Stornoway Communications Limited Partnership has appointed industry veteran Bill Gray to the position of executive vice president operations. Gray's responsibilities will initially focus on Stornoway's applications before the CRTC for four new specialty television licenses at the August 2000 hearings: The Issues Channel; @work.ca; The Dance Channel; The Pet Network. Gray was senior executive vice president of CineGroupe, a Montreal-based film and television production, distribution and multi-media company. Previously, he was general manager for CanWest Global'sPrime TV as well as special projects consultant.