Katz Marketing Solutions Adds Three Senior Execs
Katz Marketing Solutions, a radio-focused marketing firm, adds three senior executives. 20-year industry vet Chris Hamer (pictured) joins KMS as Senior VP/Business Development in New York. He comes to Katz from OakView Strategic Advisors, where he was Managing Director. Before that, he was Senior VP/Strategic Marketing for Sony BMG Music.
Digital research veteran Brian McElroy is appointed VP/Research. He most recently served at MediaVest as Research Director dedicated to the Wal-Mart account. Prior to MediaVest, McElroy managed media research projects for blue-chip clients at media agencies Universal McCann and MediaCom.
In addition, Heidi Schulthess becomes VP/Sales in Chicago after serving as the Midwest Business Development Director for National Cable Communications. At NCC, she was responsible for business development efforts of four regional offices: Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit and Cleveland. Before joining NCC, she served as Business Development Director for CBS Radio's WBBM-FM and WJMK-FM/Chicago.
"I'm thrilled to have Chris, Heidi and Brian join our rapidly growing team," said KMS President Bob McCurdy. "Our mandate is to offer CMOs and brand managers access to both strategic thinking and customized solutions, highlighting the medium's new forms of content while showcasing our ability to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns."
