People Moves

Boom 99.7’s new morning host and show
Tim Morgan joins Corus Entertainment’s classic hits station in Ottawa from the company’s sister station in Calgary.

Kirstine Stewart to leave Twitter
The former broadcaster and VP of media for North America will be leaving the social media company at a to-be-determined date.

iProspect bolsters its team
Two new directors join the Dentsu Aegis-owned company’s team in Canada.

St. Joseph Media restructures women’s group
Company president Douglas Knight on why Jacqueline Loch (pictured) is taking over as VP and group publisher for the women’s titles, including FASHION.

Cossette Media adds an SVP
Claude Lamoureux is joining the Montreal office, taking over from John Tarantino, who had been in the role for 25 years.

TorStar’s David Holland announces retirement
The publishing company is taking the opportunity to cut costs at the highest level following the back-to-back departure of two of his top-level execs.

Anne Martin-Vachon to head The Shopping Channel
The Quebec native has been hired to push the company’s multiplatform strategy, following the departure of its former president.

Corus axes Global’s 16X9
Host Carolyn Jarvis will move to a new Global News investigative team, while its The Morning Show will also see changes.

Rogers Media shakes up hockey coverage
Fewer regional pre-game shows will be broadcast going forward, with at least 11 positions removed in order to cut costs and shift programming.

CRTC’s Raj Shoan dismissed from office
Updated: Raj Shoan has released a statement indicating he will appeal the government’s decision.

Karine Moses to take over at Astral OOH
The former VP of field operations support for Bell is moving into the lead role, following the departure of Luc Quetel.

Alyson Gausby joins Twitter
The former AOL exec has joined the social platform as its head of research.

La Presse names new Toronto sales director
Celeste Normington has been promoted to the new role of sales director in Toronto.

m/SIX touches down in Canada
Kerry Mitchell will lead the team at the agency, which has recently expanded into the market.