Randall Beard Joins as Group President, Advertisers & Shannon Johnson Appointed Group President, Financial Institutions
ATLANTA – Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX), a purchase intelligence platform that makes marketing more relevant and measurable, announced the appointment of two new executive hires to its leadership team: Randall Beard as Group President, Advertisers, and Shannon Johnson as Group President, Financial Institutions.
In his new role, Beard will focus on launching new products for marketers and expanding Cardlytics’ advertiser relationships. In her new role, Johnson will oversee Cardlytics’ growing network of financial institutions, helping Cardlytics’ financial institution partners expand their loyalty programs for increased customer engagement.
“At Cardlytics, we only hire forward-thinking people who want to push the boundaries of the status quo, and that’s why we’re thrilled to add Randall and Shannon to our team,” said COO and Co-Founder Lynne Laube. “Randall’s strong background in helping major advertising brands move the bottom line and Shannon’s extensive experience in driving bank customer engagement will make them both instrumental players as we continue to help marketers execute more effective campaigns and financial intuitions increase customer loyalty.”
Beard joins Cardlytics after serving as Global President for Ad Solutions, Expanded Verticals and Innovation at the Nielsen Company from 2009 to 2017, where he was one of two representatives of Turner’s Ad Lab Advisory Board. Before working at Nielsen, Beard served as SVP and Global Head of Marketing and Product at American Express and as Global Head of Marketing at UBS. He began his career with Procter & Gamble.
Johnson joins Cardlytics from SunTrust, where she was SVP and Head of Consumer Direct Lending. Prior to this role, she served as SVP and Head of Consumer Deposits and Payments, where she sponsored and launched Cardlytics’ SunTrust Deals program. Previously, Johnson held numerous senior positions at PNC, where she co-developed one of Cardlytics’ first large bank contracts and implementations, PNC Purchase Payback. She began her career at McKinsey & Company, where
she served clients in the Retail and Financial Services industries.
About Cardlytics
Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX) uses purchase intelligence to make marketing more relevant and measurable. We partner with more than 2,000 financial institutions to run their banking rewards programs that promote customer loyalty and deepen banking relationships. In turn, we have a secure view into where and when consumers are spending their money. We use these insights to help marketers identify, reach and influence likely buyers at scale, as well as measure the true sales impact of marketing campaigns. Headquartered in Atlanta, Cardlytics has offices in London, New York, Chicago and San Francisco. Learn more at www.cardlytics.com.
Randall Beard
Randall Beard is the Group President, Advertisers at Cardlytics where he oversees the strategy and execution of expanding Cardlytics’ advertiser network. From 2009 to June 2017, Randall served as Global President for Ad Solutions, Expanded Verticals, and Innovation at the Nielsen Company. From 2007 to 2009, Randall was Global Head of Marketing at UBS. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Marketing and Product at American Express. Randall began his career with Procter & Gamble, where he served in various Marketing and General Management roles of increasing responsibility in the U.S., China and Japan. Randall holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Tennessee, and an M.B.A. from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.
