Kelly B. Kellner
President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Mr. Kellner has been instrumental in establishing the business of headsup entertainment inc. for the production of made-for-TV poker tournaments and other entertainment properties. He produced and hosted a weekly television program marketing real estate in Winnipeg in 1990 and has more than 12 years experience working in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions in the international public markets. He is an avid poker player and has a strong desire to provide Canadian poker players with the opportunity to develop into world-class competitors.
Norman J.R. MacKinnon
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. MacKinnon has been a Chartered Accountant in British Columbia for over 47 years and has extensive experience in taxation, specifically tax shelters in fields ranging from resource based industries to international television production and syndication. From 1972 to present, he has served as a director, primarily in a financial advisor or audit committee role, on the boards of numerous VSE, TSE, TSX Venture and NASDAQ public corporations. He was a senior partner in the accounting firm MacKinnon, Sapera, Lewis & McDonald from 1972 to 1984, which specialized in taxation matters and general accounting. Between 1982 and 1984, he served as CFO of Century II Productions Inc., the first Canadian syndicated variety program to be syndicated in the US and successful in television tax shelters. In 1984 he became the sole practitioner of the Chartered Accounting firm, NJR MacKinnon, specializing in tax planning, CFO positions and controllership of emerging public companies. He has served on various committees of the BC Institute of Chartered Accountants.