People Moves

Quebecor names new head of out-of-home division

Michel Drouin has been promoted to elevate the offering and establish new business relationships.

ICYMI: Meta’s data ruling could change its targeted ad approach

Plus, Teads names a new North American president and Roku hits a big viewership milestone.

Lamar hires new national sales lead for Canada

Executive director Andy Querin has been tasked with growing the company’s network of transit ads.

Jungle Media promotes two new VPs of planning

Derek Laurendeau and Stuart Galloway will oversee client service and planning in Toronto.

Most-read of 2023: Agencies

From media review to new execs, here are the stories from the agency sector that readers were most interested in this year.

Time + Space names a new president

Shawn Lowe takes over day-to-day leadership of the agency as founder Donna Alteen shifts her focus.

Torstar to shut down Eyereturn Marketing

The digital agency, which employed just under 30 staff, will end operations in January.

Optable hires Brad Jeffrey in a new VP role

The clean room tech platform bring on Index Exchange’s former Canadian managing director to help drive client growth.

BuzzFeed lays off 12% of staff as ad revenues take a hit

CEO Jonah Peretti also cited struggles in monetizing vertical video content.

Mindshare Canada evolves its leadership team

Julia DiClemente, Meredith Menkes and Stesha Scott get new roles as the agency plots out a transformation of its business.

The Trade Desk hires Google Canada exec to lead local growth

Christos Nikitopoulos will help the company develop its presence within Canada.

Integral Ad Science names new CMO

Khurrum Malik has been tasked with accelerating the measurement company’s growth initiatives.

Branded Cities hires new business lead in Montreal

Sophie Dufour brings leadership experience from Pattison Outdoor and Journal Métro.

Dentsu Canada expands its media leadership

Three industry veterans have joined the agency to accelerate growth and innovation.

Jennifer Bidwell joins Horizon Media as VP of business solutions

The executive has over 17 years experience in sales leadership.