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Strong Leadership At Syntax’s leadership core are veteran journalist Jennifer Madigan and Director of Finance and Business Operations Devon Larock. With a vision to scale and grow, Madigan and Larock bring discipline, systems and processes to client relations. “We always say we want to be consistently consistent,” said Madigan. “We want our clients to know they are always going to get strong products, ideas and strategy from our team, and that takes leadership and processes that we have put in place.”
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seamless while long-term planning is always in sight. “It’s striking that right balance between urgency today and planning for tomorrow,” said Larock. “We’re fully future-proofed and here for the long term.”
Vision for the Future Stewart recognizes she’s only as good as her team, and by the looks of things, Syntax is just beginning to leave its long and impactful mark on the corporate and not-forprofit communities of Canada. www.syntaxstrategic.ca
Larock manages the business operations of Syntax along with Stewart, ensuring the day-to-day of the business remains
Right: Jennifer Madigan Left: Devon Larock
New Team Members Syntax bolstered its media and advocacy presence this year, bringing in Janet Silver, former editor of iPolitics, and Megan Shaw, former CTV Ottawa reporter and journalist. “More and more you need to bring in good people who have solid reputations to best advise clients. Bolstering our media practice has been good for our clients, and having people like Janet and Megan who have lived and breathed in newsrooms is invaluable,” said Stewart. Megan Shaw Photo courtesy: CTV Ottawa/Sean Sisk.
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