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NEWSMAKERS - M&A's / Alliances / Appointments


Appointments

August 2001 

Consumer Goods
Retail
Marketing Services 
Technology
Internet Services
Telecommunications
Creative
Financial Services
Broadcasting/Publishing/Media/
    Entertainment

-  HealthCare/Pharmaceutical

 

Consumer  Goods 

 David Perkins is promoted to President of Molson USA. Michael Downey assumes Perkins former role of President of Molson Ontario/West, in addition to his current global marketing responsibilities.  Aug. 10, 2001 

Michael Rodgers to Interbrew as Vice-President, Human Resources, Interbrew North America.  Aug. 2, 2001

Retail     

  Anna Dipede to Prime Restaurants as Vice President, Marketing.  Aug. 31, 2001

Carolyn Taylor to Fabutan as Director of Marketing.  Aug. 24, 2001

Hector Marsilio to Second Cup as Vice President, Franchise Operations.  Aug. 20, 2001

Ellen Ma to Shoppers Drug Mart as Vice-President of Advertising and Promotions.  Aug. 17, 2001

Michael L. Eskew, currently Vice-Chairman of United Parcel Service Inc., to succeed James P. Kelly as Chairman and Chief Executive of the company.  Aug. 17, 2001

Tony Scala to Showcase as Director of Marketing.  Aug. 17, 2001

Randy Allen to Kmart Corp. as Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Chief Diversity Officer.  Aug. 14, 2001

Ascenzio Farina promoted within Discount Car and Truck Rentals Ltd. to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.  Aug. 7, 2001

Marketing Services  

Rachel Fox to Cossette as Account Director. Aug. 31, 2001

Angela Harvey to BC3 as Strategic Planner. Aug. 31, 2001

Melissa Maister to Draft Advertising as Account Director.  Aug. 31, 2001

Cam Landell to Big House Communications as Vice President, Director of Client Services. Aug. 31, 2001

Geoff Starr to Palmer Jarvis DDB as Account Director.  Aug. 31, 2001

Lisa Ann McGillivray and Lisa Marcelli to BOS as Account Directors.  Aug. 31, 2001

  Lisa Lavecchia to Enterprise Creative Selling as Account Director. Aug. 31, 2001

Bob Armstrong, Vice-President and Media Director of Cormark MacPhee Communications Solutions, is elected President of the Leading Independent Agency Network (LIAN).  Aug. 30, 2001

Jennifer Morozowich to Echo Advertising and Marketing as Account Director for the Toronto Blue Jays.  Aug. 28, 2001

Don Sagarese to Belladonna Communications as Director, Development, Brand and Marketing Counsel.  Aug. 27, 2001

Brian Cobbe to Coastal Media Group as President.   Aug. 24, 2001

Diane Wysocki to Publicis Dialog as Vice-President and General Manger.  Aug. 22, 2001

Alex Nichols to Clickhouse Media as Vice-President of Major Accounts.  Aug. 22, 2001

Helen Stone to GCI Group as Senior Account Director.  Aug. 17, 2001

Sarah Gratta promoted within DCC Communications to Account Director.  Aug. 15, 2001

Chris Williams to VBDI as Director of Interactive Marketing.  Aug. 15, 2001

Nolan Berg to Adculture Group as Client Director.  Aug. 10, 2001

Louis Régimbal is named a Partner and Head of Montreal operations of Diesel Marketing's new Think Tank office. Aug. 10, 2001

Lisa Hudson promoted within MaxxMedia to Associate Media Director. Irene Corke is appointed Vice President and Group Media Director.  Aug. 9, 2001

Derek Lackey to Motivus Inc.'s new full service ad agency Madrigal Masaccio Communications Inc. as President and CEO.  Aug. 9, 2001

Steve Kennedy to Grey Worldwide Northwest as Vice-President, Director of Client Services.  Aug. 3, 2001

Technology   

 Dr. Yuri Erokhin to Ibis Technology Corporation as Vice President of Wafer Technology.  Aug. 22, 2001 

Allan Bulckaert to Trojan Technologies Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Oct. 1, 2001. Current President and CEO H.J. (Hank) Vander Laan is appointed Chairman.  Aug. 21, 2001 

Dan Pepper to AppStream, Inc. as Vice President of Sales.  Aug. 17, 2001

Salil Donde to Ascent Computing Group Inc. as President and a member of the Board of Directors. Aug. 14, 2001 

Gregory M. Teesdale to AuthenTec, Inc. as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.   Aug. 13, 2001 

Richard Guha to AppStream, Inc. as Executive Vice President of Marketing.  Aug. 10, 2001 

John Brewer to Nitronex Corporation as Vice President of Product Marketing, Wireless Applications.  Aug. 10, 2001 

Internet Services   

Bo Manning to Pivotal Corp. as Chief Executive. Aug. 29, 2001 

Faye S. Baggiano to BCE Emergis as President of the North American eHealth Solutions Group.  Aug. 23, 2001

