Raynald Brière has been appointed president and chief operating officer at Montreal-based Radio Nord (RNC), effective Sept. 7. He will help RNC expand its radio holdings, as well as overseeing operation of RNC’s TV and radio stations. Radio Nord is focusing on specialized formats such as popular classical music and jazz as well as expanding into new markets such as the Saguenay-Lac St. Jean area.
Montreal-based Transcontinental Media has appointed Terri DeRose VP consumer marketing. She was previously VP circulation consumer marketing at Toronto-based Avid Media, which was purchased by Transcontinental in June. She replaces Brian Master who was VP circulation. DeRose’s appointment was effective Aug. 17 and she is based in Toronto.
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The Reader’s Digest Association (Canada) has appointed Andrea C. Martin as president and CEO of the company. Martin is the first woman to hold this post. She has been with Reader’s Digest since 1983 and became VP marketing in 2001. A strong proponent of direct marketing, she is also on the board of the Quebec Relationship Marketing Association. Martin will be based in the Montreal head office and succeeds Pierre Dion, who has moved to TVA Group as EVP/COO.
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