Marketing EDGE Appoints New Members to Board of Trustees

NEW YORK - March 4, 2019 - PRLog -- Marketing EDGE today announced it has appointed Bruce Biegel, Senior Managing Director at Winterberry Group, and Gerard Daher, CEO and Co-founder of Speedeon Data, to its Board of Trustees. Leveraging their leadership expertise, Biegel and Daher will join an illustrious group of marketing innovators to help bolster the nonprofit organization's ongoing mission to connect students, academics and professionals to resources and relationships needed to navigate the evolving field of marketing.

"As we embark on the New EDGE this year, Bruce and Gerard will bring critical insight that will help reposition, strengthen and ultimately expand the impact achieved by this nonprofit organization," said Marketing EDGE President Terri L. Bartlett. "I am thrilled to work alongside our Board of Trustees as we double down on our vision to deliver diverse, inclusive and dynamic market-ready talent destined to lead the field of marketing for generations to come."

Bruce Biegel, Senior Managing Director at Winterberry Group and Senior Advisor to its affiliated investment bank, Petsky Prunier LLC, formerly served as a member of the Data & Marketing Association's (DMA) board of directors and led the education advisory committee on DMA's Marketing Technology Council. He was also co-chairman of DMA's annual Innovation Awards. As a seasoned executive with more than 25 years of hands-on experience in building businesses from the ground up, Biegel's diverse responsibilities have included strategic and business planning, financing, global multichannel marketing, technology development and support, legal coordination and financial management.

Gerard Daher, CEO and Co-Founder of Speedeon Data, has served on the advisory boards of numerous professional groups and associations including the Global Retail Marketing Association, Taylor Institute of Direct Marketing, Path2Response, Weatherhead School of Management, and EarnUp. Daher has more than 20 years of experience in strategic development, marketing, business operations and data technologies, which he has utilized in developing marketing solutions for leading domestic and international brands.

The Marketing EDGE Board of Trustees is comprised of industry professionals and academics from organizations such as Citi, EY, Omnicom Group, and ForwardPMX, as well as academic institutions such as Fordham University and SMU, to name a few. To view a full list of the Board of Trustees, see https://www.marketingedge.org/about-us/board-of-trustees.

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ABOUT MARKETING EDGE

Marketing EDGE is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that's shaping the future of marketing by connecting students, academics and professionals to the resources and relationships they need to see, move and stay ahead. Empowering agile, responsible and skillful marketing leaders for more than 50 years, Marketing EDGE expands access to leading research, resources and events, fosters personal connections and diverse ideas, and provides real-time insights for real-world impact. To learn more, visit, https://www.marketingedge.org.