Ali Rahnema

President, Flybits

• Extensive background in architecting strategies for innovation, digital transformation, revenue growth/ diversification, customer engagement and operational effectiveness;

• Excellent track record of success in building and developing multi-disciplinary teams to execute strategic mandates, identifying and developing talent, and driving rapid organisational development;

• Wide-ranging experience managing change in complex organisations, optimizing operational frameworks and devising programs for talent development and skills transformation;

• M&A experience in the media sector, including creating internal business units;

• Unique perspective of the advertising and marketing ecosystem, having led a digital marketing agency (Mediative), managed the largest annual marketing communications budget in Canada (Bell) and broad range of publisher-side experience (Toronto Star/Torstar, The Globe and Mail, The Irish Times);

• Strong international perspective, with diverse experience in dozens of countries;

• Well informed perspective on governance issues, graduate of Rotman Directors Education Program with ICD.D designation, and experience serving on Boards of private, non-profit and governmental bodies.