Tom Gibney
Tom has worked in advertising/media finance for 25 years. Most recently, he was the Director of Client Financial Services for Re:Sources, the shared service entity for the Publicis Groupe, where he was responsible for the bill/pay and master data management functions for all entities within North America. Prior to that he was the CFO of Consolidated Data Services, the IT shared services company for DAS (a division of the Omnicom Group). While there he built the financial and operational structures to support the rapid growth of the company across two continents.
Tom spent a number of years working in Europe. First in France as the Director of International Finance for Digitas; then in the U.K. as a Regional Finance Director, EMEA, for Vivaki. He also worked with Ken at E&Y as a part of the Marketing & Advertising Risk Services Group. While there he led multiple audits
and internal client projects focusing on contract compliance, transparency and process improvement. He has also held various accounting and finance positions at Wunderman, Merkley + Partners, DMB&B (part of Publicis Groupe), and Ogilvy & Mather.
Tom is a licensed attorney, having earned his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. He holds a B.A. in Finance from The Catholic University of America.
Ken Fakler
Ken is the pioneer of the advertising and media agency auditing services in the U.S. Most recently, Ken established and led PwC’s Media and Advertising Assurance (MAAS) practice, after building and leading EY’s practice - for a total of 16 years between the two global audit and consulting companies. He has worked extensively with top global and national advertisers across multiple industries in providing assurance services related to advertising, media, and marketing activities. He has led many media and advertising projects and assessments, which have included cost reduction programs for major advertisers; has helped many organizations increase transparency through implementation of compliance programs across all types of marketing and advertising agencies.
Prior to working at EY and PwC, Ken worked at Y&R and Wunderman, part of WPP group, focusing on financial operations, policies and procedures, and client contracts. He also worked for Publicis Groupe (then DMB&B) for 12 years, where he built and ran the internal audit department, focusing on agency processes, profitability, and governance. Ken began his career at Coopers & Lybrand as an audit professional.
Ken is a CPA and holds an MBA in Accounting and Finance from Northeastern University. He holds a bachelors degree in Marketing and Finance from Boston University. Over the years Ken has been actively involved with the ANA Advertising Financial Management Committee and AAAA sub-committee on Internal Audit.
Tom Gibney
Tom has worked in advertising/media finance for 25 years. Most recently, he was the Director of Client Financial Services for Re:Sources, the shared service entity for the Publicis Groupe, where he was responsible for the bill/pay and master data management functions for all entities within North America. Prior to that he was the CFO of Consolidated Data Services, the IT shared services company for DAS (a division of the Omnicom Group). While there he built the financial and operational structures to support the rapid growth of the company across two continents.
Tom spent a number of years working in Europe. First in France as the Director of International Finance for Digitas; then in the U.K. as a Regional Finance Director, EMEA, for Vivaki. He also worked with Ken at E&Y as a part of the Marketing & Advertising Risk Services Group. While there he led multiple audits
and internal client projects focusing on contract compliance, transparency and process improvement. He has also held various accounting and finance positions at Wunderman, Merkley + Partners, DMB&B (part of Publicis Groupe), and Ogilvy & Mather.
Tom is a licensed attorney, having earned his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. He holds a B.A. in Finance from The Catholic University of America.
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Ken Fakler
Ken is the pioneer of the advertising and media agency auditing services in the U.S. Most recently, Ken established and led PwC’s Media and Advertising Assurance (MAAS) practice, after building and leading EY’s practice - for a total of 16 years between the two global audit and consulting companies. He has worked extensively with top global and national advertisers across multiple industries in providing assurance services related to advertising, media, and marketing activities. He has led many media and advertising projects and assessments, which have included cost reduction programs for major advertisers; has helped many organizations increase transparency through implementation of compliance programs across all types of marketing and advertising agencies.
Prior to working at EY and PwC, Ken worked at Y&R and Wunderman, part of WPP group, focusing on financial operations, policies and procedures, and client contracts. He also worked for Publicis Groupe (then DMB&B) for 12 years, where he built and ran the internal audit department, focusing on agency processes, profitability, and governance. Ken began his career at Coopers & Lybrand as an audit professional.
Ken is a CPA and holds an MBA in Accounting and Finance from Northeastern University. He holds a bachelors degree in Marketing and Finance from Boston University. Over the years Ken has been actively involved with the ANA Advertising Financial Management Committee and AAAA sub-committee on Internal Audit.
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