NABS Canada announces new board

The National Advertising Benevolent Society of Canada announced members of the Board of Directors for 2009-2010 this week. Board members are nominated by their peers and serve at least a four-year term. Tobias Berger and Gary Vidler were voted in on Jan. 21 as Ambassadors Committee Chair and NABS West Chair respectively. Also voted in […]

The National Advertising Benevolent Society of Canada announced members of the Board of Directors for 2009-2010 this week.

Board members are nominated by their peers and serve at least a four-year term. Tobias Berger and Gary Vidler were voted in on Jan. 21 as Ambassadors Committee Chair and NABS West Chair respectively.

Also voted in Jan. 21 was a new chair of the board: Mark Spencer, vice-president, National Post, who took over for Aldo Cundari, now past-chair.

“Our industry is very fortunate to have such a diverse group of talented leaders dedicating their time and effort to service the growing and important needs of NABS,” said Spencer in a release. The board of directors includes the following:

• Tobias Berger — Expedia Media Solutions

• Joan Brehl — Consultant

• Aldo Cundari — The Cundari Group

• Mitch Dent — Rogers Television

• Rico DiGiovanni — Spider Marketing Solutions

• Mike Fenton — NABS Canada

• T.J. Flynn — Transcontinental

• Bill Hearn — McMillan LLP

• Robin Heisey — Draftfcb Canada

• Sandy Johnson — NEXcareer

• Mike Leahy — Angus Reid Strategies

• Lori Legault — Canwest Media

• Brent Lowe-Bernie — comScore Media Metrix

• Carl McMurray — Y&R | Wunderman

• Carl Nanni — Consultant

• Bruce Neve — Mediaedge:cia

• Brian Pearman — Consultant

• Andy Querin — ZOOM Media

• Serge Rancourt — Consultant

• Andrew Saunders — The Globe and Mail

• Mark Spencer — National Post

• Gary Vidler — NABS West Chair

• Ed Voltan — Catalyst Media Group

• Cathy Whelan-Molloy — Consultant

• Bob White — Consultant

• John Wright — Wunderman

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