Alan Quarry
Chairman
Mentor. Entrepreneur. Writer. Enthusiastic Twitterer. In addition to his other Q responsibilities, Alan is our CLO (that’d be Chief Learning Officer), and he’s always seeking out new means of engaging with people, learning and teaching. He teaches Marketing Communications to 4th year and MBA classes at the Wilfrid Laurier University School of Business in Waterloo and Marketing Strategy in the Executive MBA program for the University of Windsor. Alan travels extensively, speaking to groups around the world about improving customer relationships and converting branding into buying. Joining Quarry as its third employee after 5 years in marketing with the Canada Trust head office, Alan has been instrumental in the growth and success of the organization. A two-time nominee for Canada’s Entrepreneur of the Year (in 1998 and 2009) in the national Ernst & Young contest, Alan is Entrepreneur In Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University for 2010 and 2011. Alan has also been a director of the Institute of Canadian Advertising and is a past president of the Trans Canada Advertising Agency Network. His personal mantra, “Think and feel like the customer, always anticipate and have fun,�? offers a bedrock for how the Q team approaches our business. You know, it’s pretty good advice for life overall. And you guessed it, that distinctive last name is not a coincidence: Alan is the son of Robert M. Quarry, our founder.
Ken Whyte
President, Chief Operating Officer
After graduating from Wilfrid Laurier University’s marketing/business program, Ken started his advertising career at the head office of Canada Trust. This great training ground in sales promotion, advertising, direct mail and event management was where Ken first met and collaborated with Alan Quarry. Ken then joined London Life’s marketing team, helping to bring Freedom 55 to life. Working for The Man wasn’t providing the “freedom�? (or the opportunity to build) he wanted, however, so Ken made the leap to the agency side in 1990 – rejoining Alan at the rapidly growing Quarry agency. Working with clients like Subaru, The Co-Operators, Royal Bank and then HP, which led to Research In Motion, Ken wrote copy, managed accounts, emptied the dishwasher, did strategic planning, all while learning the financial and operational workings of the agency business. Today, as President and Chief Operating Officer, Ken still is a bit of a jack-of-all trades and a life-long learner, who leads by example and inspiration. His spare energy gets devoted to the love of his life, Colette. Together, they manage a blended family of 7 kids. You can be sure he gets lots of practice in how to motivate a team and is continually honing his sense of humor and ability to stay calm in the face of chaos (did we mention 7 kids?!).
Jay Fournier
Chief Creative Officer
Born in Nova Scotia, Jay was an Air Force brat (It’s an expression. He was actually a pretty good kid). He spent the stylish 70s growing up fast in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto before moving to Kitchener-Waterloo. A graduate of the Conestoga College Graphic Design program, Jay officially started his career as a designer and illustrator, working with a wide range of arts clients like Centre Stage, The Canadian Stage, Toronto Free Theatre and New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music. Since joining Quarry in 1989, he’s worked with nearly all of our clients over the years: from BASF to BLJC, Nortel to Novartis, RBC to RIM and Sprint to Subaru. Today, as a Partner and the organization's Chief Creative Officer, Jay actively leads a talented team of 20+ digital-savvy designers and writers. Known as “a bit of a perfectionist,�? his focus at Quarry has always been to ensure that clients get the best, most relevant creative possible. Despite some rather severe wear and tear, Jay remains a semi-formidable ice hockey goalie, a “specialist�? in beers of the world, an adventurous cook, an exhausting husband of more than 20 years and proud dad to Ruby the Viszla.
Glen Drummond
Chief Innovation Officer
As our Chief Innovation Officer, Glen has been a driving force in Quarry's entry into several now-core areas of expertise: website design and development way back in 1993, usability in 1999 and, since then, marketing personas, search marketing and relationship nurturing through marketing automation. He has also been instrumental in the research and development of BrandErgonomics®. Much of his direct client consulting time is now spent in the field of clean technology, where he and his team are building a vertically focused expertise. For several years, Glen led a popular course on Advertising as Communications at Wilfrid Laurier University, and he’ll be launching a new course in Innovation and Creativity at the WLU School of Business & Economics in 2011. He has spoken internationally for the E3 Advertising Agency Network (London, Berlin, Toronto), the American Marketing Association (Raleigh Durham, NC), the Usability Professionals Association (New York, London) and Forrester Research (Forrester Marketing Conference, Miami). Glen holds an undergrad degree in Literature from WLU, an MA in English with a concentration in Rhetoric and Professional Writing from the University of Waterloo and the Canadian Advertising Agency Practitioner (CAAP) Certificate from the Canadian Institute of Advertising and Communications. On the more personal side, Glen is a husband and father and a long-serving volunteer with several not-for-profit groups. He also enjoys time spent at his Grey County hobby farm (chickens! maple syrup!) and playing bass in a classic-rock cover band.
Robert Ferguson
President, Quarry USA
With the heart of a true servant-leader, Robert contributes his time, talent and energy to help numerous non-profit organizations in North Carolina fulfill their missions. However, he has no fear of taking the reins of leadership role in a more hands-on – and completely literal ¬– manner, like the time he roped a horse on his land that others had tried and failed to catch. As the leader of our US operations, Robert helps clients identify and focus on their differentiating values and rein in lost sales opportunities that convert branding into buying.
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