Customer Experience Council


The CMA CX Council educates CMA members about customer experience and helps them drive customer centricity in their organizations by sharing knowledge and best practices that foster sustainable growth.

Council Members

profile picture
Chair

Aleena Mazhar Kuzma

SVP, Managing Director, Partner, Fuse Create

profile picture
Chair

Alessandra Bisaillon

Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Farm Boy Company Inc.

profile picture
Member

Diana Brink-Gourlay

Vice President, Customer, Aviva Canada Inc.

profile picture
Member

Erin McKeever

Director, Marketing Innovation, Kruger Products Inc.

profile picture
Member

Jeanette Kennedy

Global Marketing Lead, Microsoft Canada

profile picture
Member

Kerry Irvine

VP, Marketing | Retail & Wealth Distribution & Product Innovation, TD Bank Group

profile picture
Member

Linda Hazzan

Director, Communications, Programming & Customer Engagement, Toronto Public Library

profile picture
Member

Madeleine Bart

VP, Global Brand and Direct Customer Marketing, Encore

profile picture
Member

Scott Miles

Managing Director, Canada, Active International

profile picture
Member

Vik Sood

EVP, Service Line Leader for CEX, Ipsos Canada, Ipsos Limited Partnership

profile picture
Member

Alexandra Krolak

Director, Marketing, Popeyes Canada

profile picture
Member

Nathalie Tremblay

Vice President, Marketing Strategy & Customer Experience, Tennis Canada

profile picture
Member

Andrea Laurin

Group Account Director, Publicis

profile picture
Member

Ankit Wadhawan

Director, Next Best Action, RBC

profile picture
Member

Giordan Sora

Associate Vice President, Experiences, Diamond

Recent Articles Authored by Council

Customer listening paths: Explicit, implicit and algorithmic

Customer listening has evolved significantly over time. And now, we are entering another era of considerable change in how we listen to our customers.

Read More

How CSR drives CX

Marketing is about building meaningful connections, and in today's values-driven landscape, brands that prioritize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) create more authentic, resonant experiences that keep customers coming back.

Read More

Driving loyalty through better CX

How can participants in a highly competitive industry improve financial performance without resorting to competing on price? Surprisingly, the airline industry offers a fascinating insight into how investments in providing richer customer experiences can boost customer loyalty and profitability, sometimes overriding price considerations.

Read More

The role of AI in customer experience in the retail industry

This article has been developed by a member of the CMA’s CX Council as part of a subgroup initiative exploring AI in CX.

Read More

The evolution of CX

In biology, evolution involves a cause and effect. Some state or change-of-state in the environment (the cause) allows some evolved organisms to flourish (the effect).

Read More

Knowing when to exceed customer expectations

In a world where social media thrives, the voice of the consumer has further reach than ever before

Read More

Major Sponsors

  • CIBC-800x450
  • lg2
  • Microsoft-2023