Mark Rouse leads IQ PARTNERS’ Marketing, Communications, Media & Automotive recruitment practices. Mark’s passion lies in finding smart people that add to the strength of a team and that offer the right blend of competency and compatibility. Clients and candidates from C-Suite to mid-senior level rely on Mark’s advice, acumen, and assessment skills to make key career decisions. Mark is a regular contributor to industry media and has been featured in The Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Canadian Business, and on CBC Marketplace. Prior to his career in recruitment, Mark spent close to two decades gaining industry experience in the Marketing & Advertising Agency businesses. At the Executive level he was responsible for hiring, developing, and retaining top talent with companies such as Young & Rubicam, Wunderman, and J. Walter Thompson.