Ad Council Announces New Members of Board of Directors

NEW YORK, April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ad Council, a non-profit organization and the largest U.S. producer of national public service campaigns, announced today new members that were elected to their Board of Directors on Tuesday. The board is led by Chair David Christopher, CMO of AT&T Mobility, and Vice Chairs Margo Georgiadis, President, Americas, Google, Inc. and David Sable, Global CEO, Y&R.

New members of the Ad Council Board of Directors include:

• Dave Abbott, VP of Integrated Media/Online Marketing, The Home Depot
• Jim Bankoff, Chairman & CEO, Vox Media
• Philippe Browning, VP, Operations, Snapchat
• Cameron Clayton, CEO and General Manager, The Weather Company, an IBM Business
• Wendy Clark, CEO, DDB North America
• Tom Davis, CMO, Forbes
• Shannon Denton, Global Chief Executive Officer, Razorfish
• John Dillon, SVP, CMO, Denny's
• Richard Frankel, Founder & EVP, RocketFuel
• Karen Kaplan, Chairman & CEO, Hill Holliday
• Harry Kargman, Founder & CEO, Kargo
• Denise Karkos, CMO, TD Ameritrade
• Esther Lee, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer, MetLife
• Meredith Kopit Levien, EVP, CRO, The New York Times Company
• Jeffery Maddock, Director, Advertising, FedEx
• Ross Martin, EVP, Marketing Strategy & Engagement, Viacom
• PJ Pereira, Chief Creative Officer, Pereira & O'Dell
• Ivan Pollard, SVP, Strategic Marketing, Coca-Cola North America
• Greg Revelle, CMO, Best Buy
• Jorn Socquet, VP Marketing, Anheuser-Busch, USA
• Marty St. George, EVP, Commercial and Airline Planning, JetBlue
• Brent Smart, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi New York
• Mitch Spolan, EVP, Marketing Service, Chegg
• Shannon Stubo, CMO, LinkedIn
• Maureen Sullivan, SVP, Strategic Services and Chief Strategy Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
• Daniel Tarman, Chief Communications Officer, eBay
• Jamie Tedford, CEO & Founder, Brand Networks
• James Thompson, Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, Diageo North America
• John Zissimos, Chief Creative & Digital Officer, Salesforce

The Ad Council produces over 40 national public service communications programs annually on behalf of non-profit organizations and federal government agencies. Ad agencies donate their strategic and creative talent, media organizations donate valuable ad space and time, and corporations provide additional campaign exposure opportunities. The Board of Directors is comprised of a prestigious group of senior marketing and media executives that provide expertise, insights and financial support to ensure campaigns are effective and impactful.

"Our new board members are among the most talented technology innovators, business leaders and creative visionaries. I'm very confident that their knowledge and background will be invaluable to the Ad Council and our national campaigns," said Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council.

The Ad Council
The Ad Council has a rich history of marshaling volunteer talent from the advertising and media industries to deliver critical messages to the American public. Having produced literally thousands of PSA campaigns addressing the most pressing social issues of the day, the Ad Council has affected, and continues to effect, tremendous positive change by raising awareness, inspiring action and saving lives. To learn more about the Ad Council and its campaigns, visit www.adcouncil.org, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or view our PSAs on YouTube.

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