On The Move: Promotions at KBS, GCI Group and National

A weekly recap of who's headed where in Canadian marketing and communications

KBS promoted NICK DEAN, president of KBS Toronto, to national CEO and MATT HASSELL from chief creative officer to national CCO. They will be responsible for the national footprint of KBS in Canada including KBS Montreal, and will be charged with leading the agency’s offering nationwide. Meanwhile, KBS Canada CEO STEVE MCCALL was promoted to international head of client service, and as such, will continue to oversee the BMO account.

GCI Group promoted LISA YERILIN to account supervisor, consumer and AMANDA FEDERCHUK to senior consultant, healthcare. Yerilin joined the agency in 2013 and executed media and consumer events across the country. Federchuk joined the healthcare team at GCI in 2012, and supports her clients in brand communications, media relations, advocacy and issues management.

NATIONAL PR named KIM WEST as its chief client officer. Formerly the agency’s director of integration, West will now have direct responsibility for day-to day-operations of the office’s marketing, technology, corporate, public affairs and government relations, and healthcare practices.  She and her team will be responsible for ensuring the agency meets collective targets and are working collaboratively towards the firm’s goals.

ANDREW ROBITAILLE joined Adobe as a senior enterprise sales rep. Robitaille, one of Marketing‘s 2015 30 Under 30, was previously director of sales at Eyereturn marketing, where he spent the last four years rising through the ranks.

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