* Craig Baxter has been named group marketing manager for Black & Decker Canada’s DeWalt brand of power tools. Baxter has held a number of positions at b&d, including marketing manager.

At the same time, Greg LaVigne has been named director of marketing for b&d’s consumer products group. LaVigne was previously national accounts manager in the power tools division at Home Depot.

* Bruce McCubbin has been named president and coo of Moosehead Breweries in Saint John, n.b.

Derek Oland will step down as president but retain the position of chairman and ceo. McCubbin was most recently president and coo of Toronto management firm Androcan.

* Stephanie Blais has been promoted to senior marketing manager with The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Blais joined the theatre festival in 1994 as group sales co-ordinator.