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NEWSMAKERS - M&A's / Alliances / Appointments


Appointments

March 2005  

- Communications
- Consumer Goods
- Financial Services
- Internet Services
- Media
- Pharmaceutical
- Retail
- Technology
- Telecom



Communications

Joe Amaral promoted to Creative Director at TBWA/Toronto 
Joanne Bales promoted to Chief Executive Officer at Perennial
Nicole Bell to Cohn & Wolfe as Senior Counselor
Bill Borders to Highspeed Creative as Executive Creative Director (Guelph)
André Bouchard to LXB Communication-Marketing as Vice President, Research & Strategy (Quebec)
Shelley Brown promoted to Managing Director at Zig Inc.
Rene Carier to Publicité Club Montreal as General Manager (Montreal)
Sandra Cruickshanks promoted to Vice President at Thornley Fallis Communications
Steve Dilorenzo to Henderson Bas as Associate Creative Director
Mike Doyle promoted to Partner at OSL Marketing
Mary Falbo to Pattison Outdoor Advertising as Vice President, Business Development
Shane Fleming to Henderson Bas as Associate Creative Director
Marty Goldberg promoted to Partner at OSL Marketing
Tanya Gregory to Zig as Strategic Planner
Jason Hill to Zig as Art Director
Shafiq Jamal to Hill & Knowlton Canada as Vice President, Corporate Communications (Vancouver)
Pier Lalonde to LXB Communications-Marketing as Creative Director (Montreal)
Stephen Leps promoted to Associate Creative Director at Zig
Matt Levitan promoted to Vice President, Group Business Director at Segal Communications
Cédric Loth promoted to Partner at Beauchemin Communication Marketing
Allan Mah to Zig as Art Director
Amanda Maltby to Ipsos-Reid Public Affairs as Senior Vice President
Christian Mathieu promoted to Managing Director at Zig Inc.
Cyndi McLean to Publicis WellCare as Associate Creative Director
Kaileen Millard to NPD Canada as Director of Fashion
Adam Moffat to Environics Communications as Senior Consultant
Andrea Mulholland to Digital Advertising Network as Director of National Sales
Michael Murray to Zig as Copywriter
Anne Muscat promoted to Broadcast Investment Director, Buena Vista account at Starcom Worldwide
Alexandra Panousis to PHD Canada as Vice President, Client Service Director
Mac Penney to Optimum Public Relations as Vice President, Corporate Communications
Stuart Pollock promoted to Vice President, Group Business Director at Segal Communications
Jim Poulin promoted to Vice President, Strategy at Sonar Group
Leslie Quinton to Massy-Forget Public Relations as Vice President (Montreal)
Bonit Robillard promoted to Partner at Beauchemin Communication Marketing
Alain Simard to Clear Channel Outdoor as General Manager, Quebec and Eastern Canada (Montreal)
Aaron Starkman promoted to Associate Creative Director at Zig
Chantel Stickland to Brown Communications Group as Director of Client Services (Calgary)
Gordana Stok to Publicis WellCare as Associate Creative Director (Montreal)
Francois Taschereau to Edelman Montreal as General Manager (Montreal)
Leslie Wood promoted to Head of Healthcare Practice at Fleishman-Hillard


Consumer  Goods 

Michael Accavitti promoted to Vice President, Marketing at DaimlerChrysler Canada 
Andrew Armstrong to ConAgra Foods as Vice President, Marketing
Rena Crumplen to Effem Inc. as Research & Development Director
Andrew Oland promoted to President, Moosehead Quebec at Moosehead Breweries Limited.
Robin Rotenberg to BASF Canada as President



Financial Services   

Kym Anthony promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer at National Bank Financial Group
Robert Armstrong to PBB Global Logistics Income Fund as Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Jorge Arruda promoted to Senior Vice President, Operations at The Economical Insurance Group
Tom Athanasiou to SF Partners Inc. as Vice President, Insolvency & Restructuring Division 
Greg Bandler to Home Equity Income Trust as Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Penny Dyte to BFL Canada as Vice President, Operations for Alberta
Tom Flynn promoted to Executive Vice President, Finance and Treasurer at BMO Financial Group
Harry Grewal promoted to Vice President at Morris & Mackenzie Inc.
Nancy Hughes Anthony to HSBC Bank Canada as Director
Gary Krikler promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Home Equity Income Trust
Rocco Neglia promoted to Vice President, Claims at The Economical Insurance Group
Wesley Scott to Aviva Canada as Director
Louis Vachon promoted to Chairman at National Bank Financial Group
Louise Vaillancourt-Chatillon to Aviva Canda as Director (Quebec)


Internet Services   

Amit Deodhar to Expedia.ca as Director Finance
Peter Glennie to Starcom MediaVest Group Canada as Director of SMGIP, the digital communications division 
Laurent Lafite to Fjord as Director Business Development (Montreal)
James Latham to ACD Systems International as Vice President, Marketing (BC)
Sean Shannon promoted to Vice President & General Manager at Expedia Canada


