Jackson named CFO/COO at UNITED COLLECTIVE

UNITED COLLECTIVE announced that it has hired Kristin Jackson as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. This is the first CFO/COO for the UNITED COLLECTIVE, which was formed in January and consists of creative agency GALLEGOS United, business planning consultancy POLY United, content creation and post production offering LUNA United, digital agency CANVAS United and public relations firm ROX United.

“Kristin brings a wealth of industry experience and multi-office and agency oversight to this role,” said John Gallegos, CEO, UNITED COLLECTIVE. “I look forward to working with her to address the intricacies of the UNITED COLLECTIVE business model, while building on the successes of each of the individual agencies, in order to continue to drive growth and meet client needs amid the changing marketplace.”

Jackson joins the collective from Huge, where she spent three years as Group Vice President, Finance for the West Coast.  In this role she was responsible for finance and operations for the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Portland and Singapore offices of Huge, Hello Elephant and HBQ. In her role at UNITED COLLECTIVE, Jackson will oversee finance and operations for each of the five agencies within the communications group.

“I’m thrilled to be joining UNITED COLLECTIVE at such an exciting time; and am eager to work with John and the agency presidents to capitalize on the strength of the collective as a whole, and continue to successfully grow each of the agencies,” said Jackson. “This agency model, of one communications group with multiple entry points through various disciplines, is a testament to UNITED COLLECTIVE’s forward-thinking and willingness to challenge traditional sequencing that is required of agencies today.”

Prior to Huge, Jackson was Vice President of Business, Finance & Administration at EDC Communications a division of Vision 7 International. In this role she was responsible for finance and operations for EDC Agency Brands in five cities across the U.S. and Canada. Jackson has also held positions at Publicis Modem, Trailer Park, Inc., and TBWA\Chiat\Day, Inc.

 

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