The Ad Council has elected 18 new members to its Board of Directors, chaired by Verizon CMO, Diego Scotti. In addition to the new Board members, the nonprofit elevated Rita Ferro, president, global advertising, Disney, and Kirk McDonald, CEO of North America at GroupM, to the roles of vice chair.
For more than 80 years, the Ad Council has been at the forefront of driving the communications industry’s social impact efforts at scale. Its Board of Directors is comprised of a prestigious group of 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 the Ad Council’s leadership, the Board helps spearhead the communications industry’s efforts to address critical issues such as gun violence, mental health, the drug overdose epidemic, and racial justice.
The new members of the Ad Council Board of Directors are:
- Brad Blum, Chief Operating Officer, WWE
- Christine Cook, Global Chief Revenue Officer, Bloomberg
- Greg Glenday, Chief Business Officer, Acast
- Patrick Harris, President of Americas & Partnerships, Snap
- Michael Komasinski, CEO, dentsu Americas
- Ryanne Laredo, SVP of Customer Experience, Nielsen
- Ryan Linder, EVP & Global Chief Marketing Officer, Stagwell
- Mark Marshall, Chairman, Global Advertising & Partnerships, NBCU
- Johanna Mayer-Jones, Global Chief Advertising Officer, The Washington Post
- Nicola Mendelsohn, Head of Global Business Group, Meta
- Shannon Nunn, Managing Director, TBWAChiatDay NY
- Drew Panayiotou, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Pfizer
- Chris Paquette, Founder & CEO, DeepIntent
- Elliott Pettit, Senior Director of Retention & Brand, USTA
- Joy Robins, Global Chief Advertising Officer, The New York Times
- Lisa Roath, EVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Target
- Andrew Springate, Chief Marketing Officer, Keurig Dr Pepper
- And Neal Zuckerman, Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
“The Ad Council’s Board of Directors is comprised of some of the most passionate leaders in their industries and their commitment to driving positive change helps us move the needle on America’s most pressing issues at an unprecedented scale,” said Lisa Sherman, president and CEO of the Ad Council. “I am so honored to welcome our new members and work even closer with Rita and Kirk to create lasting change that will help people across the country.”
The Ad Council also added three new members to its Leadership Council, which consists of some of the best leaders and innovators in media, tech, marketing, and advertising. Leadership Council members leverage their companies’ reach and resources to activate campaigns and share key learnings, insights, and capabilities in support of the Ad Council’s work to address the country’s most critical social issues.
New members of the Ad Council Leadership Council are:
- Michael Benedek, President & CEO, Datonics
- Katie Klumper, CEO & Founder, Black Glass
- And Amanda Tolleson, Global Chief Marketing Officer, WeightWatchers
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More