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Stephanie Kugelman
Born (1947-06-15) June 15, 1947 (age 77)
Nyack, New York, U.S.
Alma materElmira College
Occupation(s)Vice Chairman/Chief Strategic Officer, of Young & Rubicam (1999–2007)
Political partyDemocratic Party
Children1

Stephanie Kugelman (born June 15, 1947) is a retired advertising executive, branding expert and executive mentor. She is the former Vice Chairman and Chief Strategic officer of Young & Rubicam Inc,[1] which was a publicly traded S&P company [2] until its acquisition by British holding company WPP plc in 2000 for $4.7 billion.[3] Her career at Y&R started as a junior researcher and she remains a Vice Chairman Emeritus of the company.[4] As a brand strategist,[5] since 2011 has most recently served on the public boards of Whole Foods Market,[6][7][8][9][10] and Young & Rubicam Inc, and sits on the board of Home Shopping Network(HSN).[11][12][13] She is also Vice Chairman of Solera Capital, a New York private equity firm.[14][15][16]

Early life and education

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Kugelman was born in Nyack, New York but her family moved to Weston, Connecticut, a few years later. She attended Staples High School (Connecticut). She graduated from the Elmira College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and sociology and completed executive study business programs at Harvard School of Business and Kellogg School of Management.[17]

Career

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Stephanie Kugelman with 11 Wholefoods Board Members at Fortune Mag Photo Shoot

Kugelman was elected to the board of Y & R Inc in 1992, and several years later was named Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Y&R New York and then in 1999 became Chairman and Managing Director of Y & R New York[18] and then Chairman and CEO of that office.[19] Y & R was named agency of Agency-of-the-Year in 1995, 1996, and 1998. Y & R New York grew its office to over 1,200 employees and over $1 billion in media billings.[20] In 2002 Stephanie was named Vice Chairman, Chief Strategic Officer of Y & R Worldwide[21][22] and her client responsibilities includedKraft Foods, Showtime (TV network), United Airlines, Accenture, Sears[23][24] across more than 100 Y & R offices. In 2007, she stepped down to start her own brand consultancy, called A Second Opinion, LLC (A.S.O.)[25][26]

Kugelman was named Advertising Woman of the Year in 2000[27] and was also inducted into the YMCA Academy of Women Achievers.[28] She has continued as a member of Advertising Women of New York and as a judge for the EFFIE Awards for advertising effectiveness.[29]

Philanthropy

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Kugelman served as a consultant to Women for Women International and on the boards of Gilda's Club, Safe Horizon and Scholarship Committee of Boca Grande Woman's Club.[30]

Family

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Kugelman has a daughter from her first marriage and she remarried after her husband Arthur E. Kugelman died. She currently resides with her husband Edward Vick in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.[31]

References

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  1. ^ temes, judy (August 15, 2005). "Sears dumps Ogilvy Mathers after 43 years". Ad Age. Retrieved August 20, 2005.
  2. ^ Young & Rubicam Inc (Form S 1 / A Received )  – Nasdaq.com, Nasdaq.com
  3. ^ Staff Writer (June 6, 2000). "MANAGEMENT MUSICAL CHAIRS AT Y&R FOLLOWS DEAL WITH WPP". WARC.
  4. ^ Y&R Exec to Consult – Adweek.com, Adweek.com
  5. ^ Company Overview of A.S.O. A Second Opinion LLC  – Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg.com
  6. ^ Leahey, Collean (May 21, 2012). "Fortune 500: The directors - Wholefoods". CNN Money. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  7. ^ temes, judy (December 2, 2008). "Whole Foods Market Announces Four New Members to its Board of Directors". Securities & Exchange Commission. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
  8. ^ "Whole Foods Adds Four to Board". Progressive Grocer. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  9. ^ "Y&R's Kugelman Among Four New Whole Foods Directors". Media post. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  10. ^ "They're Cashing Out: Director Stephanie Kugelman just sold $206,080 of WFM stock". The Lay off. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  11. ^ smith, andrew (September 21, 2014). "Stephanie Kugelman Executive Bio". Equilar. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  12. ^ Smith, Andrew (September 21, 2007). "HSN Inc company profile & executives". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
  13. ^ HSN Inc Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities –hsni.com, -hsni.com
  14. ^ Smith, megan (December 2, 2013). "Solera Capital LLC Board of Directors". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  15. ^ Smith, megan (December 2, 2015). "Our Team Solera Capital". Solera Capital LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  16. ^ "Stephanie Kugelman – Solera Capital". Private Fund Data. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  17. ^ "Stephanie Kugelman executive bio". Directors and Boards. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  18. ^ Kugelman’s 30-year stint takes her to top of Y&R  ;–CampaignLive.com CampaignLive.com
  19. ^ TAHMINCIOGLU, eve (May 18, 2001). "Executive Life; Coping in Grief, Beyond 'Business as Usual'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2001.
  20. ^ "For The Record". Adweek. 9 March 1998. Retrieved May 12, 2001.
  21. ^ Mckay, betsy (May 18, 2001). "Coca-Cola Unveils Campaign for Dasani In Effort to Dominate Water Category". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 18, 2001.
  22. ^ Mccains, Andrew (May 18, 2001). "Y&R Shuffles Senior Staff". Warc. Retrieved May 18, 2001.
  23. ^ Y&R DRESSES DOWN, GETS REJUVENATED ;NEW BUSINESS   ;– CrainsNew York.com CrainsNewYork.com
  24. ^ Y&R Gives NY to Kugelman   ;– Adweek.com Adweek.com
  25. ^ Perez, Sarah (9 May 2015). "Stephanie Kugelman: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  26. ^ Mccains, Andrew (September 21, 2007). "Y&R Exec to Consult". Adweek. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
  27. ^ Mccains, jim (September 21, 2001). "For the Record". Adage. Retrieved September 21, 2001.
  28. ^ editor, Staff (December 3, 2014). "All Time AWL List YWCA of the City of New York". YMCA Academy of Women Achievers. Retrieved December 19, 2014. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  29. ^ "Daisy Expósito-Ulla/ Chairman/ CEO of d expósito & Partners accepts the AEF's Agency of the Year Award". Hispanic Ad. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  30. ^ vick, stephanie (December 2, 2016). "Scholarships - Boca Grande Woman's Club". Boca Grande Woman's Club. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  31. ^ Dana Kugelman, David Feigenbaum Wedding – TheNewYorkTimes.com, TheNewYorkTimes.com
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