ZIFF DAVIS INC (ZD)
Sector: Communication
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Communication
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for ZD
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZD | CEO of Sundial Media Group. Director, Elanco.; Chief Executive Officer | 59 | ["Prior Public Company Board", "Executive Leadership", "Risk Management", "Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)", "Mergers and Acquisitions", "Strategy/Business Development", "Subscriptions", "Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies", "Technology/Software", "Extensive media, technology, and advertising industry experience", "Proven business and marketing leader", "Expertise in executive leadership, business strategy and development, and capital management", "Prior roles include Chief Business Officer of Warner Media, Chief Marketing Officer at Xandr, President of PubMatic, Inc., and Chief Advertising Officer of Fortune/Money Group", "Corporate governance experience with service on the board of Elanco", "Pioneering contributions to inclusion initiatives and founding role in the Black Executive CMO Alliance"] | ["Compensation", "Environmental, Social, and Governance"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Chief Executive Officer, Sundial Media Group Age: 59 Director since: 2023 Committees: Compensation; Environmental, Social, and Governance PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Chief Executive Officer, Sundial Media Group, 2024 to Present Chief Executive Officer, GroupM North America, 2020 to 2023 Chief Business Officer, Xandr, 2019 to 2020 Chief Marketing Officer, Xandr, 2018 to 2019 Chief Marketing Officer, AT&T Advertising and Analytics, AT&T, 2017 to 2018 President, PubMatic, 2011 to 2017 President of Digital, Time Inc., 2009 to 2011 Chief Advertising Officer, Fortune/Money Group, 2008 OTHER COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS Public Director, Elanco, 2019 to Present SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Mr. McDonald brings extensive media, technology, and advertising industry experience to the Board of Directors. As a proven purpose-driven business and marketing leader recognized for his ability to inspire teams to embrace change and drive business transformation to deliver results and accelerate growth, Mr. McDonald contributes valuable knowledge and perspective to our company. As the CEO of Sundial Media Group and the former CEO of GroupM North America, Mr. McDonald has deep experience in leading and aligning the goals and objectives of a 6,500-person organization to drive client media performance and growth. He provides Ziff Davis with his substantial expertise in executive leadership, business strategy and development, and capital management within the digital media industry. Mr. McDonald s prior roles as Chief Business Officer of Warner Media, a division of AT&T, Chief Marketing Officer at Xandr, President of PubMatic, Inc., President of Digital, Time Inc., and Chief Advertising Officer of the Fortune/Money Group, arm him with a wealth of knowledge spanning the digital media, technology, and telecommunications industries in which Ziff Davis businesses operate. Mr. McDonald s corporate governance experience and service on the board of Elanco, in addition to his pioneering additions to GroupM North America s inclusion initiatives and founding role in the formation of the Black Executive CMO Alliance, make him a valuable and highly qualified member of Ziff Davis Compensation Committee and its Environmental, Social, and Governance Committee.