2017 Jury

Co-Chairs

Harvey Carroll
CEO
IPG Mediabrands Canada

Harvey Carroll has been building iconic brands for the past 24 years on both the client and agency side.

On the client side, Carroll has built brands for Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, and AB InBev, where he was Vice President of Marketing for North America. In the role of President and Partner, Carroll grew Grip Limited into Canada’s largest independent, partner-owned creative agency.

In his current role, Carroll is accountable for ensuing that IPG Mediabrands over-delivers on client expectations by collaboratively and seamlessly leveraging its network of agencies in Canada.

Carroll is excited to be working in the rapidly evolving world of media and is committed to being a true business partner to his clients. He is focused on driving his clients’ total business outcomes through innovation and an entrepreneurial approach. He was recognized for the evolution of IPG Mediabrands in Canada with the prestigious Strategy Media Director of the Year award in 2016.

He is thrilled to be co-chairing the 2017 Media Innovation Awards.

Andrea Hunt
VP Marketing/CMO
Weston Bakeries

Andrea Hunt is Vice President Marketing/CMO at Weston Bakeries. Hunt joined Weston in 2016 to help reinvigorate the business and lead an ambitious organizational transformation to move the portfolio from supply-driven to consumer-led.

Prior to Weston, Hunt helped drive growth at industry-leading companies, including CIBC, Kellogg, Molson, Kraft and Mondelez. A few of the more iconic brands she has had the privilege of stewarding include Special K, Rice Krispies, Molson Canadian, Coors Light, Kraft Dinner, Oreo, and Wonder. With work chapters in Europe and the United States, and membership in numerous global steering and leadership teams, Hunt has helped drive countless new global product platforms. An energetic and dynamic leader, Hunt's areas of expertise include media, communication, innovation, strategic planning, supply chain reinvention and commercial leadership.

Hunt has a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University, an MBA from Schulich School of Business at York University, and is earning a Doctorate in ‘Patience’ as taught by her three young boys. When not engaged professionally, Hunt can be seen running marathons or in the hockey stands, and, very occasionally, drinking in the solitude of galleries and finer décor haunts across Canada and the U.S.