Stephen Blair has been named senior vice-president, executive creative director of McCann, Toronto.

Blair has been with the agency as art director for the past eight years, working primarily on the Coca-Cola business.

Well-known spots

He is responsible for well-known Coke commercials such as ‘Tribes’ and ‘The Kid,’ which aired not only in Canada but around the world.

Blair replaces Michael Fromowitz, who left the agency last summer after a year in the post to set up his own company – Red Ball Tiger. PS