OOH PeOple mOves
Poling, Ferranti, Chait, Leible, Mullen, Casper, Williamson, Fairway, GSTV
OOH mOves
As the Outdoor Industry moves, we’ll keep you updated. We aren’t too keen on gossip and rumors.
Fun and interesting as it could be, we never want to torpedo a deal or damage anyone’s career publishing something false or too early, even if its true. If we do not have multiple confirmations, from trusted, reliable sources, we will not share.
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Three confirmations in hand, here are the latest #OOH related personnel and company changes we can talk about.
People mOves
—Moving on—
—Chris Ferranti, Out, as SVP, Managing Director, U.S. at Rapport Worldwide
Greater New York City Area
Background-
Ferranti was with Rapport, a unit of IPG Mediabrands for nearly 5 years.
Prior to Rapport, he served as VP OOH Group Director, at mediavest for approx 4 years with Norm Chait. mediavest and Spark were merged under one name in 2017 to become known as Spark Foundry, a Publicis Media group.
—Moving on—
—Norm Chait, Out, as svp, director of OOH at mediavest
Greater New York City Area
Background-
Revered as an absolute #OOH guru, Chait headed the NYC mediavest shop for over 13 years. mediavest is part of Publicis Media. mediavest and Spark were merged under one name in 2017 to become known as Spark Foundry, still a Publicis Media group.
—Moving on—
—Matt P Leible, Out, as Chief Growth Officer, Billups
Greater NYC
Background-
Matt Leible, an Advertising Age Media Maven, has been with four premier OOH planning and buying services in his nearly 25 year career. Starting with Outdoor Services for 4 years, then as Director OOH with Horizon Media and for 11 years managed his own very successful shop, Generation Outdoor.
In Feb. of 2015, Leible rolled Generation into Billups.
—Moving up—
—Amy Poling , HIRED, Market Manager, Vector Media
Hartford, Connecticut
Background-
Vector Media Hires Amy Poling as Market Manager Connecticut. Poling comes to Vector after 16+ years with OUTFRONT Media where she most recently served as General Manager, Hartford, Connecticut Area
—Moving up—
—Kay Mullen, PROMOTED, Associate at Wilkins Media
Hartford, Connecticut
Background-
Kay Mullen is a 2017 graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University.
—Moving up—
—John Casper, PROMOTED, Director of Marketing, Franchisee Advertising Fund, East at Subway Restaurants Howell, Michigan
Background-
Casper is a 12 year veteran of the Subway organization.
Company mOves
—Acquisition—
—Fairway Outdoor Advertising acquired select North Carolina OOH assets of Transformation Media.
Williamson & Associates, led by founder Marty Williamson, conducted the transaction.
—Hiring—
—GSTV
The hiring status below for GSTV from the LinkedIn post of Sean Mccaffrey,
Chief Executive Officer.
“We’re hiring! National sales leaders in CHI/LA/NY/SF who know hashtagvideo hashtagcontent hashtagdata hashtagDOOH hashtagsolutions and are obsessed with building campaigns and results for our partners and growth for their careers. Let’s talk soon! GSTV”
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