Kim Kelleher,
Chief Commercial Officer of AMC Networks, Elevated to Secretary of
the Nonprofit's Board of Directors
NEW YORK, April 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ad Council, America's
leader in using the power of communications to inspire action and
accelerate change around the most pressing issues in the country,
elected 23 new members to its Board of Directors. Chaired by
Diego Scotti, EVP & General
Manager of Consumer Group and Global Marketing & Communications
at PayPal, the nonprofit's Board also elevated Kim Kelleher, Chief Commercial Officer of AMC
Networks, to the role of Secretary.
The Ad Council's Board of Directors is made up of a prestigious
group of 145 leaders and senior marketing, media, and business
executives who provide expertise, insights, and financial support
to ensure the Ad Council's social impact campaigns are effective
and drive measurable change. Working in close collaboration with Ad
Council leadership, the Board helps spearhead the communications
industry's efforts to address critical issues such as gun violence
prevention, mental health, substance use disorders, and hate and
bias.
New members of the Ad Council Board of Directors include:
- Nadja Bellan-White, CEO,
SSK/M&C Saatchi
- Leslie Berland, EVP & CMO, Verizon
- Chris Boothe, COO, Publicis Groupe US, Publicis
Groupe
- Kristin Carvell, Chief Communications Officer,
GE Vernova
- Jeff Collins, President of Ad
Sales, Marketing, and Brand Partnerships, Fox Corporation
- Kathleen Dunlop, CMO B&W
North America, Unilever
- Ben Goldhirsh, Chairman, Goldhirsh Foundation
- John Halley, President,
Paramount Advertising, Paramount
- Todd Kaplan, CMO – Pepsi,
PepsiCo
- Jacki Kelley, Chief Client &
Business Officer, IPG
- Amit Kotecha, CMO,
Quantcast
- Lorenzo Larini, CEO, MINT
- Daryl Lee, Global
CEO, McCann Worldgroup
- Antonio Lucio, EVP, Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs
Officer, HP
- Nicholas Mercurio, Chief Client Officer, Ipsos
- Kyle Norrington, U.S. Chief Commercial Officer,
Anheuser-Busch
- Amy Reinhard, President of Advertising, Netflix
- Doug Rozen, CMO, Rokt
- Josh Stinchcomb, CRO, Dow Jones
- Lynn Teo, CMO, Northwestern Mutual
- Alexa Vignone, EVP of Sales, Salesforce
- Steven Wolfe Pereira, EVP, Chief Client Officer,
TelevisaUnivision
- Louisa Wong, CEO, XR Extreme
Reach
The Ad Council also added 3 new members to its Leadership
Council, which is filled with some of the best leaders and
innovators across a multitude of industries. Leadership Council
members utilize their companies' reach and resources to activate
campaigns and share key learnings, insights, and capabilities
supporting the Ad Council's work to address the country's most
critical social issues.
"The Ad Council's Board of Directors includes the most talented
and inspiring leaders across industries, helping ensure our work
achieves a level of impact that is truly unprecedented," said
Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of
the Ad Council. "I am thrilled to be welcoming our new Board and
Leadership Council members and look forward to working alongside
each of them as we create positive social change."
New members of the Ad Council Leadership Council include:
- Zach Epstein, Founder & CEO,
Haus
- Nic Hill, Co-Founder & Head
of Interactive, Sawhorse Productions
- Jeremy Steinberg, Chief Revenue Officer, Fandom
A complete Ad Council Board of Directors and Leadership Council
list is available on the organization's website.
THE AD COUNCIL
The Ad Council convenes creative
storytellers to educate, unite and uplift audiences by opening
hearts, inspiring action and accelerating change around the most
pressing issues in America. Since the non-profit's founding, the
organization and its partners in advertising, media, marketing and
tech have been behind some of the country's most iconic social
impact campaigns – Smokey Bear, A
Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Love Has No Labels, Tear the
Paper Ceiling and many more. With a current focus on mental health,
gun safety, the opioid epidemic, skill-based hiring and other
critical issues, the Ad Council's national campaigns encompass
advertising and media content, ground game and community efforts,
trusted messenger and influencer engagement, and employer programs,
among other innovative strategies to move the needle on the most
important issues of the day.
To learn more or get involved, visit AdCouncil.org, join
the Ad Council's communities
on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter,
and view campaign creatives on YouTube.
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