Media  

Richard Bartrem promoted to Director of Affiliate Marketing at Astral Media
Rene Bourdages to CBC/Radio-Canada as President, Merchandising Division
Holly Chapman promoted to Director of Sales Promotion and Sponsorship at Astral Media
Thomas Hodgson to Magna Entertainment as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
Val Meyer to Astral Media Outdoor as Vice President
Jim Nelles promoted to Vice President and General Manager at television station Toronto 1
Krista Semotiuk to Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club as Director, Corporate Program Development
Russell Ward promoted to Director of Consumer Marketing at Astral Media


Pharmaceutical    

Richard Authier to PendoPharm as Senior Vice President and Director General (Montreal)
Dr. Frank Bobe to BioAxone as President & Chief Executive Officer
Peter Brenders to BIOTECanada as President and Chief Executive Officer
Philippe Calais promoted to President, Global Business at Neurochem Inc. (Montreal)
Michael Cels promoted to Vice President, Sales at GlaxoSmithKline
Carolyn Cross promoted to President & CEO at Biopharma Corp. 
Maggie Deng promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Dragon Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver)
Dr. John Dillon to GlaxoSmithKline Canada as Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer
Kirk Duguid promoted to Vice President, Finance and Business Development at Merck Frosst
Ed Dybka promoted toVice President, Marketing at GlaxoSmithKline
Karalyn Empsall promoted to Director, Market Intelligence & Analytics at Pfizer
Marguerite Ethier to Vasogen Inc. as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Lyne Fortin promoted to Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Group B at Merck Frosst
Denis Garceau promoted to Senior Vice President at Neurochem Inc. (Montreal)
Leslie Green to Gallant Leaman Green Communications as Partner
Yanlin Han promoted to CEO at Dragon Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver)
Rohini Hira promoted to Director, Marketing Programs at VSM MedTech (Vancouver)
Dr. Jay Kleiman to Vasogen Inc. as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Cardiovascular Development
Jacques Laporte to Cirion as Director, Business Development
Robert Lefebvre to MDS Pharma Services as Vice President, Global Marketing (Quebec)
Elizabeth Lindsay to Pfizer as Associate Director, Medical Communications
George Mahmourides to IntraMed as Medical Director (Montreal)
Fahar Merchant to Protox Therapeutics Inc. as Vice President, Corporate Development (Vancouver)
Paul Pelton to Black Rock Marketing Group as Vice President, Client Services
Claude Perron promoted to Vice President and General Manager at Shire BioChem, Canada
David Phillips to VSM MedTech as Director, Product Management (Vancouver)
Jason Pincock promoted to Chief Financial Officer at Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories (Edmonton)
Louise Proulx to Topigen Pharmaceuticals Inc. as Vice President, Product Development (Montreal)
Dr. Michael Shannon to Vasogen Inc. as Vice President, Medical Affairs
Don Soule promoted to Vice President, Sales at Merck Frosst
Cleon Stouthos to IntraMed as Managing Director (Montreal)
James Sutton to Theratechnologies as Vice President, Clinical Development & Regulatory Affairs (Montreal)
Dr. Andrew Tam to CanReg Inc. as Associate Director, Canadian Pharmaceutical Team
Chris Temovsky to Solvay Pharma as Director, Marketing & Sales
Martin Vali promoted to Director, Scientific Operations, Oncology Business Unit at Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Andy Volante to Novartis Pharmaceuticals as Vice President, Sales, Primary Care
Zhanguo Weng promoted to Vice President, China Operations at Dragon Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver)
Alexander Wick promoted to President at Dragon Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver)
David Wingnean to Isotechnika Inc. as Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs & Corporate Communications (Edmonton)
Garry Wong promoted to Chief Financial Officer at Dragon Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver)

Retail    

John Carnella to Fairmont Hotels & Resorts as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Paul Côté promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer at VIA Rail Canada
James Fox promoted to Vice President, Operations Excellence at McDonald's Restaurants of Canada
Michael Glennie to Fairmont Hotels & Resorts as Executive Vice President, Real Estate
Stéphane Gonthier promoted to SVP Eastern North America at Mac's Convenience Stores
Kristen Hamilton to Dairy Queen as Director of Brand Marketing
Joe Jackman to Loblaws as Vice President Marketing
David Margolis to Groupe Les Ailes de la Mode as President and Chief Executive Officer
Christine Rush to Quiznos as Director of Brand Development
Jeffrey Senior to Fairmont Hotels & Resorts as Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales
Nancy Sheffield to Dairy Queen as Director of Regional Marketing

Technology   

Art Eggleton to Luxell Technologies as Director
Kevin Marshman to NCR Corporation as General Manager, Worldwide Customer Services for Canada 


Telecom   

Myrianne Colin to Videotron as Director Marketing, Telecommunications
Sue Daugulis to Venue West as Vice President, Marketing (Vancouver) 




   


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