Candice Faktor
V.P. Strategy & New Ventures
Torstar Digital
Joined Torstar Digital:
February 2005
As Torstar Digital's Vice President, Strategy and New Ventures, Candice is responsible for creating the next generation of Torstar Digital's businesses and developing the company's overarching growth strategy. Candice has been at Torstar Digital since the beginning and has been instrumental in its growth. She has played a key role in the foundation of several start-up ventures, partnerships and acquisitions including Torstar Digital (now has over 250 employees and 8 businesses), Olive Media (Canada's largest premium ad network), Travel Alerts (leading Canadian travel deals newsletter), Wagjag and Tuango (Canadian leaders in the group buying industry). Some of Candice's most recent new ventures include the launch of Shopcatch (Mobile top brand retail deals business), and Jaunt (travel group buying site). Candice is actively pursuing acquisitions and strategic investments in the high growth emerging areas of social commerce, mobile, and performance advertising. Before joining Torstar Digital, Candice spent four years with the Monitor Group, a top tier strategy consulting firm.
Candice has a genuine love for new technology and media and finds keeping up with where the web is heading fun. Candice is also passionate about enjoying the city, reading, movies, traveling to new countries, spending time with her family, friends and husband Corey, learning new things and giving back to the community.