FRANK GINSBERG | FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN, CEO

Entrepreneur. Icon. Legend. Artistic Director…all these apply when it comes to Frank Ginsberg. But the title he’s most comfortable with is the one he started with: Art Director. His singular style, distinguished by its differentiating power, has helped build brands like Purina Cat Chow, U.S. Trust, Financial Times, Thomson Reuters, Enterprise Rent-A- Car, Bacardi Rums and Van Cleef & Arpels. And that’s just naming a few. His passion for ideas is deep and infectious. Come see the view at AFG& and you’ll feel it too.

DAWN TERRAZAS | ​CHIEF ​MANAGING DIRECTOR U.S. / LATAM

A little Texas Hill Country, a little Uptown NYC, Dawn brings both grit and elegance. She is an action-oriented brand leader and strategic advisor to global brands, always out ahead of category trends. She has proven success in launching new products as well as helping to grow billion-dollar brands. Dawn cut her teeth at big global networks like Y&R and McCann Erickson, for clients like Colgate-Palmolive, P&G, Capital One, and Mastercard. She currently serves as New Business Lead and heads up AFGNorth America and AFGLatAm.

AMY ADAMS | ​CHIEF MANAGING DIRECTOR EMENA / AOA

How do we do this differently? How do we do it better? Why isn’t anyone responding to my midnight
e-mails? Every day and most nights, Amy’s inexhaustible energy and incisive ideas help make AFG& a smarter, more invaluable partner for our clients. Also, she has this superhuman ability to thrive on very little sleep. Which uniquely qualifies her to head up AFGEurope and AFGAsia. Headquartered in London and working across time zones, Amy spearheads the agency’s efforts around the globe.

TARA DECOURSEY | ​CHIEF MANAGING DIRECTOR ​U.S. / CANADA

​There’s a difference between “hearing” and “listening.” Tara gets that. It’s what has helped her build remarkable business partnerships over a 25-year career. She has won awards from IPG for organic growth and from the Ad Council for campaigns to end hate and discrimination, both of which demonstrate that Tara’s approach is hands-on. From research and development to razor-sharp strategy to final production, Tara is truly a team player. Could explain her die-hard devotion to sports, particularly her beloved New York Yankees. Go Yanks. Go Tara.

JOE PETRUCCIO | CO-CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

In advertising today, there are still some creative directors who give you ideas instead of jargon. Who teach teams how to be better creatives and better people. Who take a client’s business as seriously as if it were their own. Joe’s one of those guys. A gifted artist and social commentator, Joe is also the official artist of Elvis Presley Enterprises and the Muhammad Ali Estate. He also maintains highly followed sports blogs chronicling the misfortunes of the Mets and the Jets.

​GIB MARQUARDT | CO-CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

Gib, as in “BIG” spelled backwards. Big thinker. Big brand-builder. Big heart. Also, a big-time believer in the power of words and ideas to shape and transform brands. Gib started his career at JWT Chicago, creating award-winning work for clients ranging from Kellogg’s Cereals to Miller Beer to Motorola Flip Phones. At McCann New York he helped usher in a new era of creative focus for Mastercard, Lucent Technologies, United Way, and AT&T. At AFG&, his wit and warmth can be felt across the agency portfolio.

YÜCEL ERDOGAN | CO-CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

What do you call an accomplished artist/critically acclaimed photographer/director/award-winning art director? At AFG&, we call him Yücel. Mr. Erdogan began his career at Publicis for Max Factor. He joined AFG& in 1999, winning and developing ground breaking work for Bacardi, Tumi, Sally Hansen, Fortunoff, St. Regis, and Carrera y Carrera. After a brief stint partnering with Sean “P Diddy” Combs to help catapult CIROC vodka to the fastest-growing spirit in the world, Yücel returned to AFG& in 2015. We’re richer for it.

JONATHAN SCHLEYER | GLOBAL PLANNING DIRECTOR

​Change agent. Visionary. Resident Frenchman. Jonathan is a polycultural thinker/strategist. He is the brains behind and author of AFG’s proprietary SEAL strategic process, which guides the way we think and the work we do. His far-reaching global branding experience means that he thinks beyond borders and across cultures. And he’s a champion of simple, universal storytelling to create campaigns that resonate and elevate. Based on the West Coast, Jonathan currently guides Nestle Purina brands in the United States, Latin America and Europe.

LYNNE KLUGER | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

​Tough and tender. Two traits of a great producer. Two words that best describe Lynne. After starting her career at AFG&, Lynne left to lead productions around the world and then returned. She cut her teeth working on Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Nestle Purina, Bacardi, Nair and more. Equipped with the toughness of a seasoned veteran and the tenderness of someone who cares deeply about her craft, Lynne leads production across all our brands.

AGOSTINO COLOTTI | CFO & COO

Augie once dreamt of being a copywriter. But the only agency job he could find after college was in accounting. He kinda liked it. He went back to school and got an MBA in finance. Fast-forward twenty years and Augie has held senior positions at Havas, Omnicom, and IPG. Renowned for vendor relations and for creating buying power across agency organizations, Augie helms the overall financial operations and diversity efforts of AFG&. He is a coolly efficient manager and numbers guy who also believes that the heart and soul of our business is creative.