Willem Galle to Descartes Systems Group Inc. as Chief Operating Officer.  Aug. 22, 2001

Tom Manley to Cognos Inc. as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration.  Aug. 21, 2001

Dean Hopkins is appointed President of Cyberplex. Aug. 16, 2001

Jeff Krieble and Gayle Stephens to Travelbyus as Senior Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, and Vice-President of Marketing, respectively.  Aug. 16, 2001

Peter Evans to PlateSpin as Vice-President of Marketing & Strategy.   Aug. 16, 2001

Doug Burke to Simile Software as President and CEO.  Aug. 14, 2001

Alexsis de Raadt-St. James to Commerce One, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer.  Aug. 14, 2001

Bill Dewes and Kathy Graves to Nuance as Vice President and Controller, and Vice President of Worldwide Partners and Alliances, respectively.  Aug. 13, 2001

Steven Schofield to Microforum Inc. as Chief Executive Officer and Director.  Aug. 8, 2001

Subroto Bagchi to MindTree as Vice Chairman and President of North American operations.  Aug. 1, 2001

Telecommunications
   


  Kimberly Servas to Universal Access as Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing.  Aug. 23, 2001

Trudi Blair to ARBROS Communications, Inc. as Senior Vice President of Marketing.  Aug. 23, 2001

Kenneth W. Noack to Comdial Corporation as Senior Vice President of Operations.  Aug. 21, 2001

Damian Chmelar to Exario Networks as National Vice President of Sales.  Aug. 21, 2001

Stanley T. (Stan) Scheufler to Dyocera Wireless Corp. ass Corporate Vice President of Product Management and Marketing.  Aug. 21, 2001

Duncan McEwan and Greg McCamus to Sprint Canada Inc. as President and Chief Operating Officer, Sprint Canada, and President, Enterprise Communications Solutions, Sprint Canada, respectively.  Aug. 21, 2001

Steve Brenner to Cambridge VoiceTech as Senior Vice President for Sales.  Aug. 20, 2001

Stephen M. Wagner to ATSI Communications Inc. as President and Chief Operating Officer.  Aug. 20, 2001

Per-Arne Sandstrom Ericsson as Chief Operating Officer.  Aug. 17, 2001

Ralph R. Papitto to Lynch Corporation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  Aug. 17, 2001

Glenn Ehley to AirNet Communications Corporation as President and CEO.  Aug. 17, 2001

Ken Cranston to Terion as President.  Aug. 17, 2001

Marc Eaglesham to Epass Canada Inc. as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations. 
Aug. 16, 2001

Robert (Bob) Kimball to Televoke, Inc. as Chief Executive Officer.  Aug. 14, 2001

Brett Azuma to IP Unity, Inc. as Vice President of Marketing.  Aug. 14, 2001

Nestor Fesas to Bandspeed Inc. as Vice-President of Systems Engineering.  Aug. 14, 2001

Michael Aquino to ONI Systems Corp. as Vice President of Sales, Americas East.  Aug. 14, 2001

Tom Norlander and Steve Osborn to BroadCloud Communications Inc. as Vice President of Business Development, and Vice President of Sales, respectively.  Aug. 14, 2001

James C. Allen to Malibu Networks as Executive Vice President  and Chief Operating Officer.   Aug. 13, 2001

Burton Calloway to ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. as Executive Vice President of the company's Antennas America Division.  Aug. 10, 2001

Mario Mannella to TELUS Business Solutions as Vice-President, Marketing.  Aug. 9, 2001

Michael J. Reedy to Cambrian Communications as Vice President of Marketing.  Aug. 8, 2001

Michael Corcoran to fSONA Communications Corp. as Vice President of Marketing and Sales.  Aug. 8, 2001

Ken Murray to Mockingbird Networks as President and Chief Executive Officer.  Aug. 8, 2001

Hank Perret to Legerity as Vice President of Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer.  Aug. 8, 2001

Kenneth L. Battie to Unified Signal as Vice President of Finance and Operations.  Aug. 7, 2001

Michael Gordon to Symmetricom, Inc. as Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Quality. Aug. 6, 2001

Art Rosales and Dr. John Konrad to Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) as Vice President of Commercial Programs, and Vice President of Commercial Marketing and Sales, respectively.  Aug. 6, 2001

Joseph D. Livingston to Reliable Power Systems as President and Chief Executive Officer.  Aug. 6, 2001

John Hager to Solid Systems Inc. as Chief Executive Officer.  Aug. 1, 2001  

John F. Rogers to Fitel Technologies, Inc. as Chief Executive Officer.  Aug. 1, 2001

Michael R. Johnson to Farmstead Telephone Group, Inc. Aug. 1, 2001

Jim Fanella to Cyberplex Inc. as President.  Aug. 1, 2001

Creative  

 Jason Lee to Wasserman and Partners Advertising as Art Director.  Aug. 29, 2001

Jerry Kuleba and Joe Shyllit have taken positions as Creative Partners with Padulo Integrated in addition to their existing positions as Partners and Creative Directors of their agency Kuleba & Shyllit.  Aug. 28, 2001

