GUSTO WORLDWIDE MEDIA APPOINTS CARRIE GILLIS AS VP AND GENERAL MANAGER

Gusto Worldwide Media has appointed Carrie Gillis as its new Vice President and General Manager starting on March 1. Gillis will oversee operations, sales, and marketing at Gusto TV’s Ottawa based studio and master control facility.

With years of experience in the media and entertainment industry, Gillis brings leadership and expertise in multimedia content creation, sales, client and agency partnerships, marketing, and operations.

She began her career in TV content distribution for CBC International Sales and Télé Images in Paris. Following this, she spent several years leading the advertising and sponsorship sales and events business at Strategy Magazine, Realscreen and Torstar Corp, the latter at which she launched Toronto Cocktail Week and Toronto Burger Week and was integral to the launch of city magazine The Grid.

Most recently, she held the role of Managing Director of Events and Marketing at St. Joseph Communications - Media Division, where she led the launch of a new events division and more than doubled experiential revenue growth.