BENSUSSEN DEUTSCH & ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Sales Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Worker
Barry is a hard worker who leads with persistence and commitment. He has helped guide BDA's strategic direction and nurtured partnerships with the majority of Fortune 500 companies and entertainment properties. Barry wakes up every day with the purpose to drive the BDA business forward by delighting clients, winning new accounts, and assisting with the company's global expansion. Barry was 19 when he joined the BDA sales force and didn't skip a beat ever since.
When he's not working: Swinging a club
When he's not swinging a club: Swinging a hammer
When he's not swinging a hammer: Losing in cribbage to his wife
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- President, Seahawks and First & Goal Inc
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Visionary Leader
Jared is a visionary leader with an extensive track record of solving complex problems and improving financial results. His background includes stops at Dell, Honeywell and General Motors, where he shaped long-term business strategy, centralized and standardized accounting processes and improved productivity.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Co - Founder
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- EVP - NBD & Client Services
For over two decades, Jon has led sales teams, trained hundreds, on-boarded dozens of assignments with many of the world's most respected brands and has been a contributing factor to the explosive growth BDA continues to experience. Jon believes in people first. He is a passionate, energetic and proven leader who always makes himself available to anyone. He obsesses about winning, both in making BDA the best company to work for, and partner with, and by growing people personally and professionally.
When he's not working: Traveling the world with his wife and two teenage boys.
Job Titles:
- Member of the European Leadership Team
- Director, Sales / United Kingdom
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- Managing Partner, LMR Advisors
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
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- Member of the European Leadership Team
- Managing Director, Germany / Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Chief Experience Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Rob is the connector who can spot the challenges and opportunities well ahead, define the right team, and lead them by example to get to the desired outcome. He brings decades of diverse experiences across consumer and corporate marketing, operations, creative services, and organizational development. Rob currently spearheads BDA global operations, sales enablement, product development, and marketing/strategic communications functions, laying down the foundation for purposeful and sustainable growth.
Hardware: One Gold Lion from Cannes International Advertising Show, Four gold Clios, and numerous other awards from his days with the Seattle Supersonics (NBA)
Greatest compliment: "Rob is someone you'd want to build your house and run your company."
Job Titles:
- Brand Builder and Marketing Innovator
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- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- EVP - Client Services & Sports
Steve has been instrumental in the growth of our ProActivation™ division. His team has built sports marketing relationships with MLB, NFL, MLS, NASCAR, USOC, PGA Tour, NCAA, NHL and the NBA, and partnerships with Marvel, FremantleMedia, Sony Pictures and Fox Studios in the entertainment world.
Vacation he won't stop talking about: Blessing the rains down in Africa
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
- Chief Information & Digital Officer
Steve is a dexterous leader who can build experiences connecting humans and technology. He brings more than 20 years of experience in driving digital product innovation and technology transformation. Steve has experience working for marquee brands such as Microsoft, T-Mobile, ING Direct - Sharebuilder and has been a local investor in technology start-ups.
Hidden Talent: Outside of his family and work, his passion is music. He is a songwriter and loves to perform music with his band. They have two albums out and are currently recording a third!
Job Titles:
- Member of the European Leadership Team
- Director, Sales, United Kingdom
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Tara brings more than 20 years of executive level human resources experience to BDA. She has led culture and people strategies, talent acquisition, employee development, total rewards and employee relations across leading brands such as Rexford Industrial, Keypath Education, Ace (Westlake) Hardware, and H&R Block.
Hidden Talent: Cooking. I give cooking Italian, French and gluten-free classes for fun and even tried out for the TV show MasterChef. The dishes I am always asked to make the most often are chocolate croissants or anything Italian.