TORONTO—Lindsay Munro is leaving FITC, which produces design and technology conferences and seminars. Munro served as FITC's manager of conversation, and will now be moving on to financial-services company Kanetix as a digital communications strategist. In the meantime, Munro will assist FITC in filling her position.

Critical Mass, an international digital agency, has hired Matt Di Paola as senior vice president, general manager of its Toronto office. Prior to Critical Mass, he was chief strategy and innovation officer at MediaCom Canada and was senior vice president. managing director at Proximity Canada.

Diane Devries has been promoted to vice president of media buying for marketing/advertising company Cossette Media in Toronto. She was previously its director of broadcast media.

Ad agency Zulu Alpha Kilo in Toronto has hired Ari Elkouby as a creative director. Elkouby previously served as associate creative director at Proximity Canada.

Ryan Lawrence is now senior copywriter at Zulu Alpha Kilo He was previously with ad firm Tribal DDB.