Ad Council Adds 23 Board Members, Elevates Meta's Mendelsohn
NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- The Ad Council elected 23 new members to its Board of Directors and elevated Nicola Mendelsohn, Head of Global Business Group at Meta, to Vice Chair.
Board adds executives from major agencies, platforms and brands
The nonprofit approved the new directors at its biannual Board meeting. The group spans agency holding companies, technology platforms, media owners, measurement firms and consumer brands. Names include Devika Bulchandani, Chief Operating Officer of WPP; Robin Callif of Omnicom Public Relations; Peter Naylor, Chief Client Officer of Nielsen; and Lin-Hua Wu, EVP and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of General Motors.
Platform and ad-tech representation includes Liza Heller of TikTok, Adrian Mulryan of Snap Inc., Kristen O'Hara of Google, Tim Perzyk of Microsoft Advertising, Ashan Khan of Uber Advertising, Megan Ramm of PubMatic and Alex Underwood of Teads.