I’m excited to partner with Ascential companies, Hudson MX and agencies in my new role to deliver on this front, helping establish a strong technology foundation for the future.” A better technology-led infrastructure will benefit both the individuals working in the industry and the businesses that work together across the media supply chain. We have an opportunity to re-imagine how agencies can work, supported by technologies that empower agencies’ businesses and improve where people’s time and effort is deployed. The industry needs new technology solutions and working practices to deliver successfully for the future. He brings unparalleled depth of knowledge of media agency operations and systems, honed from 25 years of leading media agency businesses, including developing and overseeing organizational, process and systems strategy and implementation in support of agency and marketer goals.”Ĭridland commented: “The industry has changed so much over the past decade, yet the foundational systems that support our business are the same despite the complexity in media that exists today. Building on our ongoing, strong collaboration with Ascential resources and advisors, we look forward to partnering with Lucas. JT Batson, CEO of Hudson MX commented: “We are thrilled to continue to reinforce our partnership with Ascential and MediaLink as we scale our capabilities and expand our client base with technology to support agencies’ transformation ambitions. Prior, Cridland held other leadership positions within Dentsu and earlier in his career at Omnicom Media Group and Publicis Groupe. Lucas knows the business deeply including, critically, how to deliver enterprise solutions for agencies and clients against a backdrop of rapid industry evolution.”Ĭridland most recently served as Chief Operating Officer, Media US, Dentsu where he was responsible for the operational infrastructure, technology platforms and working processes across the holding company’s media businesses. Importantly, a key focus area for Lucas and the practice will be to further scale Hudson MX onboarding as clients increasingly migrate to the platform. Michael Kassan, Chairman and CEO, MediaLink, commented: “At a time when media fragmentation and technology complexity has never been greater, we are launching Hudson Bridge with Lucas at the helm to help clients harness technology as a competitive advantage to simplify, optimize, and drive better results. Hudson MX provides media buying and media accounting solutions globally through a cloud-based SaaS platform, partnering with its agency clients to catalyze marketing transformation efforts. Within this remit, Hudson Bridge and Cridland will provide immediate focus on the implementation excellence of Hudson MX, an advertising technology business. The practice will include expertise on agency enterprise systems and their implementation, transition, and integration, as well as optimizing processes to accelerate companies’ operational speed, efficiency and efficacy. In this post, Cridland will be responsible for leading the new practice supporting MediaLink and Ascential companies by providing its clients advisory on technology-driven transformation. NEW YORK-( BUSINESS WIRE)-Strategic advisory firm MediaLink, an Ascential company, plc (LSE: ASCL.L), today announced the appointment of Lucas Cridland as Managing Director of its newly-launched practice, Hudson Bridge, effective immediately.
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