The Ad Club of New York Celebrates 120th Anniversary

NEW YORK, July 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The ADVERTISING Club of New York, the industry's leading professional organization representing the vision and mission of the global advertising community across crafts, celebrates a milestone anniversary at its 120^th Annual Meeting of members by welcoming new members to the Board of Directors, which is led by Chairman Carl Fremont, Chief Digital Officer at MEC Global. The event took place at Current at Chelsea Piers in New York on July 19^th.

The new Board Members include:

• Joseph Bihlmier, VP/Global Media, American Express
• Kristen Comings, VP/Integrated Consumer Communications, L'Oreal Paris
• Casey DePalma, Senior Manager, Unilever
• Pete Favat, Chief Creative Officer, Deutsch
• Jeremi Gorman, Head of North America Sales, Amazon
• Kathy Kayse, Vice President, Sales Strategy and Solutions, Yahoo
• John Nitti, Chief Media Officer, Verizon
• Barbara Pelham, VP/Global Agency Development, AOL
• Sandra Sims-Williams, Chief Diversity Officer, Publicis Groupe

The new Young Pro President is Emily Goldman, Senior Account Manager, Brand Networks.

"I'm excited to welcome the new directors to the Board, and I'm looking forward to working with them on the Club's various initiatives in the next year," Carl Fremont said. "There is no doubt that their addition to our Board will continue the momentum we've started over the past year, and I'm inspired to be working with some of the most remarkable, passionate leaders within the entire advertising and marketing communities."

The AD Club has continued to make huge strides in galvanizing the industry around original programming, events and initiatives that place a major focus on the organization's core values – creativity, access, diversity and professional development. Also, this past fall, the Club launched their widely successful i'mPART of Diversity social campaign, encouraging the global advertising communities to take part in its diversity initiative, which raises awareness of the benefits of diversity in every business.

The AD Club also recognized recipients of the 2016 President's Award, which is given to individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding volunteerism and commitment to the Club. This year's recipients include:

• Bonin Bough, Chief Media and eCommerce Officer, Mondelez International
• Colleen DeCourcy, Partner & Global Executive Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy
• Kathy Kayse, Vice President, Sales Strategy and Solutions, Yahoo
• Eric Monnet, VP, Network Creative Manager, McCann Worldgroup
• Olivia Oshry, Principal Marketing Manager, Partnerships at AOL
• McDonald Predelus, Sr. Art Director, Momentum Worldwide
• Donna Speciale, President, Ad Sales, Turner
• Gina Waldhorn, Co-founder, Evol8tion

The Club's 2016 Rising Star Award was given to Dan Sorine, Senior Account Executive at Havas Life Metro.

"Over the past 120 years, there have been many incredible business leaders who have been a part of our membership, graciously dedicating their time and talent across the Club's initiatives and pillars," said Gina Grillo, President and CEO of The ADVERTISING Club of New York and the International ANDY Awards. "The Club has always attracted and depended on these leaders to keep the Club vibrant and to usher in the next generation of talent – it all started with Doyle, Dane, Bernbach, Young, Rubicam, Paley and Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn to now Robertson, Sorrell, Roth, Droga, Greenberg and Mildenhall. Along with our Board of Directors and Carl Fremont as our dedicated Chairman and Club advocate, I'm excited to see the positive impact our membership will continue to make across the advertising and marketing communities worldwide."

About The ADVERTISING Club of New York:
The ADVERTISING Club of New York is the advertising industry's leading organization, providing members access to a network of thought leaders, the fuel for creativity, greater diversity, and the best training for professional development. The AD Club represents the vision and mission of a vibrant international advertising community across crafts, uniting professionals around a shared experience and passion in the name of exchanging ideas and best practices for business. The AD Club is the facilitating sponsor of the International ANDY Awards, (www.andyawards.com), celebrating its 50^th year of recognizing outstanding creative achievement in advertising in 2014.www.theadvertisingclub.org.

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