Agency

Acquiring Folk creates a foothold in the province, while also enhancing its brand strategy expertise across the organization, said CEO Sarah Spence.

New leadership team put in place as former CEO Melanie Johnston joins Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation as chief marketing officer.

Promotion to global creative director for Andrew Simon comes after a strong performance on Unilever’s efforts to affect real change in the world.

The two agencies first entered into a strategic partnership late last year.

Kenny brings a reputation for world-class strategic planning to the young agency.

The long-time Sid Lee executive wants to reignite DDB’s longstanding legacy as a creative powerhouse.

The moves position the agency for the future and bring greater diversity to its senior leadership, says founding partner and CEO Scot Keith.

The one-year-old agency is running ads on LinkedIn, but also plans wild postings and newspaper ads in popular summer vacation communities.

McCann Design will be led out of New York by Matt van Leeuwen, but will share resources across offices, including Toronto.

The new wins follow the recent M&H announcement of several key promotions, including Julie Corney and Sophie St-Germain in the Montréal office, and Phu Pham and Sue Thoms in Toronto.