Magazine industry trade group The Association of Magazine Media today announced that Linda Thomas Brooks has been appointed President and CEO. Brooks assumes the new role immediately.
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Marketing communications executive Brooks was previously president of Martin Agency subsidiary Ingenuity Media, and was also formerly VP and managing director at GM MediaWorks, a position she held for 11 years. Brooks also logged stints at Columbus, OH-based marketing agency GearDigital, where she served as president, as well as Trilogy, where she was executive director of media and marketing.
In a statement, Brooks said her “first and primary goal is to be an influential and effective industry voice promoting the innovation and strategic value of the magazine industry to all stakeholders — particularly the advertising and marketing communities.”
“I’m looking forward to applying the skills I’ve gained through my agency experience viewing magazine media through a client’s lens,” Brooks said.
The MPA's top slot had remained vacant since September, when former President and CEO Mary Berner left the non-profit trade association to become CEO of Cumulus Media, in wake of the October resignation of founder and CEO Lew Dickey.
Nancy Telliho had served as interim president and CEO during the month’s-long search for Berner’s successor.
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