NEW YORK, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NCC Media, the
national television advertising sales, marketing and technology
company owned by Charter Communications, Inc., Comcast Corporation
(NASDAQ: CMCSA), and Cox Communications, announced today two new
Senior Vice Presidents: Frank
LaPlaca, SVP, Corporate Development and Ari Turner, SVP, Sales Operations.
Reporting to NCC Media CEO Nicolle
Pangis, Frank LaPlaca will
lead Corporate Development for NCC, including spearheading
strategic planning and inorganic activities such as mergers and
acquisitions, corporate venturing, and strategic alliances.
Coming to NCC with over two decades of transaction experience
spanning a variety of technology-based sectors, LaPlaca began his
career on Wall Street covering the technology, media and
telecommunications sector as an award-winning research analyst
before launching an early stage technology fund investing in
high-growth internet, communications infrastructure, and media
start-ups. Later, as a Corporate Development Executive, LaPlaca
successfully led the strategic transformation of several public
companies through M&A activities, strategic partnerships, and
diversifying the shareholder base from value to growth-oriented
investors. LaPlaca completed the Executive Development Program at
Wharton Business School and holds an MBA and BS in Finance from the
University of Maryland.
Reporting to NCC Media President Andrew
Ward, Ari Turner will be
responsible for designing and deploying NCC's end-to-end sales
operations platform supporting the company's full suite of
multi-screen product offerings. Turner will also lead the
successful execution of linear, digital & advanced targeted
video advertising campaigns from RFP through billing and
post-campaign reporting, and will oversee field, centralized
support and operational teams across offices.
Turner is a proven media and advertising executive with
experience partnering with sales, product, operations, and finance
to deliver consistent ad sales results across all platforms and
screens. He has held positions of increasing responsibility in
sales and strategic operations, as well as corporate strategy at
Fox Cable Sports. Most recently, at Xandr, Turner drove the Warner
Media advertising merger/integration and established the company's
current go to market strategy. Turner holds an MBA from
New York University Stern School of
Business and received his bachelor's degree from Syracuse University.
"As NCC Media continues to grow, we need senior leaders who both
understand the landscape and know how to execute," said
Nicolle Pangis, CEO of NCC Media.
"Fittingly, Frank and Ari come to NCC with deep roots in emerging
technology and tech integration. Each will play key roles as we
extend the capabilities of our platform to encompass a broader
range of intelligent advertising solutions."
Today's hiring announcement comes on the heels of NCC Media's
recent partnership with OpenAP, the national consortium of select
television publishers, to further standardize audience-based TV
buying across a greater share of the television ecosystem through
the use of OpenAP's advanced audience segment definitions.
About NCC
NCC Media is a national TV advertising sales and data-driven
technology company with the mission of enabling advertisers to
reach their audiences across the full range of TV and digital
environments. With a commitment to constant innovation and growth,
NCC Media is the best choice for brands, reaching 85 million
households and their connected consumers. NCC Media is a joint
venture between three of the largest cable operators in the US:
Charter Communications, Inc., Comcast Corporation, and Cox
Communications. For more information, please visit NCC Media
at www.NCCMedia.com.
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