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Kepler Group today announced the appointment of Chris O’Brien as Executive Vice President, Head of Client Solutions. In this new role, O’Brien will report to Remy Stiles, CEO of Kepler North America. O’Brien brings a wealth of leadership experience and a strong track record of driving client growth. He most recently served as Managing Director, Global Client Lead (GCL) at Omnicom Media Group where he led accounts such as State Farm, SC Johnson, and Culver's. O’Brien is also a passionate advocate for DEI initiatives, having served as an executive sponsor for Omnicom’s Activism Committee. He was a co-founder of OMD's Growth Academy, which supports minority- and women-owned small businesses. In his role at Kepler, O’Brien will be responsible for evolving the agency’s approach to client service, ensuring that brands see the full benefit of today’s rapidly-evolving marketing and insights ecosystem. He will also lead the continued integration of the Kepler Intelligence Platform (Kip) into client offerings. Kip is the audience and decisioning engine that has powered billions in media investment and hundreds of millions of dollars in business impact for Kepler clients. Continue reading below:
We’re thrilled to announce that Joshua Lerman is now Kepler’s Global CEO at Kepler. Lerman succeeds our founding CEO Rick Greenberg, who will now serve as Kepler’s Executive Chairman, retaining an active role in the business. Lerman will focus on Kepler’s continued expansion, accelerating our tech and data science capabilities, and continuing to build an empowered, diverse team. “My time at Kepler to date has been one of the most fulfilling chapters of my career,” Lerman says. “I am honored to take on the role of Global CEO, and to continue working alongside such a gifted team.”
The last two years have posed many new challenges for marketers and advertisers, and 2022 will be no different. Kepler's North American CEO Remy Stiles recently spoke to AdExchanger about how we're acting as a strategic partner for clients during a time of major upheaval in the industry. “We’re executing their full-funnel media programs and helping them with their data and tech infrastructure and strategy, and their measurement solutions and strategy,” she said. But the future of digital advertising is about more than solving for the loss of third-party cookies. “DEI efforts, leaning into commerce and retail media and the evolution of the whole TV ecosystem are going to be core efforts for us in 2022." Read more about our priorities for the year ahead and for the ever-changing digital advertising ecosystem of the future:
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The marketing and advertising industry has made some diversity gains in the past year, according to a report from the Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing (AIMM), but Black representation in the industry has remained stagnant since 2018. We can and must do more to work toward Black equity in the industry. Here's what we're planning to do this year to improve diversity in our workforce: https://www.keplergrp.com/news-articles/setting-dei-intentions-for-2022
Congratulations to Justin Roberts, Director of our DEI Center of Excellence, for winning Technical.ly's award for Culture Build of the Year! “The nomination alone was humbling beyond description," Roberts said. "My congratulations to the nominees—if you’re in this work, I see you and appreciate you for it."
"Kepler is #AllIn on Black equity. Our team is committed to taking a rigorous approach to racial equity and creating pathways that are not just “accessible” for people of color but that “work” for people of color. We understand that this requires us to treat racial equity the same way we treat earnings and other key priorities. Learn more about how we’re going ‘All In’ on Black equity with @ManagementLeadershipforTomorrow through its #MLTBlackEquityatWork Certification: #AllIn"
We're excited to be named one of Ad Age's Best Places to Work for the second time! Come join our winning team:
Kepler has named co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Remy Stiles to a newly-created role as CEO of North America. As CEO of our largest region, Stiles will lead Kepler’s 600+ person media and consulting presence across the U.S., Canada, and Costa Rica. This new role reflects Kepler’s continued investment in the Americas, as well as its expanding global offering. Congratulations, Remy!
Kepler Academy is proud to announce Cohort 2 graduated from our program this week! Thank you to our students for their hard work and incredible efforts for the last 6 weeks. Armed with training, hands-on experience and job preparation, we can't wait to see where the future takes you!
