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Horizon Media Appoints Jake Phillips as Senior Vice President, Managing Director
[October 30, 2014]

Horizon Media Appoints Jake Phillips as Senior Vice President, Managing Director


(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 10/30/14 -- Horizon Media, the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world, announced today that it has hired Jake Phillips as SVP, Managing Director. Phillips is charged with overseeing and leading activities for the agency's financial services client. He will report to Rich Simms, Executive Vice President and Managing Partner at Horizon Media.



"Jake has a very deep knowledge of data analytics from brand health metrics through acquisition business performance," said Rich Simms, EVP and Managing Partner at Horizon Media. "His strong analytics orientation is crucial as we continue to grow our relationship with our client. I look forward to Jake joining our talented team and serving a critical leadership role in the agency." Phillips has an impressive portfolio and over 17 years of experience with managing large and complex assignments across varied industries. He joins Horizon from PHD, where he was U.S. Account Director and Global Business Director, managing the agency's global Google business.  "Horizon is unlike any other agency in its ability to move incredibly quickly, which is a testament to the company's entrepreneurial approach," said Jake Phillips, SVP, Managing Director at Horizon Media. "The company is a place with such a great culture that is also so clearly focused on leadership and invention." Prior to working at PHD, Jake spent five years leading media planning and strategy for the snacks brands for Kraft Food including Oreos, Chips Ahoy!, Ritz and Planters. Previously Phillips held positions at PHD as Vice President and Group Media Director; and as an Account Director at MPG.

Phillips was named a Rising Star by Mediapost in 2004, and his work for brands has accrued awards that include a Cannes Grand Prix Media Lion, a Jack Myers Media Innovation and Creativity Award, and Mediaweek's Media Plan of the Year. Phillips graduated from the State University of New York at Albany in 1997 with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics.


About Horizon MediaHorizon Media, Inc. is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world. The company was founded in 1989, is headquartered in New York and has offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Chicago. Horizon Media was chosen as 2011 Independent Media Agency of the Year by Mediapost, 2010 U.S. Media Agency of the Year by Adweek, Brandweek, and Mediaweek as well as by Ad Age and as one of the world's ten most innovative marketing and advertising companies by Fast Company in 2011. In 2012, Bill Koenigsberg, President, CEO and Founder, was honored by Advertising Age as Industry Executive of the Year. Most recently, in 2014, Bill Koenigsberg was named 4As Chair of the Board and is the first person from a media agency to hold this prestigious position in the 100 year history of the 4As, the marketing industry's leading trade association.

The company's mission is "To create the most meaningful brand connections within the lives of people everywhere." By delivering on this mission through a holistic approach to brand marketing, Horizon Media has become one of the largest and fastest-growing media agencies in the industry, with estimated billings of over $4.7 billion and over 1000 employees.

The company is also a founding member of Columbus Media International, a multi-national partnership of independent media agencies. For more information, please visit horizonmedia.com.

ContactKaya Lobaczewski(212) [email protected] Source: Horizon Media

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