Criteo is a global technology company that powers the world’s marketers and media owners with trusted and impactful advertising through its world-leading Commerce Media Platform, a suite of products that activates the world’s largest set of commerce data to drive better commerce outcomes.

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Ingmar Zach is the Senior Vice President, Product at [Criteo](/org/criteo).

As Senior Vice President, Product, Zach is responsible for the product strategy and development of [Criteo](/org/criteo)'s leading first-party data network to drive marketing outcomes across all stages of the customer journey. Zach joined [Criteo](/org/criteo) with 20 years of experience innovating and operating in digital product management roles across the U.S. and European markets. Most recently, he served as Chief Product Officer at [LiveIntent](/org/liveintent).

Ingmar Zach

Ned Samuelson is the current Managing Director of Growth at [Criteo](/org/criteo). Prior to this, they worked as a financial representative at [Northwestern Mutual](/org/northwestern-mutual) from August 2009 to July 2010. Ned then interned as a business analyst at [Arthur D. Little](/org/arthur-d-little) from June 2007 to August 2007. From May 2011 to January 2012, Samuelson worked as an account executive at Yankee Group. In this role, they were charged with creating and managing growth within a number of accounts. Ned has cultivated relationships with senior decision makers at multiple large companies by demonstrating a clear understanding of the prospect's key initiatives. Samuelson has won the "March Madness" contest as the highest selling 1st year representative during Q1.

Ned Samuelson completed a BA in Sociology and Ned'story from [Duke University](/org/duke-university). Ned then went on to complete an MPP in Public Policy and Business from [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university). Finally, they attended [Milton Academy](/org/milton-academy) for high school.

Ned Samuelson reports to Rory Mitchell, General Manager, [Global Growth](/org/global-growth-holdings).

Ned Samuelson

Michael Greene is the SVP of Global Vertical Strategy at [Criteo](/org/criteo). Michael has over 10 years of experience in the marketing research and strategy industry. Michael began their career as a Research Associate at Jupiter Research and then moved to Forrester Research where they held the title of Senior Analyst. In 2012, they joined [AudienceScience](/org/audiencescience) as the Director of Marketing Strategy and Research. Michael was promoted to VP of Business Development in 2015 and then to VP of Product Strategy in 2016. In 2017, they joined [Criteo](/org/criteo) as the VP of Growth Portfolio and was promoted to their current role in 2019.

Michael Greene graduated from [Dartmouth College](/org/dartmouth) with an A.B., cum laude, in Government - Comparative Politics.

Some of their coworkers include Shruthi Chindalur - Executive Managing Director, EMEA, Rory Mitchell - General Manager, [Global Growth](/org/global-growth-holdings), and Sherry Smith - Executive Managing Director, Global Retail Media. Michael Greene reports to Brian Gleason, Chief Revenue Officer.

Michael Greene

Cochrane offers 20 years of experience in the advertising and media industry, where she led partnerships, strategy and data monetization efforts for Red Ventures, CBS and CNET Media Group. At Criteo, she is responsible for scaling Criteo's enterprise solutions among enterprise marketers and retailers in the Americas, including Criteo's new demand-side platform, Commerce Max.

Courtney Cochrane

Rory Mitchell

Hubert de Pesquidoux has served as a member of our board of directors and chairman of the audit committee since October 2012. Mr. de Pesquidoux is currently Executive Partner at Siris Capital, a private equity firm focused on making control investments in data/telecom, technology and technology-enabled business service companies in North America. Until 2009, Mr. de Pesquidoux spent 21 years in various roles as a senior executive of Alcatel-Lucent SA. His last position was Chief Financial Officer of Alcatel-Lucent and President of its Enterprise Business Group. Mr. de Pesquidoux served as chairman of the board for Tekelec from May 2011 to January 2012 and served on the board of directors of Mavenir Systems from January 2012 to February 2015. He is currently the executive chairman of Premiere Global Services, Inc. and Mavenir Systems, Inc., and the chairman of the audit committee and member of the board of directors of Sequans Communications S.A. The board of directors believes that Mr. de Pesquidoux’s experience and knowledge in the high-tech industry, as well as his broad financial expertise, allow him to make valuable contributions to the board of directors.

