Nielsen and former McKinsey Executive Jeremy Allen to Take the Helm of the Company’s $445M Marketing Services Division
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Acxiom® (NASDAQ: ACXM), an enterprise data, analytics and software-as-a-service company, today announced the appointment of Jeremy Allen as President of Marketing Services. Allen’s addition will reinvigorate Acxiom’s marketing services capabilities and build on its executive bench of industry leaders.
With more than two decades of enterprise marketing experience in senior leadership roles at Nielsen and McKinsey, Allen has a proven record in transforming businesses into high-performing organizations. In his role, Allen will be responsible for managing the company’s Marketing Services division, driving growth and increased levels of profitability.
“Jeremy’s ability to innovate and delight customers is key to growth and further advancing our marketing services offering,” said Acxiom CEO Scott Howe. “We are pleased that he chose to join Acxiom and look forward to his contributions.”
Previously, Allen has held several positions at Nielsen. In his latest role as Executive Vice President of their Marketing Effectiveness division, he led a turnaround which took the business from flat to +30% YOY revenue growth in just three years. Prior to Nielsen, he spent 13 years at McKinsey & Company, where he was a Partner in the Consumer Packaged Goods practice. Allen has abundant industry expertise in consumer packaged goods, healthcare, media and information services.
Allen earned his master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Morehouse College. He will be based in New York and report to Acxiom’s CEO Scott Howe.
Allen’s appointment completes Acxiom’s new divisional structure, which includes Travis May as President of Connectivity and Rick Erwin as President of Audience Solutions. Acxiom’s CFO, Warren Jenson, is heading the Company’s international operations.
About Acxiom
Acxiom is an enterprise data, analytics and software-as-a-service company that uniquely fuses trust, experience and scale to fuel data-driven results. For over 40 years, Acxiom has been an innovator in harnessing the most important sources and uses of data to strengthen connections between people, businesses and their partners. Utilizing a channel and media neutral approach, we leverage cutting-edge, data-oriented products and services to maximize customer value. Every week, Acxiom powers more than a trillion transactions that enable better living for people and better results for our 7,000+ global clients. For more information about Acxiom, visit Acxiom.com. Acxiom is a registered trademark of Acxiom Corporation.
