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Westgroupe Welcomes New Marketing Director

MONTREAL, QC – WestGroupe announces the appointment of Shaleen Ratansi to the position of Marketing Director.

Shaleen brings with her to WestGroupe over 15 years of design, branding and marketing experience. Previously from the fashion industry, Shaleen joined the optical industry over three years ago, working for a leading optical company, overseeing the creation of campaigns, branding, media strategies, events and tradeshows for the North American market. Her international background provides a global perspective of successfully evaluating and implementing brands, marketing strategies and developing bespoke content for a vast range of markets.

“Shaleen brings a fresh energy to her new position and possesses the right mixture of expertise, insight and personality to help WestGroupe reach for the future,” says WestGroupe’s President, Michael Suliteanu.

“It is an exciting time for WestGroupe, as it continues its worldwide growth. The organisation has had continuous expansion, now in over 40 countries with no signs of slowing down. I am really looking forward to working with the team to build, innovative and create marketing initiatives which will further drive audience engagement, increase sales and focus on customer needs, quality products and services with premium branding,” says Shaleen Ratansi.

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