John Clelland

Mr. Clelland joined Rise Broadband in February 2019 as Chief Commercial Officer and provides strategic leadership over all Marketing and Sales initiatives. His responsibilities include direction and oversight for brand management, promotion and advertising, web and social digital/media, product management and data analytics.

Mr. Clelland has over 25 years of marketing expertise. He most recently served as Head of Marketing and Studio for Katalyst Fitness, a startup located in Seattle, WA, where he led all marketing, communication and studio operations. Prior to that, he was Chief Marketing and Customer Engagement Officer for Doubledown Interactive, the world’s largest online social gaming casino and was responsible for leading all marketing, customer support and business intelligence teams.

Throughout the prior twelve years, Mr. Clelland held senior leadership roles with T-Mobile including Senior Vice President Core Marketing, Vice President Channel Development, Vice President Segment Marketing, and Vice President Brand Marketing. He has also served in leadership roles with YUM Brands, Tricon Restaurants, Colgate-Palmolive and PepsiCo-KFC. He completed his Bachelor of Commerce at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.