People Moves
Alex Panousis and Dentsu Media part ways
The agency says its CEO and chair is moving on as it moves to the “next chapter” of its transformation plan.
Index Exchange hires CTO to oversee a growing team and CTV offerings
The company expects to double its engineering teams within the next two years.
Reddit hires first country manager for Canada
RJ Pauloski will oversee the strategic direction of Reddit’s expansion in Canada.
Chris Williams and Kelly Sanderson sign on with Arima Data
The new hires will be leading Arima’s expansion in Canada and beyond.
People Moves: Optable hires James Prudhomme as CRO
Plus, Hisham Ghostine takes on more duties with CBC and AcuityAds names a new chief financial officer.
Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO
Parag Agrawal, the company’s current CTO, was named as successor.
Spark Foundry hires new SVP to lead key accounts
Maryann Rusnak will also be the business lead on accounts including Campbell’s, Alcon and Marriott.
Corus hires first head of environment and sustainability
Sheila Ritson-Bennett will work across lines of business to advance to company’s ESG strategy.
People Moves: Bell makes another round of layoffs
Plus, Lynn Chambers joins Twenty-Two Media and Pratico Media adds to its strategy team.
Joe Natale out as Rogers CEO
Tony Staffieri takes over leadership ahead of a CRTC hearing regarding the Shaw takeover.
GroupM Canada picks Kevin Johnson as new CEO
The former Mediacom CEO takes over leadership of WPP’s media group from Stuart Garvie, while Urania Agas takes over his former duties.
Rogers will not appeal ruling in favour of chair
A brief statement from the company said it would not contest Friday’s decision validating Edward Rogers’ recent activities.
Twitter Canada hires new head of marketing
Rogers Sports & Media vet Jennifer Bairos Hofer takes over full duties for the social network.
Dentsu Media hires first chief digital officer
Maura Hanley takes on the newly created, group-wide role.
Havas Media adds two new VPs
With the new hires, the agency expands its capabilities in emerging platforms and digital-first strategies.
