ACTRA elevates McAllister to director of performers’ rights society

TORONTO – Laurie McAllister has been promoted to the new director of ACTRA's Performers’ Rights Society and Recording Artists’ Collecting Society, the organization said Wednesday.McAllister (pictured) joined ACTRA in October, playing a key role in negotiations for the recently ratified independent production deal, before replacing Brad Keenan as director of PRS/RACS in December. She was previously director of business affairs, in-house production at Bell Media.“Laurie brings a tremendous amount of experience and talent to this role. We’re fortunate to have her putting her insights and knowledge to work in protecting the rights of Canadian professional performers here at ACTRA”, said...