Advisory Board

Sabrina Babooram

Head of Strategy, Media One Creative

Sabrina is a true hybrid, working both client and agency side as a business and strategy leader.

On the client side, she has built and transformed marketing teams.
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Jay Chaney

Partner, CSO at Broken Heart Love Affair

A known challenger, Chaney is a founder of Broken Heart Love Affair, a Canadian creative agency focused on brand transformation and brand domination with a focus on bringing the love back to advertising for consumers, clients and the creative community.
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Jennifer Davidson

VP, Client Experience, CIBC

In June 2015, before taking on her current strategy role, Jennifer joined CIBC as the VicePresident, Marketing Communications. In this role she brought her experience leading large scale campaigns and her strength in building strong marketing teams.
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Susan Irving

Chief Marketing Officer, Kruger Products, L.P.

Valya Kruk

Chief Strategy Officer, Tank

As Chief Strategy Officer of TANK Worldwide, Valya developed the ultra-collaborative ThinkTANK planning process that has fueled exponential growth and success for clients and their brands. With over fifteen years of proven client partnerships across industries and continents,
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Brent Nelsen

CSO, Edelman

Brent in his own words is powered by “culture and caffeine” plus some wine thrown in for good measure. With 25+ years of experience, Brent’s been responsible for leading brand & creative strategy transformation for a multitude of
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Mark Tomblin

Founder, Thinking Unstuck

A UK native, Mark Tomblin worked for the majority of his advertising career in London - first in account management at some of the most renowned independent British agencies, such as Leagas Delaney, CDP and WCRS, before moving into senior strategy
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INAUGURAL ADVISORY BOARD

Jay Chaney

Partner, CSO

Broken Heart Love Affair

Jennifer Davidson

VP, Client Experience

CIBC

Susan Irving

Chief Marketing Officer

Kruger Products, L.P.

Susan Irving is an industry leader with a passion for brands and a reputation for delivering business results through strategic integrated marketing campaigns. Now, as Chief Marketing Officer for Kruger Products L.P., Irving is responsible for leading the marketing team to set the vision, strategic direction, and drive business performance for all Kruger Products brands and marketing activities in Canada and the United States. She is also a key member of the Company’s Executive Team.

Irving is an accomplished, award-winning senior marketing executive with over two decades of experience leading many successful and well-known brands at Warner Lambert, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. She has a strong passion for brands and building high performance teams. She is a strategic business leader with experience that spans across all aspects of business management and consumer marketing including brand strategy; advertising and communications; P&L management; media planning; digital; social media; innovation; consumer insights; as well as sports and event marketing. Most recently at PepsiCo Foods Canada, Irving was the Senior Marketing Director for the Quaker Nutrition portfolio. During her 15 years at PepsiCo, she held several progressive roles including leadership of a Global Snacks team in New York where she was responsible for Doritos, Cheetos and Sunbites - three of the company’s billion dollar brands. Prior to that, Irving spent more than a decade at PepsiCo Canada leading teams of passionate marketers in creating successful campaigns that drove profitable growth for brands including Cheetos, Doritos, Lay’s, Ruffles and Tostitos. Irving is known for her collaborative approach of working with teams to deliver breakthrough, insight-driven consumer campaigns and programs that deliver growth.

As an accomplished marketer, Irving has been recognized with several industry accolades including CMAs, Cassies, Cannes Lions, The Bessies, Media Innovation Awards and Canadian New Media Awards. She was also among Marketing Magazine’s prestigious Top 30 under 30.

An avid sailor, Irving was a member of the Canadian Sailing Team, having campaigned for the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. She is the President of the Leaside Hockey Association Board of Directors; the Jury Chair for the Globe and Mail’s Cannes Young Marketers Competition; a judge for several industry award shows; a key note speaker for North American Conferences and a committee member of WISE Canada (Women in Sport and Entertainment).

When Irving takes a break from Marketing, you can find her on a sail boat or a ski hill. As a busy mother of two young boys, you’ll also find her in hockey rinks, at road races and on the soccer field supporting their family’s passion of competitive sport.

Ricardo Martin

Managing Director

Johnson & Johnson

Brent Nelsen

Chief Strategy Officer

Edelman

Mark Smyka

Marketing and Advertising Consultant

Randy Stein

Founding Partner

Formerly Grip

Ann Stewart

CEO

Astewart Consulting

Mark Tomblin

Founder

Thinking Unstuck

For submission inquiries, please contact Clare O'Brien at cobrien@brunico.com.
For partnership inquiries, please contact Neil Ewen at newen@brunico.com.