Horizon Media Appoints Larry Curran as Vice President of Talent Acquisition

NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Media, the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world, announced today that it has hired Larry Curran as Vice President of Talent Acquisition. Curran is charged with overseeing and leading talent recruitment activities for the agency's New York office. He will report to Eileen Benwitt, Chief Talent Officer at Horizon Media, effective immediately.

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Larry has a deep expertise in talent acquisition and recruitment campaign performance," said Eileen Benwitt, Chief Talent Officer at Horizon Media. "Larry's proven success at LinkedIn will help us continue to innovate how we go to market and attract and retain talent at Horizon Media, which is becoming more and more important as Horizon expands. I look forward to Larry joining our talented team and serving a critical leadership role within the agency."

Curran has an impressive portfolio and over 25 years of experience managing complex talent acquisition, staffing and consulting assignments across varied industries. He joins Horizon from LinkedIn, where he held a number of positions over more than four years. Most recently at LinkedIn, Curran was Manager of Customer Success, charged with elevating LinkedIn clients and partners to become the best talent acquisition professionals they can be.

"I'm thrilled to join Horizon as the agency has such a great culture and is clearly focused on leadership and invention," said Larry Curran, VP of Talent at Horizon Media. "I'm excited to reimagine talent acquisition from within such an innovative environment."

Prior to working at LinkedIn, Larry Curran spent two years leading staffing as Vice President Professional Staffing U.S at Advantage Resourcing for its offices in Stamford CT, New York, N.Y, Washington D.C, Rockville Maryland, Dallas Texas, Los Angeles CA, Costa Mesa CA and Chicago IL. Previously, Curran held positions at Robert Half International as a Regional Manager; and as Vice President of Sales at HRLogix.

Curran was honored with a Humor Award at the LinkedIn Global Sales Kickoff annual meeting in 2014, for his work making the organization a place people want to be and sharing his passion with his peers. Curran was certified as a LinkedIn Certified Professional–Recruiter in 2013.

About Horizon Media
Horizon Media, Inc. is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world. The company was founded in 1989, is headquartered in New York and has offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Chicago. Horizon Media was chosen as 2011 Independent Media Agency of the Year by Mediapost, 2010 U.S. Media Agency of the Year by Adweek, Brandweek, and Mediaweek as well as by Ad Age and as one of the world's ten most innovative marketing and advertising companies by Fast Company in 2011. In 2012, Bill Koenigsberg, President, CEO and Founder, was honored by Advertising Age as Industry Executive of the Year. Most recently, in 2014, Bill Koenigsberg was named 4As Chair of the Board and is the first person from a media agency to hold this prestigious position in the 100 year history of the 4As, the marketing industry's leading trade association.

The company's mission is "To create the most meaningful brand connections within the lives of people everywhere." By delivering on this mission through a holistic approach to brand marketing, Horizon Media has become one of the largest and fastest-growing media agencies in the industry, with estimated billings of over $5.3 billion and over 1,200 employees.

The company is also a founding member of Columbus Media International, a multi-national partnership of independent media agencies. For more information, please visit horizonmedia.com.

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