Montreal, January 17, 2011 – Carat announces the most recent hires to its strategic planning, media buying, insight, and creativity and sponsorship departments. Michèle Savard, Vice President, Communication Planning, announces the appointment of Alexandre Phanor (formerly at SJJ Capital inc.) both as Assistant Media Planner, Communications, Carat & Project Manager, Carat Interactive, while Amélie Moreau (formerly at Saint-Jacques Vallée MEC) joins the department as Media Planner, Communications, Carat. Also, Martine Mailly, Director Broadcast Activation, Aegis Media, appoints Karen Hamilton (formerly at Mindshare) as Media Buyer, Carat.

In the market research division, David Béland, Director of DeepBlue, a consumer insight consulting Aegis Media agency, welcomes Élodie Maillard (formerly at Lagardère Publicité, Paris) as Media Analyst, DeepBlue. Finally, Diane Patenaude, Creativity & Sponsorship Director and Event Communication Leader, announces the appointment of Nadine Azer (formerly Media Buyer, Carat) as Creativity and Sponsorship Consultant, Carat, and Claudia Gervais (formerly at the Montreal Impact) as Account Supervisor, Velocity, an agency specialized in event management and public relations.

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Further information:
Claudia Gervais, Velocity, 514-284-8465, claudia.gervais@teamvelocity.com