Karine Courtemanche, Touché! PHD

At just 35 years old, Karine was appointed president of Touché!, making her among the youngest professionals in the industry to reach such heights. Under Karine’s leadership, Touché! entered a period of swift growth that included opening a Toronto office, , a new agile and dynamic structure for business units, and unparalleled creativity. Touché was named Strategy Media Agency of the year in 2014,2015, 2017 and 2018, Agency of the Year at the Global Festival of Media (Rome) in 2017 and 2018 and ranked second in the world for most creative media agency according to WARC in 2018. In the last year, Touché garnered honours at the Infopresse Prix Média, Media Innovation Awards, Cannes Lions, Festival of Media, The Internationalist and Cristal Festival.

Karine has been named three times Canadian Media Leader of the Year. She also sits on the board of the Canadian Out-of-Home Measurement Bureau and of FitSpirit, an organization dedicated to helping young girls discover the benefits and fun of being physically active. She also teaches leadership at HEC Montréal.