4A's Reveals 100 People Who Make Advertising Great

4A's Reveals 100 People Who Make Advertising Great
Honor Celebrates 100 Ad Professionals Impacting Advertising Today and Shaping the Future
  
NEW YORK, July 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the 4A's, the leading trade association representing the advertising agency business, announced the advertising professionals who it will honor as 100 People Who Make Advertising Great. This 4A's 100th anniversary initiative recognizes a diverse and distinguished group across all levels and disciplines.

Honorees were nominated by peers, associates and colleagues through an online submission process that was open to all U.S.-based employees of advertising agencies and industry associations. The final 100 were selected from several hundred nominations of both established leaders and rising stars and were determined by a diverse panel of 13 industry players who represent a range of discipline and experience.

Beginning today and lasting through September, 100 People Who Make Advertising Great will be featured in a series of Adweek issues.

"The list represents individuals who go above and beyond to make a difference in the advertising industry—from creating great work to inspiring others to achieve greatness," said Marla Kaplowitz, president and CEO of the 4A's. "It was important that, as part of celebrating our first 100 years, that we also look to the future, especially when it comes to talent and diversity."

To that end, 4A's is donating proceeds generated by its various anniversary programs and events to the 4A's Foundation, a 501C(3) that administers talent and inclusion programs that fuel the diversity pipeline in the ad industry, including Multicultural Advertising Internship Program and high school program.

In partnership with Advertising Week, the honorees will be fêted at the 4A's 100th Anniversary Gala on Sept. 27 at Cipriani Wall Street. The event will feature Trevor Noah of "The Daily Show."

The honorees are (in alphabetical order):

