People Moves

What’s a data-driven creative director?
PCG has hired one, bringing Justin Sanders onto the team with the goal of winning a Lion in next year’s rumoured data creativity category.

Maker Studios adds former AOL exec to c-suite
Charles Gabriel makes the jump to a newly created role at Maker after serving as SVP of global video sales at AOL.

Meet M2’s newest director
Tracey Johnson comes to the agency from her latest role at Starcom MediaVest Group.

DSA Media announces new leadership group
Co-founders David and Mary Stanger have announced their retirement as well as the executives that are taking over day-to-day operations of the Western Canada-based agency.

BrightRoll adds to exec team
The programmatic video ad platform has hired Bruce Falck as COO, appointed Guy Yalif as VP of marketing and added Mark Vranesh to its board of directors.

DAC Group announces new VP of media
Patricia Whitney has been promoted to the new role, leading the media division at the company.

La Presse announces new national sales director
France-Eliane Nolet is joining the company this September from her most recent position at Quebecor Media.

Microsoft Advertising adds new director of sales
Patty Demarco is joining the company from her most recent role at Rogers Media.

Postmedia hires new EVP and CCO
Andrew MacLeod is joining the company from his most recent role at BlackBerry.

Twitter Canada adds head of brand strategy
The social media co’s Canadian office has hired Jamie Michaels from Rogers Media.

Microsoft Canada expands advertising team
Rachel Levy comes to the company from her most recent role at Metro Media Sales.

Corus hires BCP GM
Carol-Ann Kairns is joining the media co as its general sales manager.

AOL Canada adds a sales team lead
Michelle Bailey comes to the company from Microsoft Advertising.

National Post names new editor
Anne Marie Owens will helm the Postmedia paper, the first woman to hold the job at a national newspaper.