Stephanie Kugelman

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]

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

Early life and education

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
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

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

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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  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. 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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