Audit committee member

Hubert De Pesquidoux

Sherry Smith is the Executive Managing Director, Global Retail Media at [Criteo](/org/criteo). Sherry has over 25 years of experience in sales and marketing, with a focus on retail brands. Sherry was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Triad, a global media, creative and technology partner that specializes in growing brands in all retail environments and maximizing retailers’ profit, on and offline. Sherry has also held the position of Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Mass Connections.

Sherry Smith has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications and Organizational Management from California State University, Fullerton.

Sherry Smith reports to Brian Gleason, Chief Revenue Officer. Some of their coworkers include Rory Mitchell - General Manager, [Global Growth](/org/global-growth-holdings), Katie Kulik - Executive Managing Director, Americas, and Michael Greene - SVP, Global Vertical Strategy. and Courtney Cochrane - Managing Director of the Americas, Enterprise reports to Sherry Smith.

Sherry Smith

Kulik offers more than 25 years of experience in digital media and advertising, most recently serving as Chief Revenue Officer of CNET Media Group, a Red Ventures Company. Prior to that role, she was Executive Vice President, Global Digital Ad Sales for CBS where she led digital ad sales and strategy for the full portfolio of CBS's iconic brands. At Criteo, Kulik reports into Gleason and is responsible for driving revenue across the company's enterprise and growth client segments for the Americas.

Katie Kulik

Shruthi Chindalur is the current Executive Managing Director for EMEA at [Criteo](/org/criteo). Shruthi has held various other positions in the past including Boardwave, Work With Data, [Women Who Code](/org/women-who-code), LEAD Network Europe, [The Access Group](/org/the-access-group), and [Criteo](/org/criteo). Shruthi has been with [Criteo](/org/criteo) since January of 2018 and has been in their current position as Global Head - Indirect Channels, Partnerships & Resellers since May of 2022. Prior to their current position, they were with [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin) from August 2014 to July 2017 as Head of SMB EMEA & LATAM Customer Business - [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin) Sales Solutions.

They are on a team with Kenneth Pao - Executive Managing Director, APAC, Jon Kaiser - Global VP, Agency Business Development & Partnerships, and Rory Mitchell - Executive Managing Director, Americas. Shruthi Chindalur reports to Brian Gleason, Chief Revenue Officer.

Shruthi Chindalur

Stephen is Criteo’s EVP & GM of IPONWEB, having previously served as IPONWEB's Chief Operating Officer for the 2.5 years before acquisition. He is responsible for delivering the continued growth of IPONWEB and ensuring its integration and contribution to the vision, product and technology of the Criteo Commerce Media Platform.

Stephen has over 25 years leadership experience in the technology sector. He served as the Chief Revenue Officer at Sojern, leading data-driven marketing solutions for the world's largest travel brands. He was the Chief Executive Officer of social-local innovator Qype, which was sold to Yelp. Previously he led Yahoo! EMEA consumer business and was EMEA Managing Director for search pioneer Overture. Stephen holds a degree in English and Politics from the University of Birmingham.

Stephan Tyler

Megan Clarken spent fifteen years in various positions at Nielsen, and was recently Chief Commercial Officer of Nielsen Global Media. Born in New Zealand, Megan brings to [Criteo](/org/criteo) extensive global leadership experience and very strong industry expertise.

