Margo Georgiadis, President, Google, Inc. Named Ad Council Board of Directors Vice Chair

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ad Council Board Chair, David Christopher, announced today that Margo Georgiadis, President of Google Inc., Americas, has been named a Vice Chair of the organization's Board of Directors, and will assume the role of Board Chair on July 1 of this year.

"We're thrilled to welcome Margo as Vice Chair," said the Ad Council President and CEO, Lisa Sherman. "Margo's keen eye for innovation and experimentation, drive for measurement and analysis, and commitment to social good will benefit the more than 40 public service campaigns the Ad Council takes on each year."   

In her four years of service on the Ad Council Board, Margo has driven countless pro bono partnerships and collaborations between Google, YouTube and the Ad Council. Under her leadership, Google has provided significant support for Ad Council public service campaigns through both the Google Grants program as well as digital and social opportunities on YouTube. Google has also served as a launch partner of the Ad Council's recent "I Am A Witness" anti-bullying campaign, launched in October of 2015. In this role they provide both funding and targeted activations—including dedicating the YouTube homepage masthead to the campaign this past January, generating over a 100 million impressions and two million video views in a single day. 

"It is a strong belief of mine that technology enables us to improve the everyday lives of people across the world," said Margo Georgiadis, President, Google. "With a shared commitment to raising awareness about public issues and promoting social change, I'm honored and excited to continue working with the Ad Council in this new role."

As President, Americas at Google, Margo Georgiadis leads the company's commercial operations in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Her prior roles at Google include leading global sales operations and expanding local and commerce businesses, such as Google Wallet and Google Places. Margo is also the former Chief Operating Officer of Groupon, Executive Vice President of Card Products and Chief Marketing Officer of Discover Financial Services.

The Ad Council will continue its ongoing tradition of rotating Board Chairs every year between the organization's founding sectors: agencies, media companies and corporate advertisers. For a complete list of the Ad Council board see here.

The Ad Council
The Ad Council is a private, non-profit organization with a rich history of marshalling 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 affect, 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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