Scibids, the global leader in artificial intelligence for digital marketing, has hired Tanya Iliakis as commercial director Canada.

Founded in Paris in 2016, Scibids has doubled its headcount over the past year and continues to expand its global operations in support of significant business growth in key locations worldwide.

In this newly-created position, Iliakis will focus on developing existing partnerships in the region and creating new business opportunities to grow Scibids’ Toronto office. She has deep knowledge of the global media market in Canada, and brings robust sales and business development experience from her time at 24/7 Real Media, Verizon Media, Triton Digital, and programmatic firm MiQ. 

“We are delighted to welcome a sales leader like Tanya to the company,” said Julien Hirth, co-founder and general manager for Scibids. “Canada has always been a vibrant market and a promising one for Scibids. We believe Tanya’s arrival will allow us to service and satisfy even more amazing Canadian customers.”

Tanya Iliakis, commercial director Canada, Scibids

“Programmatic channels are thriving as the global economy becomes more digitally focused, and AI is here to help,” said Iliakis. “Platform-agnostic companies that can deliver powerful ad decisioning that does not require third-party cookies or PII, like Scibids, will fundamentally change how marketers can do more with the abundance of data and signals in the ecosystem while creating reliable, scalable returns. I could not be more proud to join a pioneer like Scibids.”

Iliakis’s appointment is part of a global development strategy from Scibids, which seeks to attract local executives with broad vision. This approach has strengthened the company’s presence in strategic markets around the world. Other leaders who have joined Scibids include Rahul Vasudev in Singapore, former APAC MD of MediaMath; Matt Nash in London, former UK MD of Neo; Juan Gonzalez in LATAM, former GroupM CEO for LATAM; and Eric Schwartz in New York, former East-Coast sales director at MiQ USA. Recent commercial hires include Michele Marzan in Italy, Yoji Inutsuka in Japan, Samir Karpe in India, and James Whitbread in Australia. 

Together, this team is helping Scibids deliver performance improvement of up to 70% across all addressable media without using cookies or personal information to target users. AI is raising expectations in marketing - and Scibids is delivering efficiencies and value for its growing customer base.