New Associate

Chris McKillican

Director of Marketing, McKillican International, Inc.

Gary McKillican is pleased to announce that Chris McKillican is joining the company as Director of Marketing effective April 5, 2010. Having worked in the company for two years in the early 1990’s he has a good understanding of the company’s products and markets. In addition, Chris has completed the Texas A & M Quality Distribution Management Program. Chris graduated from Center for Digital Imaging and Sound Recording Arts Masters Program in 1995 and subsequently held positions as Creative Director at SW Audio Visual, as well as Production Director at Think Marketing Advertising Agency.

In 1997, Chris started his own production company, Peak Media. Peak Media specialized in delivering live media events, creating content for a diverse list of clients including CBC Television, Shaw TV, TSN as well as a range of sporting events such as FIFA World Cup Soccer, Vancouver Canucks , World Junior Hockey and the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League. Chris also has experience in working in live music productions with artists such as Diana Krall and Elton John. In addition Peak Media has been involved with presentations including President Bill Clinton and most recently Chris played a successful role contracting with the video production team of SW Audio for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

The company recognizes the need for the evolution of marketing to embrace the wide variety of media opportunities today. B2B and interactive web sales are part of the future direction of the company. Chris brings experience in mediums such as high definition video acquisition and production, webcasting, and broadcast delivery which can be used in promoting the company and its products, people and services to the market. In addition there will be focus on internal communication and training. Chris will be able to help the company move forward in these areas as it recognizes the importance in utilizing today’s suite of creative software products in a variety of production formats.

Chris will be very actively involved with the U.S. and Canadian Teams to develop the marketing to some new and exciting opportunities in future that will assist our people in accomplishing their productivity goals.

Chris enjoys snow and sail boarding as is an avid road cyclist. He joins the Company effective April 5th and is currently living in Kelowna and will be moving to Vancouver, British Columbia in future.