Megan Clarken

Megan Clarken (born 30 October 1966) is a media executive and former youth athlete from New Zealand.[1][2] In November 2019, Clarken was appointed chief executive officer at Criteo, an ad-tech company based in France.[3]

Megan Clarken, media executive and former youth athlete from New Zealand

Athletic career

Clarken grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, one of four children and spent her youth focused on track and field.[4] She represented New Zealand[5] from a young age in the 100M, 200M, high jump, long jump and heptathlon events. When she was 12 years old, she broke a world age record in high jump.[6]

In 1984, Clarken represented Oceania at the World Cup in Canberra, Australia. Although aiming for Olympic and Commonwealth selection, Clarken suffered a serious injury to her left knee and retired from track and field.[7]

Clarken still holds four records in long jump and 100M in New Zealand.[8]

Business career

Clarken has held senior leadership positions for large publishers and online technology providers in Australia, including Akamai Technologies and Ninesmn.[9] In 2004, Clarken joined measurement company Nielsen.[10] She worked for the company until 2019, having risen to the position of chief commercial officer for Nielsen Global Media.[11] In 2019, Clarken became chief executive officer at Criteo, and was added to Criteo’s Board of Directors in 2020.[12]

Affiliations and awards

Clarken has received leadership awards including the 2015 Cynopsis Media: Top Women in Digital Industry Leaders,[13] the 2016 Multichannel News: Wonder Women[14] and the 2019 National Organization for Women: Women of Power and Influence.[15] 

References
  1. "Criteo Appoints Megan Clarken as Chief Executive Officer". Criteo. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. Srivastav, Taruka. "Resurgent Criteo names Megan Clarken as CEO to accelerate transformation". The Drum. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. "[ANALYST REPORT] IDC: Criteo is #1 independent AdTech player". Criteo. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. Katz, A.J. "How a Former Track and Field Star Became One of the Most Important Figures in Media". AdWeek. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. "Athletics New Zealand Almanac 2011" (PDF).
  6. "Sydney Morning Herald".
  7. Katz, A.J. "How a Former Track and Field Star Became One of the Most Important Figures in Media". AdWeek. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. "Athletics New Zealand Almanac 2010" (PDF).
  9. Farrell, Mike (25 January 2016). "Long Jumper Clarken Leaps Into TAM".
  10. Steinberg, Brian (23 October 2019). "Megan Clarken, Key Nielsen Executive, Will Depart Company (EXCLUSIVE)".
  11. "Nielsen at Cannes Lions".
  12. "Criteo Announces Changes to its Board of Directors".
  13. "Cynopsis Media Announces Top Women in Digital Honorees & Event Details".
  14. "Megan Clarken Named To Multichannel News' Wonder Women Class Of 2016".
  15. "Women of Power & Influence Awards".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.