MOVERS SHAKERS
By Adnews Staff
Alison George has joined NBA Canada as communications manager. Most recently she was senior consultant at National Public Relations of Toronto. She has also worked at Burson-Marsteller of Toronto as account supervisor
...Daphne Bykerk has joined RJR Macdonald Inc. of Toronto as marketing vice-president. Previously she was marketing director at Nabisco Ltd. of Toronto
...The Chinese Canadian Advertising Marketing & Media Association has elected its executive for 1996-1997. Loretta Lam of Focus Communications Inc. is the new president, while Albert Yue of Dynasty advertising is the vice-president. David Chan of LLT Advertising has been elected treasurer and secretary, Cleve Lu of Era Advertising has been elected advertising awards vice-president, John Leung of Prime Advertising is special projects vice-president and Christy Wei of CWPR Marketing is public relations vice-president. Stanley Ng of Ming Pao Daily News is publications vice-president and Jackson Ip of CFMT-TV is membership vice-president. Current president Rick Wong of Fortune Advertising will stay on as an honorary advisor.
..FCB Direct of Toronto announced two recent appointments. Susan Rowland has joined the agency as a senior account executive. She previously worked in the same position at Firstcom Cato Johnson of Toronto. Tony Flint has joined the agency as an art director. He was formerly a freelancer
...Several people are moving on up at Bensimon*Byrne Inc. of Toronto. Bill Parker, formerly a writer with the agency has been promoted to vice-president and associate creative director. Account director Bruce Payne now has the added title of vice-president. Jacqui Ferries has been promoted to account supervisor. She was previously an account executive. Gilles Paquin has joined the agency as art director. He previously held the same title at Ambrose Carr Linton Carroll Inc. of Toronto. Julia Kierans is now at Bensimon as a project co-ordinator
....Steven Rouse has joined Cohn & Wolfe of Toronto as counsellor. Prior to joining the company, he was project and marketing manager for Environment Canada.