1. Justin Adu, associate creative director of digital and social media, Carol H. Williams Advertising (CHWA)
2. Joe Alexander, chief creative officer, The Martin Agency
3. David Angelo, founder and chairman, David&Goliath
4. Nilesh Ashra, director of creative technology, Wieden+Kennedy
5. Madonna Badger, founder and chief creative officer, Badger & Winters
6. Marianne Bellorín, strategist, Co:Collective
7. Bennett D. Bennett, copywriter, BBDO
8. Winston Binch, chief digital officer, Deutsch North America
9. Kathleen Brookbanks, chief operating officer, Hearts & Science
10. MT Carney, founder and CEO, Untitled Worldwide
11. Ben Casey, CEO, Spinifex Group
12. Jezzika Chung, junior copywriter, TBWA\Media Arts Lab
13. Wendy Clark, president and CEO, DDB North America
14. Lee Clow, chairman, TBWA\Media Arts Lab; director of media arts, TBWA\Worldwide
15. Jon Cook, global CEO, VML
16. Ed Cotton, chief strategy officer, Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners
17. Susan Credle, global chief creative officer, FCB
18. Coltrane Curtis, founder and managing partner, Team Epiphany
19. Harris Diamond, chairman and CEO, McCann Worldgroup
20. Richard Edelman, president and CEO, Edelman
21. Esther Fabian, senior account executive, Hart Associates
22. Jean Freeman, principal and CEO, Zambezi
23. Christine Fruechte, CEO, Colle+McVoy
24. Jeff Goodby, co-chairman and partner, Goodby Silverstein & Partners
25. Kat Gordon, founder, The 3% Conference
26. Irwin Gotlieb, global chairman, GroupM
27. Chloe Gottlieb, EVP, chief creative officer, R/GA U.S.
28. Gerry Graf, founder and chief creative officer, Barton F. Graf
29. Andrew Graff, CEO, Allen & Gerritsen
30. Bob Greenberg, founder, chairman and CEO, R/GA
31. Gina Grillo, president and CEO, The Advertising Club of New York
32. Tali Gumbiner, senior copywriter, McCann NY
33. Jason Harris, president and CEO, Mekanism
34. Vita Harris, global chief strategy officer, FCB
35. Carla Hendra, chairman, OgilvyRED
36. Susan Hoffman, chief creative officer, Wieden+Kennedy
37. Sarah Hofstetter, CEO, 360i
38. Michael Houston, global president, Grey Group; CEO, Grey North America
39. Kavon Johnson, art director, Anomaly; founder, The Good Taste Company; founder, The Distance Co.
40. Christian Juhl, global CEO, Essence
41. Bryan Kennedy, CEO, Epsilon/Conversant
42. Bill Koenigsberg, president, founder and CEO, Horizon Media
43. Patricia Korth-McDonnell, president, Huge
44. Dan LaCivita, founder and CEO, Firstborn
45. Nick Law, vice chairman and global chief creative officer, R/GA
46. Michael Lebowitz, founder and CEO, Big Spaceship
47. Colleen Leddy, head of communications strategy, Droga5
48. Krystle Loyland, co-founder and CEO, Preacher
49. David Lubars, chief creative officer , BBDO Worldwide; chairman, BBDO North America
50. Renetta McCann, chief talent officer, Leo Burnett USA and Publicis Communications North America
51. Jessica McGlory, associate director and paid social lead, Engine Media Group; founder, Forecastr
52. Joaquín Mollá, co-founder and chief creative officer, the community/la comunidad
53. José Mollá, co-founder and chief creative officer, the community/la comunidad
54. Jessica Monsey, director of client services, Wieden+Kennedy
55. John Montgomery, EVP, global brand safety, GroupM
56. Donna Murphy, CEO, Havas Health & You
57. Carter Murray, worldwide CEO, FCB Global
58. Jenny Nicholson, group creative director, McKinney
59. Jason Norcross, partner, executive creative director, 72andSunny
60. Rob Norman, chief digital officer, GroupM Worldwide; chairman, GroupM North America
61. Juan Carlos Pagan, co-founder and creative director, Sunday Afternoon
62. PJ Pereira, chief creative officer and co-founder, Pereira & O'Dell
63. Emely Perez, senior designer, J. Walter Thompson New York
64. Candace Queen, founder, Hansberry Group; founder, Blacks In Advertising; creator-in-chief, meroë & co.; senior designer and art director, SapientRazorfish
65. Saneel Radia, global head of business transformation, R/GA
66. Rob Reilly, global creative chairman, McCann Worldgroup
67. Keith Reinhard, chairman emeritus, DDB Worldwide
68. Stan Richards, founder and creative director, The Richards Group
69. Amanda Richman, president of investment, Starcom USA
70. Andrew Robertson, president and CEO, BBDO Worldwide
71. Brandon Rochon, managing chief creative officer, Kastner & Partners
72. Rosemarie Ryan, co-CEO and co-founder, Co:Collective
73. David Sable, global CEO, Y&R
74. Ian Schafer, founder and CEO, Deep Focus; chief experience officer, The Engine Group
75. John Seifert, worldwide chairman and CEO, Ogilvy & Mather
76. Aaron Shapiro, CEO, Huge
77. Rich Silverstein, co-chairman and partner, Goodby Silverstein & Partners
78. Lincoln Stephens, co-founder and CEO, Marcus Graham Project; national account director and Dallas office lead, Walton Isaacson
79. Andrew Swinand, CEO, Leo Burnett North America
80. Elayna Tekle, brand director, Hearts&Science
81. Keni Thacker, senior event technology specialist, J. Walter Thompson Worldwide; program creator, J. Walter Thompson New York Young Commodores
82. Brandon Thornton, brand strategy director, Wieden+Kennedy
83. Jessica Toye, art director, J. Walter Thompson Worldwide
84. Debbi Vandeven, global chief creative officer, VML
85. Christopher Vega, creative resident and copywriter, BBDO
86. Paul Venables, founder and chairman, Venables Bell & Partners
87. Chris Villanueva, copywriter, DigitasLBi
88. Anita Walsh, director of social strategy, Horizon Media
89. Aaron Walton, founding partner, Walton Isaacson
90. Richard Ward, president and CEO, 22squared
91. Tiffany Warren, senior vice president and chief diversity officer, Omnicom Group; founder and president, ADCOLOR
92. Sarah Watson, chairman, BBH NY; global chief strategy officer, BBH
93. Taras Wayner, co-chief creative officer, R/GA U.S.
94. Christopher Weil, CEO and chairman, Momentum Worldwide
95. Lisa Weinstein, CEO, Engine Media Group
96. Ari Weiss, chief creative officer, DDB Worldwide, North America
97. Lizzie Wilson, senior art director, McCann New York
98. Leslie Wingo, president and CEO, Sanders\Wingo
99. Leo Wong, account manager, Droga5
100. Tracy Wong, chairman and executive creative director, WongDoody

To purchase tickets to the 4A's 100th Anniversary Gala and Fundraiser, please visit: http://www.aaaa.org/event/4as-100th-anniversary-gala-fundraiser/.

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About the 4A's
The 4A's, founded in 1917, is the leading authority representing the marketing communications agency business. It provides leadership, advocacy and training that empower agencies to innovate, evolve and grow. It serves 740 member agencies across 1,400 offices that control more than 85 percent of total U.S. advertising spend. The 4A's is committed to protecting the best interests of its members, their employees and the industry at large. Its Benefits division insures more than 164,000 agency professionals, and the D.C. office advocates for policies that best support a thriving advertising industry. With its best-in-class learning and career development programs, 4A's and its Foundation fuel a robust diversity pipeline of talent for its members and the marketing and media industry, fostering the next generation of leaders. For more information, please visit www.aaaa.org.

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