Nexxen Appoints Gretchen Johnson as Chief People Officer
Centered on elevating culture and talent development, Johnson's hire signals a new phase of strategic growth for the company and its employees
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nexxen, a global, unified advertising technology platform with deep expertise in video and Connected TV ("CTV"), today announced the appointment of Gretchen Johnson as Chief People Officer. In the role, Johnson will lead Nexxen’s Human Resources and Talent Acquisition teams, focusing on culture and employee development to ensure the company continues to hire and retain best-in-class talent.
Previously, Johnson served as Chief People Officer at Siprocal, a gaming distribution, monetization and engagement platform. She also holds prior experience in the advertising technology sphere, as Senior Vice President, Human Resources Director at Aegis Media, acquired by Dentsu; and Vice President and Group Director of Talent Management at Digitas, the integrated marketing services brand within Publicis Groupe.
"We are thrilled to welcome Gretchen Johnson to our team,” said Ofer Druker, Chief Executive Officer at Nexxen. “The breadth and depth of her knowledge in orchestrating high-value human resources initiatives will enable us to align our people and organization with our commercial strategy and execution. Nexxen is the sum of our most valuable assets – our people – and through culture and employee development, Gretchen will help usher our organization into a new stage of growth.”
"This is an exciting time to join Nexxen, with its customer-centric culture where both talent and innovation thrive,” said Gretchen Johnson, Chief People Officer at Nexxen. “I look forward to working closely with the teams here to ensure these values are elevated through strategic HR initiatives.”
About Nexxen
Nexxen empowers advertisers, agencies, publishers and broadcasters around the world to utilize video and Connected TV in the ways that are most meaningful to them. Comprised of a demand-side platform (DSP), supply-side platform (SSP), ad server and data management platform (DMP), Nexxen delivers a flexible and unified technology stack with advanced and exclusive data at its core. Our robust capabilities span discovery, planning, activation, measurement and optimization – available individually or in combination – all designed to enable our partners to reach their goals, no matter how far-reaching or hyper niche they may be. For more information, visit
Nexxen is headquartered in Israel and maintains offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and is traded on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: NEXN) and NASDAQ (NEXN).
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