In Brief: Forsman & Bodenfors Canada names new ACD

F&B Canada promotes associate creative director

Forsman & Bodenfors Canada has announced a series of promotions within the agency, highlighted by elevating Brittany Hall to an associate creative director role.

Hall has worked with the agency for two years, most recently as senior art director working on such brand as LG, Trojan, Ontario Power Generation and Seneca Polytechnic. Prior to F&B, Hall worked as art director and senior designer at Trampoline Branding in Halifax, working on such brands as Hockey Canada, PAX Vaporizer and Tourism Nova Scotia.

The agency also announced it’s promoted Hannah Casey to work as client director, after Casey has worked for F&B Canada for three years. Casey leads the business on Polestar Automotive, Therabody and the Nuclear Energy Institute, and previously worked on accounts for The&Partnership and Fuse Creative.

The move comes as F&B Canada also recently promoted Tayler-Lee Resar-Teese to an ACD role at the agency as well. The agency also promoted Dee Flores to senior production artist, who previously worked at John St., Ogilvy Canada and Rethink before joining F&B in 2023.

F&B Canada has recently picked up client wins such as Church&Dwight, LG Canada, the Nuclear Energy Association, Polestar, Diageo, Therabody and Seneca Polytechnic.

National PR appoints new VP in Toronto office

National Public Relations has appointed a new member of its senior leadership team in Toronto, naming Peter McNeill as its new vice-president and practice lead of corporate communications and capital markets.

McNeill brings more than two decades of experience in corporate and financial communications to the role, working across a wide range of sectors including banking, insurance, technology and business consulting. Prior to working at National, McNeill worked as head of communications and business development at The Targeted Strategies Group and as senior director of marketing and communications at CIBC. McNeill has also worked at KPMG, Altus Group, Dell and Deloitte.

“Peter will deliver the forward-looking and innovative approach that’s needed to continue driving success in Toronto and beyond, while also helping us to forge new and exciting industry connections to deepen our presence across the country,” National managing partner Brian Pearl says.