Gerry Rutherford joined Pacific Backlot Services in May of 2007 and holds overall responsibility for the lighting and grip, dolly, lift and locations services departments. He has an extensive background in the BC film and television industry: most recently he was consulting for Scarab Digital Studios as the Director of Marketing and Business Affairs, prior to which he was the long-time business agent for I.A.T.S.E., Local 669. He has also represented labour in the Canadian motion picture industry working for ACTRA in Toronto and Calgary and the Union of BC Perfomers in B.C. In addition, Gerry is a member of the Board of Directors of British Columbia Film and also sat on the advisory boards of Capilano College, the Vancouver International Film Festival Trade Forum, the BC Film Commission, and the Victoria Film Commission, among others. He was a principal in the founding of the Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia (MPPIA) and has represented the BC industry elsewhere in Canada, the US and Europe. Gerry is captain of the newly-formed PBS cycling team.