Megan Clarken

Laure Sauteraud

Kevin Nolan

Jessica Meyers

Rachel Picard has served as chairwomen of our board of directors since July 2020. She previous served as a member of our board of directors from June 2017 until July 2020. From October 2014 through February 2020, Ms. Picard was the Chief Executive Officer of SNCF Voyages. Prior to that, Ms. Picard was the Chief Executive Officer of SNCF Gares & Connexions at SNCF Group from June 2012 to September 2014. From October 2010 to April 2012, Ms. Picard was with Thomas Cook Group, first as Deputy General Manager of Tour Operating and Marketing, and subsequently as Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Cook. Ms. Picard is currently a member of the board of directors of [Compagnie des Alpes](/org/compagnie-des-alpes), a French public company, and of the supervisory board of Rocher Participations. Ms. Picard was a member of the board of directors of Unibail Rodamco for a short period in 2012. Ms. Picard has a Master’s Degree from [HEC Paris](/org/hec-paris). The board of directors believes that Ms. Picard’s extensive experience in developing and transforming large business entities and managing digital companies allows her to make valuable contributions to the board of directors.



Rachel Picard

Edmond Mesrobian has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2017. Since August 2018, Mr. Mesrobian has served as Chief Technology Officer of Nordstrom, Inc., a fashion retailer. Prior to that, Mr. Mesrobian served as Chief Technology Officer of Tesco PLC, a grocery and general merchandise retailer, since June 2015. From January 2011 to September 2014, Mr. Mesrobian served as Chief Technology Officer of Expedia, Inc., an online travel company. Mr. Mesrobian holds a B.S. degree in math and computer science, an M.Sc. degree in computer science and a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence and computer vision, all from the University of California, Los Angeles. The board of directors believes that Mr. Mesrobian’s extensive experience as an executive of companies in the technology industry and his prior service on the board of directors of Apigee Corporation, an API platform that was acquired by Google Inc. in November 2016, qualify him to serve on, and allow him to make valuable contributions to, the board of directors.

Compensation committee member

Edmond Mesrobian

Marie Lalleman has been appointed as a member of our board of directors effective April 26, 2019. Since 2017, Ms. Lalleman has served as Executive Vice President, Global Client Solutions, at The Nielsen Company, leading commercial strategies with e-retailers and e-media clients. From 2007 until 2017, Ms. Lalleman held various other executive and leadership positions at Nielsen, including Global Client Business Partner for international retailers and brands, Member of Nielsen Europe, and Member of Nielsen Global Retailer Executive Team. Ms. Lalleman is a director of Mediametrie/Netratings SAS JV. Ms. Lalleman received a business degree from ESC business school in Marseille. The board of directors believes that Ms. Lalleman’s experience in and knowledge of the diverse markets in which we operate, understanding of our business environment from various industry perspectives, and strong strategic thinking qualify her to serve on, and will allow her to make valuable contributions to, the board of directors.

Nominating & Corporate Governance committee

Marie Lalleman

James Warner has served as a member of our board of directors and as chairman of the compensation committee since February 2013, and as our lead independent director since December 2013. Since January 2009, he has been a Principal of Third Floor Enterprises, an advisory firm specializing in digital marketing and media. From January 2000 until December 2008, Mr. Warner served in various leadership roles at aQuantive Inc., including as Executive Vice President at Razorfish Inc. (formerly Avenue A), which was acquired by Microsoft Corporation in August 2007. Prior to aQuantive, he held leadership positions at HBO, CBS and Primedia. Mr. Warner is also a member of the board of directors for Merkle, Inc., Invision, Inc., Zoom, Inc. and Healthline Networks, Inc. From 2011 to 2012, Mr. Warner served as a member of the board of directors of MediaMind, Inc. Mr. Warner received a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from [Yale University](/org/yale-university) and a Master in Business Administration from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school). The board of directors believes that Mr. Warner’s experience in the consumer and digital marketing and media industries allows him to make valuable contributions to the board of directors

Committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating & Corporate Governance

James Warner

Joe Stevens is the Chief Information Security Officer at [Criteo](/org/criteo).

Stevens has over two decades of international experience building innovative global organizations and applying a business value approach to security and technology. He previously held lead security roles at Radio Free Europe, Schibsted Media Group, Daily Mail Group Trust and GTT Communications. In his role, Stevens helps protect and safeguard [Criteo](/org/criteo)'s growing first-party data through industry-leading best practices.

