The Ad Council Announces Verizon’s Diego Scotti as Board Chair

For more than 80 years the Ad Council has been at the forefront of driving the communications industryamp8217s social impact efforts Its Board of Directors is comprised of a prestigious group of senior marketing media and business executives who provide expertise insights and financial support to ensure the Ad Councilamp8217s social impact campaigns are effective and drive measurable change Focused on some of the most pressing issues facing the country the Ad Councilamp8217s Board of Directors is now working closely with the organizationamp8217s leadership to spearhead the communications industryamp8217s efforts to address gun violence mental health the drug overdose epidemic racial justice and moreAs Chair Scotti will work in collaboration with the Executive Committee the governing body of the Ad Councilamp8217s Board and Ad Council leadership to further the organizationamp8217s mission of using the power of communications to address the countryamp8217s critical social issues Additionally Scotti will chair the Ad Councilamp8217s 2023 Annual Public Service Award Dinner the organizationamp8217s largest annual fundraising event on November 30 2023amp8220Diegoamp8217s unrelenting commitment to DEI and social impact has been an invaluable asset to the Ad Council and is one of the many reasons he is going to be extraordinary in his role as Board Chairamp8221 said Lisa Sherman President and CEO of the Ad Council amp8220With Diegoamp8217s leadership we will continue to convene the brightest minds and develop groundbreaking work to drive measurable change on the countryamp8217s most critical causesamp8221Scotti joined the Ad Council Board of Directors in 2016 became a member of the Executive Committee in 2017 and was elected as Vice Chair of the Ad Councilamp8217s Board of Directors in 2020 leading the Ad Council Boardamp8217s Diversity Task Force from 20182021Scotti has been a respected leader in the advertising and media industries for over 25 years He joined Verizon in 2014 as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer overseeing all aspects of Verizonamp8217s marketing experience design and brand communications across business units Scotti is a known advocate for change and has taken action to impact both responsible business practices and diversity equity and inclusion within the marketing industry In addition to the development of theamp160Responsible Marketing Action Plan he foundedamp160adfellows a breakthrough marketing fellowship offering diverse entrylevel talent an integrated experience within Verizon and various brand and agency partners with the goal of placing the fellows in fulltime positions His leadership and contributions have been consistently recognized with honors including Insideramp8217s Most Innovative CMOs Adweekamp8217s Brand Genius ADCOLORamp8217s Catalyst Award and the Forbes CMO Hall of FameWith the election of Scotti the Ad Council will continue its ongoing tradition of rotating Board Chairs between the organizationsamp8217 four sectors media companies technology platforms agencies and advertisersFor a complete list of the Ad Council Board of Directors see herePosted at MediaVillage through the Thought Leadership selfpublishing platformClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillageorgMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160

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