Top Reckitt marketer moves into GM role

Neil Parker is starting a new position as general manager for Canada at Reckitt, the British-based CPG best known for manufacturing brands such as Lysol, Mucinex, Gaviscon and Durex.

He will serve as the Canadian general manager for Reckitt’s essential home division.

Most recently, Parker was the CPG’s head of marketing for surface and fabric care, and before that, he was the marketing director for surface care (Lysol).

Before joining Reckitt Benckiser (now, Reckitt), Parker was a consultant and also an 11-year veteran of Procter & Gamble.

At P & G, Parker was senior director of consumer healthcare based in Toronto, he was also and head of innovation at Vicks North America, based out of Ohio.

Ola Machnowski joins SharkNinja

Last week, the longtime Hershey Canada marketer announced she would be stepping away from her role as the confectionery and candy maker’s senior director, head of marketing.

Bell adds former Dentsu Creative VP

Joumana Oweida is starting a new position as vice president of marketing communications at Bell.

Agency side, Oweida served as Dentsu Creative’s VP and integrated client lead, handling Subway Canada business across the agency’s creative, media and sports marketing divisions.

Oweida was also VP and GM at Bleublancrouge, working with clients such as Desjardins Financial Group, Cadillac Fairview, Thompson Hotels and Cold FX.

A former VP and managing director for FCB Montreal, she also led accounts including Air Canada, Nivea and Belairdirect.

7-Eleven bolsters team with former SmartSweets marketer

Austin Vaz is starting a new position as marketing manager of food and beverage brands at 7-Eleven Canada, based out of Vancouver.

Vaz recently served as senior trade marketing specialist and shopper marketing specialist with SmartSweets, recently managing customer marketing programming across North America, including programing at Target, Wal-Mart and CVS.

Prior, as assistant marketing manager for PepsiCo, Vaz managed the CPG’s immediate consumption and nuts and seeds portfolio.