Joe Stevens

Sarah Glickman is [Criteo](/org/criteo)’s Chief Financial Officer. She has over 30 years of global finance and transformation experience. Most recently, Sarah was at [XPO Logistics](/org/xpo-logistics) as their Acting Chief Financial Officer for 20 months and Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Transformation. Prior to [XPO Logistics](/org/xpo-logistics), Sarah held operational Chief Financial Officer roles at [Novartis](/org/novartis) and Honeywell International as well as executive roles in shared services and operations, internal audit, transformation and controllership at Honeywell International and [Bristol-Myers Squibb](/org/bristol-myers-squibb). Sarah started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She is a U.S. CPA and a U.K. Fellow Chartered Accountant with a degree in economics from the [University of York](/org/university-of-york), England. Sarah has extensive global experience in strategic decision making, driving operational excellence and strong financial performance and leading transformative change, including M&A. She is passionate about fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusiveness and equality.



Sarah Glickman

As Chief Product Officer, Parsons leads and oversees [Criteo](/org/criteo)'s product design and innovation roadmap, playing a critical role in the transformation of the company's technology platform.

Parsons brings over 15 years of experience as a product leader with deep expertise in advertising technology. Prior to joining [Criteo](/org/criteo), Parsons served as the Chief Product Officer at [OpenX](/org/openx), a leader in programmatic advertising, where he led a global team in establishing the first people-based programmatic marketplace. Previously, as Chief Product Officer of SocialCode, he developed products to activate and measure first-party audiences across Facebook, Amazon, YouTube and other platforms. He also led [Acxiom](/org/acxiom-corp)'s Marketing Services business and founded two startups, [Aditive](/org/aditive) (acquired by Axciom in 2014) and BuzzLogic.

Todd Parsons

Andhika

Brian Gleason is Chief Revenue Officer at [Criteo](/org/criteo). He leads the company’s global commercial organization that is focused on fortifying [Criteo](/org/criteo)’s leadership in commerce media and helping clients drive outcomes on the open internet through its Commerce Media Platform solutions. His deep understanding of the media marketplace and ability to enhance value for clients has led to a career of driving power growth for companies.

Previously, Brian was Global Chief Commercial Officer of [GroupM](/org/groupm) in which he led a portfolio of specialty businesses focused on developing innovative solutions to make media work better for advertisers. He also held roles of Global CEO of Performance Media Group, Global CEO of [GroupM](/org/groupm)’s [m]PLATFORM, Global CEO of [Xaxis](/org/xaxis) and U.S. CEO of [Xaxis](/org/xaxis). Brian joined [GroupM](/org/groupm) in 2013 by way of the digital publishing industry, where he was the Group Chief Revenue Officer for IDG TechNetwork and IDG Consumer & SMB.

Brian Gleason

Dr. Boris Mouzykantskii is Criteo’s Chief Architect. He is responsible for driving product, technical and business architecture at Criteo, as well as ensuring the successful integration of IPONWEB.

Prior to joining Criteo, Dr. Mouzykantskii had over 20 years of experience as the founder, CEO and Chief Scientist of IPONWEB Holding Limited, a market-leading AdTech company with world-class media trading capabilities, the business of which was acquired by Criteo in August 2022. Dr. Mouzykantskii earned a PhD in Theoretical Physics and has held research and professorial positions at both Cambridge University and the University of Warwick in the UK for more than 10 years.

Boris Mouzykantskii

Jon Kaiser is the Global Vice President, Agency Business Development and Partnerships at [Criteo](/org/criteo). 

As Global Vice President, Agency Business Development and Partnerships, Kaiser will spearhead efforts to strengthen [Criteo](/org/criteo)'s relationships with advertising agencies. He brings over 25 years of advertising and media experience to the company, with much of his career spent in leadership roles at agencies managing domestic and international client assignments. Most recently, he was at [Omnicom Media Group](/org/omnicom-media-group), where he led global digital media strategy for [PepsiCo](/org/pepsico) and all media investment on key accounts including [McDonald's](/org/mcdonalds) and [AT&T](/org/att). 

