The Ad Council, the non-profit organization dedicated to using communications to drive social change, elected new members to its board of directors at its fall meeting held virtually yesterday. Hayley Romer, chief revenue officer and publisher of The Atlantic, has been named secretary of the board, succeeding Laura Corb, sr. partner, McKinsey & Company. The Ad Council Board is chaired by David Fischer, chief revenue officer, Facebook. Vice chairs include Linda Yaccarino, chairman, advertising sales and client partnerships, NBCUniversal, Jacki Kelley, CEO, Dentsu International, and Diego Scotti, chief marketing officer at Verizon.
The Ad Council’s board of directors is comprised of a prestigious group of senior marketing and media executives who provide expertise, insights and financial support to ensure the Ad Council’s social good communication campaigns are effective and impactful. Most recently, the Ad Council board of directors led the media, marketing, advertising and entertainment industry’s response to the COVID-19 crisis with unprecedented communications efforts.
New members of the Ad Council Board of Directors include:
- David Cohen, CEO, Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)
- Seth Dallaire, chief revenue officer, Instacart
- Leslie Gillin, CMO, JPMorgan Chase
- Michael Guth, SVP and CMO, Spectrum Reach, the advertising sales business of Charter Communications
- Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, VP, head of North American sales & global client solutions, Verizon Media
- Lee Hurley, CMO, Northwestern Mutual
- Sean Lyons, global CEO, R/GA
- Scott Kelliher, head of brand advertising & partnerships, eBay Ads
- Matt Kohan, VP, marketing culture & capabilities, Anheuser-Busch
- Suzanne Kounkel, CMO, Deloitte
- Barri Rafferty, EVP, head of communications, Wells Fargo
- Elizabeth Rutledge, CMO, American Express
- Cara Sabin, CEO, Sundial Brands, Unilever
- Melissa Selcher, chief marketing and communications officer, LinkedIn
- Raj Singhal, COO, Huge
- Tim Sims, chief revenue officer, The Trade Desk
- Marisa Thalberg, EVP, chief brand and marketing officer, Lowe’s
- Alicia Tillman, global CMO, SAP
- Sebastian Tomich, global head of advertising, marketing solutions, New York Times
- Mark Zagorski, CEO, DoubleVerify
“The critical social change needed today requires cross-industry collaboration, leadership and commitment,” said Lisa Sherman, president and CEO of the Ad Council. “Our board of directors epitomizes the best and brightest across the marketing and media communities who share an unyielding commitment to improving the world. I’m so excited to welcome our newest members and leverage their innovation and passion as we address the most important social issues facing our country.”
The Ad Council also added two new members to its Leadership Council, which consists of executives across media, tech, marketing and advertising who identify ways their companies can support Ad Council campaigns and the country’s most critical social issues.
New members of the Ad Council Leadership Council:
- Paula Davis, chief communications officer, Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Samantha Roth, VP communications, National Football League
“Scandal” cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC's hit political drama "Scandal" may need to brush up on their snappy, speedy delivery known as "Scandal-pace," because they're reuniting for a good cause. Its stars including Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and Bellamy Young will take part in a live virtual script reading on Nov. 17 to raise money for hurricane relief in western North Carolina.
Beginning Friday, fans can go online and donate to reserve a spot for the online reading. Proceeds will benefit United Way of North Carolina. Everyone who donates will be able to take part in a virtual pre-event with the cast and Shonda Rhimes will give an introduction.
Additional guest stars will also be announced. The online fundraising platform Prizeo is also holding a contest where one person who donates online via their site will be selected to read a role from the script with the actors. The winner should not worry about the "Scandal"-pace, assured Young over Zoom.
"Whomever the lucky reader is can read at whatever pace they want," she said.
Young, who played Mellie Young, the first lady and later Republican presidential nominee on "Scandal," was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. She came up with the idea for the effort with a friend and took it to her fellow "Scandal" actors, who all jumped on board. Young said this is the first script reading the cast has all done together since the show ended after seven seasons in 2018.
Which episode they will be reading has not been announced yet.
Young said it's "been devastating" to see so many parts of her hometown badly damaged by Hurricane Helene, which ravaged western North Carolina one month ago.
To research the best use for donations, Young spoke with numerous political leaders, including North... Read More