As a creative and as a Black woman in marketing, Akuamoah’s journey back-and-forth across the country (twice) was anything but traditional. But being fearless helped her make bold personal and professional moves. Growing up, educators told her she could do whatever she set her mind to, but as a child of Ghanian immigrant parents, Akuamoah ..
Tag : Leadership & Talent
In the past couple of weeks, Bon Appétit has parted ways with editor in chief Adam Rapoport after photos of him in brownface surfaced, lost two Black editorial staffers, and had six employees who fronted the beloved Test Kitchen video series quit due to allegations of pay inequity and rampant systemic racism at the culinary ..
Industry organization the 4A’s took a step toward more diverse leadership today with the addition of five new board members as the 4A’s seeks to address the challenges of helping to create more diversity, equity and inclusion in the industry. Back in June, the 4A’s entered into a partnership with 600 & Rising, a nonprofit ..
Nathan Young, the co-founder and former president of Black advocacy group 600 & Rising, has left his role as group strategy director at Minneapolis-based agency Periscope. Earlier this month, Young resigned as president of 600 & Rising, the organization he and Bennett D. Bennett co-founded following the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. ..
Zambezi, the Los Angeles-based full-service agency that has worked with clients including Beats by Dre, TaylorMade and Venmo, hired Norm Brown as design director. In the role, he will be tasked with working across the agency’s client roster while collaborating closely with Gavin Lester, who joined Zambezi as CCO and equity partner in 2017, and ..
“In a time when our industry, clients and people need it more than ever, Jason brings an uncanny blend of humanity, positivity and a crystal clear social compass to his award-winning creative work and leadership. It was clear from our first conversations that he has the unique DNA of a Translator,” Wool said in a ..
WPP’s media investment arm GroupM has hired Kirk McDonald as its new North America CEO, nearly nine months after the role was vacated by Tim Castree. Since then, global CEO Christian Juhl had assumed the responsibilities of that role on an interim basis. McDonald most recently served as interim head of AT&T’s ad-tech unit Xandr ..
Jack Smith, the former global chief product officer of GroupM, is now taking on the same role at measurement firm DoubleVerify. In the newly created chief product officer position for DoubleVerify, Smith will focus on building products for brands and agencies, as well as bolstering the company’s offerings in the fast-growing connected TV space. Smith’s ..
Brian Albert has had a few careers, from employment law to sports marketing, Silicon Valley to Nascar race tracks. So when he courts advertisers for upfront ad commitments as Google and YouTube’s managing director for U.S. agency video, he knows a thing or two from these different walks of life. Two decades ago, Albert wasn’t ..
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