People Moves

Verizon emphasizes video, mobile with new hire

The new head of publisher sales in Canada is hot on video, mobile and embracing change in 2019.

Axel Dumont moves to Cossette Media

Dumont makes the move after more than a decade in the GroupM family of agencies.

Joe Strolz departs Snap Canada

The country manager announced his resignation in a memo to staff obtained by MiC.

Karine Moses appointed president of Bell Media Quebec

Moses will lead all programming, production and scheduling operations for RDS, in addition to her other responsibilities.

Andrew MacLeod: ‘We’re not that legacy dinosaur’

Postmedia’s new CEO on the company’s future. Plus, highlights from the media giant’s first quarter.

Armin Huska moves to RBC

The former Mindshare Canada exec will still focus on media, this time from a brand perspective.

Greg Stremlaw steps down from CBC Sports

The outgoing executive’s accomplishments include an overhaul of CBC’s sports strategy and extending Hockey Night in Canada.

C-suite moves at Quebecor, Videotron

Jean-François Pruneau will assume the top spot at Quebecor’s affiliated BDU, and two senior team members are moving into the C-suite.

Torstar eliminates CRO role, hires two new senior execs

The changes come as Claude Galipeau accepts a new position with the CBC.

Studio71 beefs up partnership team

The digital company will also focus on further developing its relationship with Starcom/Spark.

Blue Ant ups its partnership power with new hire

Tyler Cameron will lead business partnerships for the Blue Ant Plus business in hopes of accelerating its growth.

Tim Castree named North America CEO at GroupM

Moving from his position as global CEO of Wavemaker, Castree will be responsible for improving strategy and operations across the U.S. and Canada.

People moves at Adapt, theScore and StatsRadio

At theScore, a new VP hire signals the industry’s growing interest in e-sports.

Following major growth, Rouge makes three senior hires

The company has doubled its revenues in the last year.