The ANA (Association of National Advertisers) elected Tony Pace, global chief marketing officer at Subway, as its new chairperson and Marc S. Pritchard, chief brand officer at The Procter & Gamble Co., as vice chair. In addition, 10 new marketing executives were elected to the board of directors. The officers and board members were approved by the ANA membership at its annual conference held in Orlando, Florida, from October 15-18.
The new members of the ANA Board are: Debra Berman, senior vice president, marketing at JCPenney; Roel de Vries, corporate vice president, global head of marketing, communication and brand strategy at Nissan Motor Co.; Natalia Franco, executive vice president, chief strategy and brand officer at California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.; Jack Haber, vice president, global advertising and digital at Colgate-Palmolive Co.; Jack Hollis, vice president, marketing at Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; Gerald E. Johnson II, chief diversity officer and senior vice president, marketing, stroke and multicultural at The American Heart Association; Kristin Lemkau, chief marketing officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Chantel Lenard, director, U.S. marketing at Ford Motor Co.; Alison Lewis, chief marketing officer, consumer family of companies at Johnson & Johnson; and Rodney Williams, senior vice president, Moët Hennessy USA, LVMH Moët Hennessy
“We are excited to welcome our new directors to their role for the upcoming year, and sincerely thank our departing board members for their strong leadership,” said Bob Liodice, president and CEO of the ANA. “The industry knowledge and marketing expertise the ANA Board of Directors brings to its role will help guide the organization as we drive marketing excellence and leadership throughout the industry.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More