Jon Kaiser

Ken oversees the Asia Pacific region. Prior to [Criteo](/org/criteo), Ken spent the last six years building up the APAC practice at [Videology](/org/videology-inc), an advanced TV and video advertising platform and had most recently served as Chief Revenue and Operations Officer there. He has spent the last 13 years building and growing numerous enterprises across the APAC region. Ken received his MBA from the [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) and a BA from UCLA.

Kenneth Pao

Manuela Montagnana is Criteo’s Chief People Officer. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a people executive, leading global teams in the manufacturing, service, and technology industries. Manuela has a proven track record of accelerating performance through human capital management in a transformation context in both highly matrixed organizations and those undergoing hyper growth. Most recently, she served as Vice President, Head of Human Resources for Product and Engineering at Compass, where she built and led her Human Resources team in the US and India while serving as the business partner to the Chief Technology and Chief Product Officers. While at Compass, Manuela led major transformational projects including the opening of a new development center in India and the talent integration of two tech startups following their acquisition. Manuela grew up in Germany and attended the University of Paris X and Strasbourg studying Law, later completing her Master's in Business Administration at IAE - Écoles Universitaires de Management in Strasbourg, France.

Manuela Montagnana

Brendan McCarthy is Chief Marketing Officer at Criteo. He has nearly 20 years of strategic marketing and communications experience, having led several successful corporate reputation and brand strategy assignments for Fortune 500 companies. Before Criteo, Brendan was Head of Communications and Product Marketing for Nielsen Global Media. During his five years at Nielsen, he focused on transforming the company’s reputation from a legacy television ratings provider to a leading-edge data and technology company. Previously, Brendan led high-profile assignments for large corporate and technology clients at Edelman, the global public relations agency. He also held positions at cause marketing agencies in both Washington, D.C. and New York where he supported a range of political and public interest campaigns. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, and holds a master’s degree in Global Affairs from New York University

Brendan Mccarthy

As General Counsel, Ryan oversees [Criteo](/org/criteo)’s legal, data privacy and government relations functions. Ryan joined [Criteo](/org/criteo) in 2018 to lead [Criteo](/org/criteo)’s mission to shape the future of compliance and help drive business expansion. Prior to [Criteo](/org/criteo), Ryan served as SVP and General Counsel at [Riverbed Technology](/org/riverbed-technology), and also held senior legal roles at [Charles Schwab](/org/charles-schwab) and [Gunderson Dettmer](/org/gunderson-dettmer). He has a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Ryan Damon

Diarmuid is our CTO, having joined [Criteo](/org/criteo) in 2014. He is in charge of managing [Criteo](/org/criteo)’s R&D teams in Europe and the US, delivering on their mission of providing high performance AI powered advertising at scale. Hailing from Cavan in Ireland, he has an honours degree in Electronic Engineering (1994) and a First-class honours MBA (2014), both from [Dublin City University](/org/dublin-city-university). Previously he worked for [General Electric](/org/general-electric), IONA Software, ICL Fujitsu and AOL.

Diarmuid Gill

Nathalie Balla has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2017. Since June 2014, Ms. Balla has served as Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of [La Redoute](/org/la-redoute-s-a) and Relais Colis. Ms. Balla is also currently the General Manager of New R SAS, the sole shareholder of [La Redoute](/org/la-redoute-s-a). From 2009 to 2014, Ms. Balla served as Chief Executive Officer of [La Redoute](/org/la-redoute-s-a), a subsidiary of Redcats. Ms. Balla served on the board of directors of [Solocal Group SA](/org/solocal-group-sa) from July 2014 to June 2017. Ms. Balla has a Bachelor’s Degree from École supérieure de commerce (ESCP-EAP) of Paris and a PhD in Business Administration from Saint Gallen University. The board of directors believes that Ms. Balla’s extensive experience as an executive of an ecommerce company allows her to make valuable contributions to the board of directors.

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