Stephen Kelley has signed on at CBC’s international sales wing, stepping into the sales manager post, where, among other duties, he will broker deals in the U.S. and Canada.

Kelley was previously head of international sales and acquisitions at Portfolio Entertainment (Groundling Marsh, RoboRoach) and, before that, held similar positions at Salter Street Films (Made in Canada, Lexx), Catalyst Distribution and its parent Gullane Entertainment, makers of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

Johanna Samuel, director of the Ceeb sales wing, hailed Kelley as a ‘seasoned dealmaker who brings energy and enthusiasm to our company.’