Marla Kaplowitz

Marla Kaplowitz is the President & CEO at 4A's. Prior to this, they were with Kindred, BBB National Programs, and MEC.

Kaplowitz has been in the advertising and media industry for over 20 years. Marla started their career at MediaVest and Ammirati Puris Lintas in 1996, before moving to MEC in 2011.

At MEC, Kaplowitz was responsible for turning around business losses and revenue decline as the Chief Executive Officer, North America. Marla achieved a commercial turnaround with new business wins and team growth, increasing revenue and profit. Her performance was noted with the 2016 Distinguished Citizenship Award from the John A. Reisenbach Foundation, and industry identification as a ‘Woman to Watch’ by Advertising Age in 2012.

In their current role at 4A's, Kaplowitz is responsible for leading the trade association that represents the marketing communications industry.

Marla Kaplowitz has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara. Marla also has certification from Berkeley Law Executive Education in ESG: Navigating the Board's Role.

Sean McGlade - VP, Professional & Organizational Development, Carly Wengrover - VP, Marketing & Communications, and Mark Campanella - SVP, Enterprise Tech & Development report to Marla Kaplowitz.