media as vice-president;
– Jennifer Salmon from CCSA as secretary; and
– Jeff Taylor from DHX Media as treasurer.
In the recent elections, the CTAM Canada membership re-elected Pelletier, Robinson and Leslie Fields from AMC Networks to continue on the board for another two year term. First-time board members John Fulton from Shaw Communications and Shawn Praskey from Corus Entertainment were also elected to two year terms.
Additional board members who are completing the second of their two year terms are Valerie Heroux from Videotron, Anne Lavigueur from Cogeco, Lisa Purdy from BBC Kids, Andy Garrett from Eastlink, Leanne Shearer from Bell Media, Maria Hale from Corus, and Cassey Tan from LG, in addition to Salmon and Taylor.
Committee chairs for 2015 are as follows:
Finance – Jeff Taylor
Events – Leanne Shearer and John Fulton
Events (Quebec) – Valerie Heroux, Anne Lavigueur and Gary Pelletier
Education – Cassey Tan and Shawn Praskey
Membership – Valerie Heroux
Marketing/Communications – Leslie Fields, Lisa Purdy and Andy Garrett
Research – Maria Hale
Nominations – Drew Robinson
Sponsorship – Anne Lavigueur
“Our organization had an exceptional year in 2014 with record membership numbers and many new successful events and activities”, said Pelletier, in the announcement. “Each volunteer board member worked very hard to deliver these exciting projects for the benefit of the membership. I expect that we will continue to expand the scope and visibility of CTAM Canada in 2015. I welcome the new board members Shawn and John who are certain to contribute fresh, new strategies and tactics to help us achieve our goals.”
CTAM Canada is a volunteer-driven chapter of CTAM, Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, an association that provides information, education and networking opportunities for cable companies, content providers, and others who supply products and services to the cable industry.
