People Moves

Starcom adds MD and fortifies digital practice

The agency promotes from within to fuel its digital-forward framework and ensure consistency across the portfolio.

People Moves: FUSE Create adds to media team

Plus, newly launched Quebecor Expertise Media makes a number of AD hires.

COMMB supports new products with new hires

The organization bolsters its team as it prepares to release new research and platforms for OOH.

GroupM agencies add to their North American leadership

Amanda Richman joins Mindshare as CEO, while Delphine Fabre-Hernoux and Alex Norman fill new c-suite roles at Wavemaker.

La Presse taps Patrick Salois for VP sales and operations role

Salois’ mandate includes clarifying the use of technology and its ability to drive advertising data.

People Moves: Torstar picks a GM for Marketing 360

Plus, Samsung Ads hires new lead for Toronto and Chicago sales teams and Sports-Media Marketing brings on a new senior client lead.

Ogilvy Media and GroupM join forces in Quebec

The strategic alliance supervised by Julie Kerr is positioned to bolster business add growth in the Quebec market.

GroupM names first global president of commerce

Andrew Ruegger has been tasked with scaling the agency’s commerce-focused products and services for clients.

People Moves: Melanie Thivierge returns to La Presse

Plus, COMMB adds four to its board and Ethnicity Matters makes two hires on its media team.

Horizon adds Sheri Rogers as SVP business solutions

More new hires are expected in the coming months to handle the media agency’s new business.

Torstar promotes Irene Gentle into strategic media role

Anne Marie Owens, former editor-in-chief of the National Post, succeeds Gentle as editor of the Toronto Star.

People Moves: CMAPRC Hall of Fame names 2021 inductees

Plus, Jim Pattison names new national sales lead and Rogers hires head of digital content strategy.

DOOH newcomer Allvision invests in new sales hires

The pure-play DOOH media company is positioning to take advantage of the OOH marketplace’s resurgence.

GainShare hires new SVP of consumer experience

The performance marketing agency hires Matt Kelley to provide a more holistic perspective for clients.

Reprise is harnessing AI to optimize performance media

The global agency taps artificial intelligence expert Vincent Spruyt to lead its new AI division.