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ANA Names 2024–25 Board of Directors at Evolved 2024 Masters of Marketing Conference

NEW YORK – OCTOBER 24, 2024 – The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) today announced the newly appointed members of its board of directors at its annual Masters of Marketing conference in Orlando, held October 21-25. The new board features leaders from industry-leading brands who will bring additional fresh perspectives.

The newly inducted board of directors will join Chairman Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer of Procter & Gamble, who enters his seventh year as Chair and newly appointed Treasurer Gerald E. Johnson II, EVP, Office of Health Equity and Chief Diversity Officer of the American Heart Association, who takes over this post from Paul Alexander, Chief Marketing Officer, Boston University Questrom School of Business, who served on the board for seven years.

 The ANA welcomes the new lineup of board members including:

  • Gülen Bengi, Lead Chief Marketing Officer, Mars and Chief Growth Officer, Mars Snacking
  • Leslie Berland, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Verizon
  • Marissa Jarratt, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and Sustainability Officer, 7-Eleven 
  • Remi Kent, Chief Marketing Officer, Progressive Insurance 
  • Emily Ketchen, Chief Marketing Officer and VP, Intelligent Devices Group and International Markets, Lenovo
  • Antonio Lucio, Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer, HP, Inc. 
  • Doug Martin, Chief Marketing Officer, Growth Capabilities, World Headquarters, General Mills
  • Lisa Materazzo, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Ford Motor Company
  • Lisa McKnight, EVP and Chief Brand Officer, Mattel 
  • Peggy Roe, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Marriott International 
  • Maggie Schmerin, Chief Advertising Officer, United Airlines
  • Han Wen, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer, L’Oréal USA 

“Our newly rounded-out board will ensure the ANA is leading the industry to success and setting the agenda on the issues that move the industry forward,” said Bob Liodice, CEO, ANA. “I’d also like to extend a tremendous thank you to Paul Alexander for his significant impact on the ANA and our members over his long-standing tenure as Board Treasurer. Together with his guidance, the ANA expanded exponentially over these past years in terms of both members and financial growth.”

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ABOUT THE ANA

The mission of the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) is to drive growth for marketing professionals, brands and businesses, the industry, and humanity. The ANA serves the marketing needs of 20,000 brands by leveraging the 12-point ANA Growth Agenda, which has been endorsed by the Global CMO Growth Council. The ANA’s membership consists of U.S. and international companies, including client-side marketers, nonprofits, fundraisers, and marketing solutions providers (data science and technology companies, ad agencies, publishers, media companies, suppliers, and vendors). The ANA creates Marketing Growth Champions by serving, educating, and advocating for more than 50,000 industry members that collectively invest more than $400 billion in marketing and advertising annually.