Seven marketing leaders have been awarded the “Fellow of the ICA” distinction by the Institute of Communications Agencies (ICA).
Brett Marchand, Jim Kabrajee, Claude Carrier, Laurie Young, Andrew Bruce, Arthur Fleischmann and Doug Turney were named fellows by the group during its annual general meeting late last week.
The new fellows join industry giants like Frank Palmer and Tony Miller of DDB, and Claude Lessard of Vision7.
Fellow of the ICA is the group’s highest distinction and is given to board chairs for their contributions. In a release, ICA CEO Gilliam Graham said, “The ICA is proud to recognize these exceptional individuals and their significant contributions to the association, and more importantly, to our industry.”
“We’re honoured to have had them devote their time and endless efforts to our ICA work, to champion commercial creativity and amplify the industry’s economic impact.”
Here’s a brief look at each board chair’s accomplishments:
Brett Marchand, 2006-2009
Under Marchand’s leadership, the ICA launched its inaugural Advertising Week and introduced its board of governors.
Jim Kabrajee, 2009-2010
Kabrajee helped craft the ICA’s code of ethics, practices and obligations and develop its Member Advantage program.
Claude Carrier, 2010-2011
Carrier led the ICA as it set a new strategic direction and mission.
Laurie Young, 2011-2012
Young helped the ICA re-brand the Cassies while also chairing Future Flash.
Andrew Bruce, 2012-2013
Bruce led the re-brand of Advertising Week to FFWD: Advertising and Marketing Week and ushered in a new brand identity and website for the ICA’s CAAP educational program.
Arthur Fleischmann, 2013-2014
Fleischmann spearheaded the Agency Next Speaker Series and chaired Future Flash for three years.
Doug Turney, 2014-2015
Turney led the ICA’s acquisition of the Lotus Awards and was instrumental in developing the brand identity for the ICA’s 100th anniversary.
