People on the Move

In her new role as CEO of the Ottawa Food Bank, Natalie Spooner said she has two main priorities as the organization shifts its strategic focus during a time of high costs and high demand from the community.

After two-plus decades steering one of Ottawa’s leading convention centres through major redevelopments, technological revolutions and more than one economic crisis, Dan Young is ready for the slower pace of retirement.

Shannon Ferguson, the co-founder and CEO of FanSaves, has started a new role with Invest Ottawa. In a LinkedIn post this week, Ferguson said she is joining the organization as senior manager of early-stage programs.

Assent’s new chief marketing officer had never heard of the company when the opportunity first came her way, but knew quickly that she wanted to be part of it. Earlier this week, the supply chain systems company announced it had appointed Leslie Alore, a veteran leader in enterprise SaaS marketing, to the executive role.

Andrea Steenbakkers has been with the Barrhaven BIA since the beginning, when it launched in 2006 as Ottawa’s first suburban BIA. Now, she’s received a lifetime achievement award in recognition of her contributions to the community.

More than eight years after stepping into the CEO seat at Fidus Systems, Alan Coady is taking on a new role with the company.

The former CEO of the Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation is ready to pass on his non-profit knowledge and executive experience through a new role with Homeward Public Affairs.

Erin Benjamin will be applying her advocacy skills to a new role with the Ottawa Board of Trade starting next month, OBOT announced Thursday.

David Hodgins, who has worked for some of Ottawa’s best-known tech companies, has joined SaaS firm Knak as its new director of business development.

The Kanata North Business Association has brought Jaclyn Eisenmann aboard as director of ecosystem strategy and operations.