Brand Council


The CMA Brand Council provides thought leadership on key trends and hot topics related to brand strategy for Canadian marketers and agency professionals.

Council Members

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Bruce Symbalisty

Strategic Director & Partner, Reality Engine Inc.

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Christine Smith

Director, Marketing, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.

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Hilary Windrem

Senior Director, Brand Marketing, CIBC - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

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Erin Wilson

VP, Marketing, HomeEquity Bank

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Nicky Banks

Director, North American Partner Marketing, Gaming, Microsoft Canada

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Jessica Rosin

Senior Manager, Brand Strategy, Capital One

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Andrew Butts

GM, Ontario & West, Cossette Communications Inc.

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Antoine Levasseur

Group Director, Branding & Design, lg2

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Justin Haberman

Vice President, Client Services, Elemental

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Kristina Koprivica

VP, Corporate Marketing and Strategy, Kruger Products L.P. / Produits Kruger s.e.c.

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Laura Leonard

Senior Marketing Manager, Wealth Management, Scotiabank

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Mike Leon

Managing Director, Brand Heroes Inc.

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Peter Rodriguez

CMO, Brand Igniter Inc.

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David Brown

President, Mindshape

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Alexandra Ungureanu

Director, CMO Advisory,

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Emily Rabe

Director, Marketing and Communications, The Bishop Strachan School

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Irem Lutz

Senior Marketing Director, Brand and Digital,

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Elena Herweyer

CEO, Creative Director, Art Fresh Inc.

Recent Articles Authored by Council

Generating and maintaining employee trust

This blog post is part of a blog series developed by members of the CMA Brand Council on the topic of “brand as a value generator.”

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Creating value without overspending

This blog post is part of a blog series developed by members of the CMA Brand Council on the topic of “brand as a value generator.”

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Pricing power: The true ROI of branding

This blog post is part of a blog series developed by members of the CMA Brand Council on the topic of “brand as a value generator.”

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Brand as value generator

Members of the CMA Brand Council have prepared a 5-part blog series on the topic of “brand as a value generator.”

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We have the power to do good

There is an immense power that lies within the marketing industry that should be leveraged to act for the good of the environment and biodiversity.

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From “why” to “action”: Brand stewardship in large organizations

We often do extensive work to build our vision and values into an easily digestible brand framework that is shared broadly across our organization.

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