The Canadian Business Press elected its 2009-2010 board of directors at Mags U last week and John Kerr, CEO of Toronto-based Kerrwil Publications Ltd., was voted in as chair. Kerr takes over the position from Alex Papanou, vice president of the Business Information Group, who stays on as past-chair.

The rest of the board of directors look like this (new members are marked with an asterisk):

• Rex Armstead, president, ACT Communications Inc., Vancouver
• Michael Atkins, chairman, IT World Canada Inc., Toronto
• Meredith Birchall–Spencer, editor, Human Resources Professionals Association, Toronto*
• Jeff Brownlee, publisher, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, 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)
• Lee Ann Knudsen, publisher, Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association, Milton*
• Brian Light, president, Salon Communications Inc., Toronto
• Terri Pavelic, publisher, Promotive Communications, Aurora*
• David McClung, president, Baxter Travel Media Inc., Toronto
• Michael Swan, president, Swan-Erickson Publishing Inc., Oakville*
• Mark Vreugdenhil, publisher, Newcom Business Media, Toronto (2nd vice-chair)
• Bill Whitelaw, president, JuneWarren Publishing Ltd., Calgary