TripleLift executives named to AdExchanger's 2026 Top Women. TripleLift Leaders Named 2026 Ad Tech Honorees TripleLift has three employees among AdExchanger's 2026 Top Women in Media & Ad Tech honorees, highlighting roles spanning DSP engagement, product operations and publisher-side advertising infrastructure. Chanelle Urquico, Erica Johnson and Kasey Fan were recognized in three different categories: Urquico in Buy-Side Tech Trailblazers, Johnson in Up & Comers, and Fan in Sell-Side Tech Trailblazers. AdExchanger's awards program covers technology, media, agencies, publishers and advertisers, making the recognition broader than TripleLift's own SSP business. The distinction is particularly relevant to TripleLift because the three roles touch different parts of the advertising transaction. Urquico works on international DSP engagement, connecting TripleLift with demand-side platforms, agencies and advertisers. Fan's work is focused on the publisher technology layer, while Johnson's role centers on the operational systems supporting product and engineering teams. For Urquico, TripleLift says her work helped increase the company's International Deals Share of Voice from about 6% to 50% during 2025, followed by further year-over-year growth in 2026. The company also credits her with supporting expansion in Southern Europe and adoption of Amazon DSP formats. These figures are company-reported rather than independently verified. Fan's recognition provides a more direct view into SSP infrastructure. According to TripleLift, she led early server-to-server integrations with Google Open Bidding and Amazon TAM before working on publisher onboarding infrastructure. The company says the redesigned process reduced launch times from weeks to days. That type of infrastructure matters because SSPs sit between publishers and sources of advertising demand. Integration quality and onboarding efficiency can influence how quickly publishers gain access to demand, formats and monetization opportunities. TripleLift describes itself as a creative SSP and says its platform works across web, mobile and CTV. Johnson's role illustrates another increasingly important part of advertising technology: the operational layer behind product development. TripleLift says she created a common operating model covering three product teams and 10 engineering pods, while also supporting AI adoption within product and engineering. The recognition comes during a period in which TripleLift is positioning its SSP around broader orchestration rather than simply connecting publisher inventory with demand. The company launched TL Spark in April 2026 as an intelligence layer combining supply, creative, audience data, measurement and optimization. TripleLift subsequently launched TL Direct, a self-service platform intended to give buyers and sellers greater control over curated deals across web, mobile and CTV. The awards themselves do not represent a new product launch or change to TripleLift's marketplace. Their significance is instead tied to the people building and operating infrastructure across the buy side, sell side and internal technology organization. Market landscape. The recognition reflects how modern advertising technology increasingly spans multiple technical layers rather than a single buying or selling platform. AdExchanger's 2026 honoree list includes professionals from DSPs, SSPs, publishers, agencies, brands, measurement companies and media platforms. Its category definitions specifically distinguish buy-side technology from sell-side infrastructure, including DSP strategy, programmatic trading, publisher technology, SSP strategy and yield optimization. TripleLift's recent product development also illustrates the convergence of supply, creative, audience and measurement functions. TL Spark is designed to coordinate these elements within one system, while TL Direct extends that approach into self-service deal execution across web, mobile and CTV. Strategic outlook. The three recognitions provide a useful snapshot of the increasingly interconnected roles inside advertising technology. Urquico's demand-side work relates to DSP and advertiser adoption. Fan's responsibilities address publisher integrations and SSP infrastructure. Johnson's work concerns the product and engineering processes needed to maintain increasingly complex advertising systems. For advertisers and agencies, stronger DSP connectivity can affect access to supply and deal execution. For publishers, onboarding infrastructure and integrations are important to monetization workflows. For ad-tech companies, operational coordination becomes increasingly important as platforms incorporate AI, CTV, first-party data and measurement capabilities. The awards themselves should not be interpreted as independent evidence of commercial performance. They are an industry recognition program, while the performance figures cited by TripleLift remain company claims. Top insights. * Three TripleLift employees were named 2026 AdExchanger Top Women honorees. * The recognition spans buy-side engagement, product operations and sell-side technology. * Kasey Fan's role highlights the importance of SSP and publisher integration infrastructure. * Erica Johnson's work reflects the operational complexity behind modern ad-tech products. * The recognitions come as TripleLift expands its platform around AI, orchestration and cross-channel advertising.

