Industry Moves
Powershifter names director of talent and culture
Eilish Kennedy will help the growing agency with the difficult task of attracting and retaining digital talent.
Up to the Minute: Kraft Heinz names biz development head
Plus, Studio Pascal Blais rebrands and The Good Report unveils 2017′s top social responsibility campaigns.
KBS adds to Montreal creative team
Alexandre Gravel Soubliere returns to the agency as an ACD after a stint at Lululemon.
National hires SVP of financial and crisis comms
Andrea Mandel-Campbell replaces Ronald Alepian and will manage both practices from Toronto.
Public adds eight
The social impact-focused agency has made several hires across departments, including a new CD and client director.
6 Degrees adds to exec team
Adrianne Gaffney Wotherspoon joins the agency in the newly created role of EVP operations and chief strategist.
Up to the Minute: Ethnicity hires new head of research
Plus, Cannes Lions picks its next chairman and A&C wins a pair of new clients.
Thinkingbox adds leadership in Toronto
Dylan Scott will lead the tech team while Alyssa Belova will lead OOH and digital as the office continues to expand.
McCann adds two new VPs
Allison Humphries and Kristie Baxter will provide leadership in strategy and operations, respectively, across offices and disciplines.
Sid Lee names new VP of account services
France Wong will also help develop Sid Lee Media from the agency’s Montreal office.
DentsuBos appoints VP of client services
Dimitra Georgakis takes on an expanded role in Montreal, working closely on the agency’s Subway account.
No Fixed Address names CCOs
David Federico and Josh Budd join from JWT following the departure of CDs Dhaval Bhatt and Shawn James.
Up to the Minute: Blackjet brings on seven new hires
Plus, Keilhauer names VP of marketing and Simmons Sharpe joins Atlantic Lottery’s roster of agencies.
Katie Ainsworth returns to Cossette as ECD
The agency’s Vancouver office has also promoted Pierre Chan and Scott Schneider to creative director roles.
Labatt names new director of marketing
As Andrew Oosterhuis (pictured) takes a global role with Stella, Mike D’Agostini takes over Budweiser’s marketing in Canada.
