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    Seven new members elected to ANA Board of Directors

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    NEW YORK --

    The ANA (Association of National Advertisers) elected seven new members to its board of directors at its annual conference held virtually from October 21–23.

    The newly elected directors are:

    • Dean Aragon, chief marketing officer at Shell International
    • Esi Eggleston Bracey, COO and executive VP, Beauty & Personal Care at Unilever North America
    • Julia Goldin, chief marketing officer at LEGO
    • Ivan Pollard, global chief marketing officer at General Mills
    • Manoj K. Raghunandanan, president, Global Self Care and Office of Marketing Value at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health
    • Tony Wells, chief brand officer at USAA
    • William White, chief marketing officer at Walmart

    In an important new development, for the first time the ANA Board has been expanded to include members from around the globe; Julia Goldin is based in London and Dean Aragon is based in Switzerland.

    Current ANA Board chairman Marc Pritchard, chief brand officer at Procter & Gamble, continues as chairman until the end of 2021.

    “The ANA Board always plays a key role in all our work, but that has been especially true during the past year when dealing with the coronavirus pandemic,” said ANA CEO Bob Liodice. “Our entire organization is indebted to all board members for their invaluable contributions during an unusually challenging period. I extend my thanks and I look forward to working with them in the future.”

    Here’s a list of the full 2020–2021 ANA Board of Directors:

    • Paul Alexander, Eastern Bank 
    • Dean Aragon, Shell International
    • Douwe Bergsma, Piedmont HealthCare 
    • Lynne Biggar, Visa 
    • Linda Boff, General Electric
    • Esi Eggleston Bracey, Unilever 
    • Chris Brandt, Chipotle 
    • Amanda Brinkman, Deluxe 
    • Emily Callahan, St. Jude 
    • Fiona Carter, Goldman Sachs 
    • Suzy Deering, formerly eBay
    • Norman de Greve, CVS Health 
    • John Dillon, Denny’s 
    • Alicia Enciso, Nestlè USA 
    • Jill Estorino, Disney
    • J. Russell Findlay, Hiscox 
    • Morgan Flatley, McDonald’s
    • Julia Goldin, LEGO 
    • Rick Gomez, Target 
    • Gerald E. Johnson II, American Heart Association 
    • Alison Lewis, Kimberly-Clark
    • Bob Liodice, ANA 
    • Marcel Marcondes, Anheuser-Busch InBev 
    • Michelle Peluso, IBM
    • Ivan Pollard, General Mills 
    • Marc Pritchard, Procter & Gamble 
    • Manoj Raghunandanan, Johnson & Johnson
    • Raja Rajamannar, MasterCard 
    • Elizabeth Rutledge, American Express 
    • Jennifer Saenz, Frito-Lay 
    • Diego Scotti, Verizon
    • Heather Stewart, General Motors
    • Nuno Teles, Diageo 
    • Gail Tifford, WW 
    • Matt VanDyke, Ford 
    • Meredith Verdone, Bank of America
    • Karen Walker, Intel    
    • Tony Wells, USAA 
    • William White, Walmart
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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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