MOVERS SHAKERS
By Adnews Staff
Video Headquarters Inc., based in Red Deer, Alberta, has appointed Michael McKelvie senior vice president of marketing and communications. McKelvie also picks up the same title for the company's Internet subsidiary, E-Trend Networks, Inc. He joins the Western Canadian chain of movie rental and home entertainment stores from Blockbuster Canada where he was most recently senior marketing manager and communication manger.
Carlson Marketing Group has performed several recent promotions. Jennifer Allan rises from account supervisor to account director, working with the relationship marketing strategy group. Raquel Blackett has been promoted to marketing operations director in the information technology division from operations/new business manager for the marketing operations group. Trish Buote moves from marketing operations, where she was account supervisor, to the marketing services group, where she will be project director. Julia Quinton has been promoted from communications and public relations manager to communications and public relations supervisor. Kim Muro moves to account supervisor from account manager.
Kim Hughes has been appointed media manager for Channel 500 Ltd. In this role she will be responsible for the negotiations, acquisition and planning of media opportunities for the company's clients. Previously she was a senior media executive for MBS in Toronto.