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With 30 years of business behind them, a group from McDonnell Haynes has banned together to re-brand and re-organize the business, the result is We Are Tonic.  The management team includes:  Anita Dong, CEO, Philip George, President, Mark Biernacki & Steph Mackie, Exec Creative Directors, Dave Sylvestre, Creative Director, Interactive.

“We’ve taken a strong existing foundation to build We Are Tonic, and have attracted key talent to form our management collective,” says Anita Dong, CEO of We Are Tonic and formerly President of McDonnell Haynes. “We offer our clients new and truly collective ways to solve business needs.”

Clients of We Are Tonic include, TD Bank and Ace Bakery.
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Dave Forde

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