Peggy Conlon Departs Ad Council After 15 Years
Posted in: UncategorizedOne of adland’s greatest fixtures, Peggy Conlon, is retiring from the president-CEO post at Ad Council.
According to a press release, the officers of the board, along with Ms. Conlon’s support, “have initiated a process to identify a successor and ensure a smooth transition by early 2015.” Ms. Conlon, who has been with Ad Council for 15 years, has overseen a number of initiatives at the nation’s largest producer of public-service communications.The search for her replacement — a plum industry job– is underway via executive search firm Spencer Stuart.
During Ms. Conlon’s tenure, the Ad Council began addressing bullying prevention, texting and driving and child hunger. She also worked closely with three presidents (George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama) on emergency preparedness, high-school dropout prevention and raising awareness about the Affordable Care Act respectively. Ms. Conlon also helped develop childhood obesity campaigns as part of the First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative.
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