Shawn King to MT&L Advertising and Public Affairs as Art Director.  Aug. 20, 2001

Paule Bélanger to PALM Publicité Marketing in Montreal as Group Head, Creative.  Aug. 20, 2001

Don Embree to Brandworks Marketing Communications as Creative Director.  Aug. 20, 2001

Greg Trinier to DCC Communications as Senior Art Director.  Aug. 15, 2001

Gary Oakley to Nexient Solutions as Chief Creative Officer.  Aug. 13, 2001

Nick Law to R/GA as Creative Director.  Aug. 3, 2001

FCB Direct has made several appointments. Vikki Kuzmich and Kevin Weagle join as Director of Production, and Senior Art Director, respectively.  And Dina Lompa is promoted to Associate Creative Director.  Aug. 3, 2001

Financial Services   

Jerome Hass to Montrusco Bolton Inc. as Senior Analyst, International Equities.  Aug. 29, 2001

Robert J. Millar to CKF Inc. as President & Chief Operating Officer.   Aug. 28, 2001

Stephen Powell to Royal Bank of Canada to head an investment banking team focusing on retailing, food service and restaurants.  Aug. 28, 2001

Frank Belvedere to Montrusco Bolton Inc. as Vice-President, Alternative Investments.  Aug. 23, 2001

Michel Vidricaire to Acuity Funds Ltd. as Executive Vice-President, Institutional & Private Wealth.  Aug. 22, 2001

Jeffery T. Stubbs to Securitas Canada as Chief Financial Officer.  Aug. 21, 2001

Ian Hawkins to Walker Credit Canada Limited as Vice-President, Credit and Funding.  Aug. 9, 2001

Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. has announced several appointments. Allan MacDonald and Stephen Mitchell are promoted to Senior Vice Presidents. David Vanderwood is appointed Vice President. And Franca DeBartolo is promoted to Vice President.  Aug. 8, 2001

Janet Wrightman is promoted within Farm Credit Canada (FCC) to Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer. Rick Hoffman is appointed Vice-President and Controller.  Aug. 2, 2001

Jim Meek and Claude Norfolk are both appointed to the role of Senior Vice President, International Banking at Scotiabank.  Aug. 1, 2001

David C. Foster to iPerformance Fund Corp. as Senior Vice President, Regional Sales Manager.  Aug. 1, 2001 

Broadcasting/Publishing/Media/
Entertainment
    


Tanya Buchanan to 97.3 E-Z Rock as Promotions Director.  Aug. 28, 2001

Jo-Ann McArthur to Molstar Sports and Entertainment as President.  Aug. 22, 2001

Scott Guthrie to The Walt Disney Company as Vice-President Sales & Marketing, Canada.  Aug. 21, 2001

Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting has made several appointments. Claude Galipeau joins as Vice President of Broadcasting. Frank Pulumbarit is appointed Vice President of Interactive. And Heather Sinclair is appointed Vice President of Distribution and Affiliate Relations.  Aug. 21, 2001

Sarah Crawford and Mary Powers to CHUM Television as Vice President, Public Affairs, CHUM Television, and Vice President, Communication and Promotion, CHUM Television.   Aug. 20, 2001

Debra Rother to Fashion magazine as Advertising and Sales Director.  Aug. 20, 2001

Kevin Golding to Elevator News Network as Director of New Business Development.  Aug. 17, 2001

Greg Pappas to Sony Music Canada as Director, Central Region, encompassing Ontario and the Maritimes.  Aug. 15, 2001

Jane Bradley to Kemur Publishing as Director of Sales and Marketing for Fifty Plus Magazine and its online counterpart www.50plus.comAug. 14, 2001

Donna Clark to Rogers Media, Publishing as Senior Vice President of the Women's Group, which includes Chatelaine, Flare and Today's Parent magazines.  Aug. 14, 2001

Marina Glogovac promoted within Toronto Life Magazine to Publisher.  Aug. 9, 2001

Dianne Haywood to the University of Toronto Magazine as Advertising Sales and Marketing Executive.  Aug. 7, 2001

Sandra McInnis promoted within Rogers Media to Vice-President, Marketing Solutions for consumer magazines.  Aug. 6, 2001

Maurice Desnoyers to St. Joseph Corporation as President of the Ottawa/Hull Group.  Aug. 2, 2001 

Scott Laver to Dominion Information Services as as Vice-President and General Manager.  Aug. 1, 2001 


HealthCare/
Pharmaceutical    


 Jim DeMesa to Micrologix Biotech Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer.  Aug. 23, 2001 

Dr. Vic Parks to Novartis Animal Health Canada Inc. as Vice-President of the Companion Animal Business.   Aug. 7, 2001 

Kevin Edwards promoted within Jamieson Laboratories to Vice-President of Marketing.   
Aug. 3, 2001

Dr. Graham Sher to Canadian Blood Services (CBS) as Chief Executive Officer.  Aug. 1, 2001 

 

   


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