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Andrew Martin

Andrew Martin

Director of Corporate Development, Borrell Associates, Canada

Based in Toronto, Andrew has worked for more than 25 years in the media sector. He managed the B2C and B2B online operations for CanWest Global, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada. Before that he ran the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency for seven years. His early career was with LexisNexis, where he was director of textbook publishing for the UK division, before moving to Canada in 1987 to head up their operations in Toronto. From 1992-1999 he ran the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency. He then joined CanWest (now Postmedia) where he was closely involved in developing CanWest’s web strategies and the expansion of their online aggregation businesses. He also contributed to drafting the newspaper industry positions on copyright law reform in Canada. As Director of Corporate Development for Borrell Associates, Andrew is responsible for financial management, aspects of sales administration, external partnerships, managing the annual local online advertising conference and all non-US sales. He has a law degree from the University of Cambridge.

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