Marketing Hall of Legends to add new members
By Adnews Staff
The Toronto-based Marketing Hall of Legends will induct eleven new members on Jan. 26, 2006. The organization recognizes individuals "who have made an outstanding contribution to furthering Canadian business in the area of marketing." The organization's inductees are classified into one of four categories. This year's additions to the "Visionaries" category include Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie of Research In Motion, Harry Rosen of Harry Rosen, and David Mirvish and Ed Mirvish of Mirvish Productions. In the "Builders" category, the new inductees are Donald Triggs of Vincor International and John Cassaday of Corus Entertainment. The new "Enablers" entries include Claude Lessard and François Duffar of Cossette Communication Group, and Don Watt of DW+Partners. This year's "Mentors" inductee is Kenneth Wong of the Queen's University School of Business.