People Moves

Rogers hires an exec from Google
Jacob Glick joins the media co as its chief corporate affairs officer, replacing Phil Lind.

TC Media hires new GM and publisher out West
Tom Gierasimczuk has joined the company, working with its Vancouver Magazine and Western Living titles.

Veteran TC Media publisher retires
Susan Antonacci shares what’s next as she leaves the company she’s been with for almost 40 years.

Havas Media adds a VP
The agency has hired Maura Hanley to the role, making her part of the executive team.

Kirstine Stewart upped to VP role at Twitter
The search is on for a new managing director in Canada as Stewart is promoted to VP of media partnerships for North America at the company.

Soshal launches media arm
Alexandra Reid, director of growth, tells MiC about the new launch, which aims to create client campaigns that go beyond click-through rates online.

Publicis announces executive shuffle
The company has appointed a new team to lead digital growth, as it announces a series of executive changes and extends chairman and the term of CEO Maurice Levy to 2017.

Exchange Lab restructures North American team
The company has promoted six people working out of its Toronto office to facilitate further growth globally.

New Maxus CEO leans into digital with hire
Steve Williams has brought Jonathan Adams (pictured) onto the team as chief digital officer, his first major appointment since joining the GroupM agency in June.

MediaCom Canada adds an SVP
Grant Channer has joined the agency, working as a business director for the GroupM shop.

AOL Canada reworks sales structure
New roles for Dana Toering and Susan Byng as the company updates its sales model to focus more of its efforts on the supply side.

Bell Media searching for new head of sales
Luc Sabbatini has announced he will be leaving his post at the end of 2014.

CBC names new digital lead
Richard Kanee has joined the pubcaster as its head of digital following the departure of Tessa Sproule.