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Paula Gignac has been named as executive director of IAB Canada. Gignac has served in a number of capacities in the interactive industry, including as GM of Chatelaine.com and as VP or Rogers’ women’s group of web sites. Sheila de La Varende has been named executive director of the Festival of Nouveau Cinema in Montreal. She takes over the position from Bruno Jobin, who has served as interim executive director since December 2003. Previously, de La Varende held the position of director of Telefilm Canada’s European offices for almost 10 years before being named director of development and international relations. In the early 1990s, she was employed by the department of Foreign Affairs as head of cultural industries. The festival, dedicated to emerging trends in cinema, runs October 14 - 24 at Ex-Centris in Montreal. Andrée Wylie has been reappointed as CRTC commissioner for a year. Her previous term expired on August 30. She was appointed vice-chair of broadcasting on September 1, 1998. She has been a full-time commissioner with the CRTC since March 1995. Holly Nelson-Stewart has been appointed as manager of promotions and publicity at Warner Bros. Canada. She will handle national promotions and publicity for Warner Bros. Canada. She worked in the communications department of Alliance Atlantis Broadcasting before returning to Warner Bros. Canada in 2004. She worked as Ottawa field representative for Warner Bros. Canada while studying at Carleton University. As well, Stephanie Brown has been named as manager of promotions and publicity. She served as a summer intern for Warner Bros. Canada in 1998 and 1999. She joined the company as promotions and publicity coordinator in January 2000 after earning a degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. Ian Cavanagh has been appointed as president of the new Canadian operations of 24/7 Customer. He will lead 24/7 Customer Canada’s strategic business development and manage the company’s operations including the establishment of a Canadian "nearshore" call center. He was recently president of Daruma Consulting.

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Broadcast | September 17, 2004

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