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    The Ad Council appoints 23 new members to Its Board of Directors; AMC Networks’ Kim Kelleher elevated to secretary

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    NEW YORK --

    The Ad Council, which uses the power of communications to inspire action and accelerate change around the most pressing issues in the country, has 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 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 three 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
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    Timothée Chalamet and James Mangold To Receive Gothams Visionary Tribute For “A Complete Unknown”

    Tuesday, November 19, 2024

    Academy-Award nominees Timothée Chalamet and James Mangold will receive the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s Visionary Tribute for their groundbreaking collaboration on A Complete Unknown, the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic from Searchlight Pictures, at the 34th edition of The Gothams, taking place on Monday, December 2, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

    The Gotham Visionary Tribute recognizes groundbreaking collaborations that push the boundaries of storytelling in film. This year, The Gotham honors actor/producer Chalamet and director/producer/co-writer Mangold for creating an extraordinary cinematic work with A Complete Unknown.

    “In A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet and James Mangold have beautifully captured Dylan’s emergence in 1960s New York not just as an artistic evolution, but as a meditation on the necessity of change,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham. “Through Chalamet’s breathtakingly authentic performance and Mangold’s masterful direction, we witness Dylan’s transformation from folk prophet to electric rebel, showing how growth often requires letting go of the very relationships and identities that shaped us. Together, they have created a work that will not only resonate with longtime Dylan admirers but also introduce his revolutionary artistry to a new generation. We’re thrilled to honor them with this year’s Visionary Tribute and look forward to recognizing their outstanding contributions to film at The Gothams.”

    A Complete Unknown is set in New York in the early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and... Read More

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