The role of advertising industry leaders and their companies is constantly ebbing, flowing, and evolving. On our Leadership and Talent page, you will find the latest news and updates from the movers and shakers of the advertising industry — CMOs, co-founders, creative directors, vice presidents, and other advertising industry leaders and talent. Adweek keeps tabs on the leaders in the marketing world and the industry's rising stars, so you're always up to date on who the key trailblazers are. You'll also get a glimpse inside the minds of industry leaders via thought leadership pieces, interviews, and opinion columns.

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Gymshark Hires Abercrombie Vet to Take a Swing at the U.S. Market

Abercrombie and Fitch's Kim Dolder joins to drive brand North American expansion.

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7-Eleven, Kellanova, Milani Cosmetics CMOs Share Their Bold Takes

We gathered 10 provocations from brand bosses as ADWEEK's Marketing Vanguard Summit kicks off.

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Camaraderie Over Competition: Newbie Ad Agency Founders, Unite

There is a phenomenon happening among ad agency startups.

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Exclusive: Marketing Job Postings Declined 42% Last Year

LinkedIn data shows which skills are in demand.

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Ad Sales Legend Jo Ann Ross to Exit Paramount Ahead of Upfront

The chairman of Paramount Advertising has been with the company for over three decades.

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Sustainability Is More Than a Big Leafy Green Picture

With brands cowering behind sustainability tropes (i.e.: the babbling brook, leafy green forest), the message gets lost.

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Brave Commerce: Centering the Consumer in the CPG Industry

Luke Kigel of Kimberly-Clark on the evolving landscape of CPG marketing and shopper behavior.

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Chief Sustainability Officers Aren’t Marketers, They’re Multi-Hyphenates

CSOs are becoming key decision makers at brands like Ecolab and Reformation as their scope, and influence, widens.

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T-Mobile Appoints Kristin Harrer as Senior VP and Chief Brand Officer

The veteran marketer previously served at Nike, and was CMO of Dollar Shave Club and Vans.

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Here’s My Beef With Ad Agencies

A CMO’s take on why the current ad agency model is broken.

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Ogilvy Names Rafael Rizuto Chief Creative Officer for North America

Rizuto was most recently CCO at Dentsu Creative.

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CMO Tenure at Largest U.S. Advertisers Gets Even Shorter

Less time in the job isn't always due to poor performance, and more insights from Spencer Stuart.

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BBDO’s David Lubars to Retire After 4 Decades of Creative Leadership

The longtime BBDO chief creative is set to retire after four decades in the industry.

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Bayer Appoints New Consumer Health CMO for North America

CPG veteran Samantha Avivi succeeds longtime marketer Jeff Jarrett.