People Moves
Maxus Canada names Kerry Mitchell growth driver
The former VP of Rogers Media will step into the newly created role at the GroupM agency immediately and be responsible for broadening its Canadian client base.
Postmedia appoints new VP of advertising sales for Prairie Region
Jeff Funtasz joins the media co in the role at the start of next month.
Songza opens Canadian headquarters
The online and mobile music service has named former Nielsen Music sales head Vanessa Thomas its managing director for the new Toronto office.
Stingray Digital hires former TC Media VP
Mathieu Peloquin is joining the digital company as its SVP of marketing and communications.
Metro Montreal names new VP and publisher
Nicolas Faucher has been promoted to the new role at the TC Media-owned daily.
Nathalie Cook named VP of sales for TSN
Cook replaces Joe Carter, who retired in September, and will step into her new role effective immediately.
UM Canada hires a VP of strategy
Richard Fofana, who has previously worked with agencies including Lowe Roche, Taxi 2 and ZenithOptimedia joins the Mediabrands’ agency in the new role.
Aegis Media Canada adds a chief trading officer
Caroline Gianias has been promoted to the new role, handling trading across Carat, Vizeum and Aegis Media Deepblue.
Crucial Interactive names Brad Alles SVP of sales
The former Yahoo! Canada and Alliance Atlantis head of sales steps into his new role effective Oct. 15.
Microsoft Advertising Canada adds to consumer insights team
Alyson Gausby is joining the company as its head of consumer insights.
Globe and Mail promotes three execs
Andrew Saunders (pictured) becomes the CRO, Sean Humphrey the VP of marketing and Greg Doufas has been appointed as the media co’s VP of data and audience intelligence.
Graham Moysey promoted to head of international at AOL
The new role will have him moving from Toronto to London in January, overseeing all international business outside of the US for the company.
Nataline Rodrigues named original programming head at Rogers Media
The former CBC exec replaces Claire Freeland, and will report to Hayden Mindell, the newly named VP of programming and content, broadcast.
Heather Conway tapped as new CBC EVP English services
The veteran PR and public affairs exec, most recently chief business officer at the Art Gallery of Ontario, replaces Kirstine Stewart at the Canadian public broadcaster.
Jacques Parisien to depart Bell Media
The former Astral exec will stay on until the end of the year, and Charles Benoit and Luc Quetel will become the Quebec leads on Bell’s executive team.
- Is GroupM being dismantled? Reports point to rebrand and restructuring
- Some GroupM Canada senior executives have left the agency
- Havas Media Canada makes three senior leadership appointments
- Media leaders concerned ad spend not going to Canadian media
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