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Today brings word of the Advertising Council‘s annual changing of the guard: the industry group named Laura Desmond, Global CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group, to head its Board of Directors.

Council president Peggy Conlon calls Desmond “one of this country’s most respected leaders in the media and advertising communities”; she will serve for one year before being replaced by current Vice-Chair of Advertisers David Christopher, CMO of AT&T Mobility. Desmond herself filled that role in 2012-2013 after joining the board in 2009.

In other trade group news, Effie Worldwide chose Carolyn Everson (above), who has served as Facebook’s VP of Global Marketing Solutions for more than three years, as the Chairman of its Board. Daryl Lee, currently Global CEO of UM, will be Vice Chairman according to a popular vote.

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The ads, appearing on TV, radio, in print and online, are from the Advertising Council and Feeding America, a hunger relief organization.

The environmental group and the Advertising Council are following up their 1970s-era anti-litter advertisements with ones focusing on recycling.

The agency is releasing radio, television and digital ads to educate the public about the system, which began two years ago.