TripleLift has appointed Dave Simon as chief revenue officer, effective 10 August 2026. Simon will lead the company's direct sales and revenue acceleration teams as it accelerates growth following the launch of TL Spark, its coordinated intelligence layer. Simon brings over 20 years of experience in digital advertising. He most recently served as chief revenue officer and president of marketplace at Verve, leading its global marketplace organisation. Before that, he was general manager of streaming at Moloco, expanding its AI-powered advertising business across connected TV and streaming. The appointment completes TripleLift's executive leadership team. Simon succeeds CFO Matthew Novick, who served as interim CRO.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America announces new board leadership. Aug 06, 2026, 09:00 ET Tony Coles Will Assume Role as Board Chair, Dave Clark as Vice Chair TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), the nation's preeminent one-to-one youth mentoring organization, today announced new leadership for its national board of directors. Tony Coles, president of multicultural business and development at iHeartMedia and current board vice chair, has been elected board chair. Dave Clark, CEO of Cast Iron Media and a longtime board member at the local and national level, has been elected board vice chair. The transitions took effect in June, following AtriCure CEO Michael Carrel's four-year tenure as board chair. During that time, Carrel strengthened the board's continuity and succession planning, further positioning it to support BBBSA President Artis Stevens' leadership. Under Stevens, BBBSA has more than doubled annual revenue and expanded major corporate partnerships as it advances its mission to ensure every young person has a plan for their future and a mentor whose impact lasts a lifetime. "It has been an honor to serve this organization that makes a difference in so many lives, and I'm proud of the governance foundation the board has helped build," said Carrel. "Tony is exactly the right person to lead the board forward as it continues to grow its reach and impact, and I've seen firsthand the thoughtfulness he brings to every conversation about where this organization is headed." "On behalf of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, I want to thank Mike for his wisdom, dedication, and lasting contributions to our mission.," said Artis Stevens, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. "As we open this next chapter of board leadership, Tony and Dave bring their own deep commitment, strategic insight and lived experience with our mission. These two visionary leaders understand the transformational and lifelong impact of mentoring as well as the organizational scale required to propel our mission forward." Tony Coles brings 40 years of leadership experience in the media and entertainment industry. He currently serves as the president of multicultural business and development at iHeartMedia, where he leads enterprise-wide strategies that connect brands with America's most diverse audiences. He also serves as president of the Black Information Network (BIN), the nation's first and only 24/7 all-news audio network dedicated to delivering news from the Black perspective through both national and local programming. Throughout his tenure at iHeartMedia, Coles has held several senior leadership roles, helping drive growth, innovation and community engagement across the company's portfolio. In addition to his previous service as vice chair of the BBBSA board, Coles serves on the boards of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Leadership Foundation, the Radio Advertising Bureau and The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation. "Mentors shaped the trajectory of my own life, both personally and professionally," said Coles. "I've seen firsthand how mentorship can create brighter futures and stronger communities. I am committed to helping Big Brothers Big Sisters expand that same opportunity so more young people, especially in communities that have historically had less access, can benefit from a caring adult who believes in them." Dave Clark is a longtime advocate for youth mentorship, having served more than 25 years with Big Brothers Big Sisters, including time as board chair of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Metro Atlanta agency and as a current national board member. A seasoned media and technology executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience across digital advertising, television and streaming, Clark is CEO of Cast Iron Media and former CEO of advertising technology company TripleLift. He previously served as general manager of FreeWheel (a Comcast company), president of The Weather Channel and in executive roles at Fuse TV, Madison Square Garden, Joost and MTV Networks/Viacom. "As a Big myself, I know firsthand how much mentoring relationships benefit both the mentor and the mentee," said Clark. "There are still thousands of young people on the waitlist for a Big, and that number motivates me. I'm energized to mobilize more champions for mentoring, so fewer young people have to wait for someone to step into that life-changing role." The new leadership continues BBBSA's momentum under its strategic plan, positioning mentorship as essential infrastructure for youth opportunity, workforce readiness, and community well-being. About Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) is the largest and most experienced youth mentoring organization in the United States. The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters' evidence-based approach is designed to create positive youth outcomes, including educational success, avoidance of risky behaviors, higher aspirations, greater confidence, and improved relationships. Big Brothers Big Sisters serves more than 5,000 communities across all 50 states. For more information, visit: www.bbbs.org. SOURCE Big Brothers Big Sisters of America