New Canadian Business Press board elected

The Canadian Business Press elected its new board last week at Magazines University. Masthead reports that the new chair is John Kerr, CEO of Toronto-based Kerrwil Publications Ltd. He succeeds Alex Papanou, vice-president of the Business Information Group, who remains on the board as past chair.

New members of the board are:

• Meredith Birchall–Spencer, editor, Human Resources Professionals Association, Toronto
• Jeff Brownlee, publisher, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, Toronto
• Lee Ann Knudsen, publisher, Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association, Milton
• Terri Pavelic, publisher, Promotive Communications, Aurora
• Michael Swan, president, Swan-Erickson Publishing Inc., Oakville

Returning members of the board are:

• Rex Armstead, president, ACT Communications Inc., Vancouver
• Michael Atkins, chairman, IT World Canada Inc., Toronto
• Rosanna Caira, publisher/editor, Kostuch Publications Limited, Toronto
• Bruce Creighton, president, Business Information Group, Toronto
• James O. Hall, president, Keith Communications Inc., Mississauga (1st vice-chair)
• Brian Light, president, Salon Communications Inc., Toronto
• David McClung, president, Baxter Travel Media Inc., Toronto
• Mark Vreugdenhil, publisher, Newcom Business Media, Toronto (2nd vice-chair)
• Bill Whitelaw, president, JuneWarren Publishing Ltd., Calgary