MOVERS SHAKERS
By Adnews Staff
Serge Demers has been appointed executive vice-president and managing director of the Association of Canadian Advertisers in Quebec. Most recently he was chief of staff for several provincial ministries in Quebec. He has also been general manager of the Quebec performers union with which the ACA negotiates fees for actors in commercials, the Union des Artistes
...Jeff Lake has joined Optimum Public Relations of Toronto as vice-president and general manager. He replaces Suzanne Courtney, who has started her own consulting business. Previously Lake was vice-president of Media Profile of Toronto
...Julie McDonald has been promoted from project assistant to account manager at Manifest Communications of Toronto. Her current clients include Imperial Oil and Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation
...Emily Bain and Darin Brown have each moved up the ladder at the Leo Burnett Company of Toronto, from account supervisor to account director. Bain will continue on the Fruit of the Loom and Procter & Gamble accounts. Brown continues in the Interactive department and will take on the Canadian Home Products business. Alexandra Chatzitassis has been promoted from senior account executive to account supervisor. She will continue working on the Procter & Gamble business. Megan Towers is now account supervisor. Previously she was account executive. She will be responsible for the Kellogg Canada account
...Sue Waldorf and Tracey Azzopardi have joined Zoo TV Commercials and International Shooters as sales representatives. Previously Waldorf held the same position at Heathgate Productions of Toronto. Azzopardi was a co-op student at MacLaren McCann, where she worked as production assistant.