Osborn & Barr has a new Executive Management Team in place. These 5 people will report to Joe Osborn and Steve Barr.
The new Executive Management Team will take over functional management of the agency on a day-to-day basis. In addition, the team will assist Osborn and Barr as they focus efforts on developing more strategic and long-term growth opportunities for the agency. The Executive Management Team includes:
Cheryl Bergeron has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer. In her new role, she will supervise the entire agency’s creative output, growing digital services division and production groups. Her charge will be to continue to improve our product in every way.
Steve Kunkel has been promoted to the new position of Chief Operating Officer. Now in his new role, Kunkel will oversee the entire organizational process including how the introduction of new clients into the agency, project workflow, and the client’s ultimate satisfaction. In addition, he will continue to lead the account teams for several of our clients and facilitate the account planning function.
Rhonda Ries-Aguilar, a 15-year O&B veteran, serves as the agency’s Chief Financial Officer. She is not only responsible for not running the financial, legal and technology side of O&B for the agency, but also serves as oversight on our client’s financial matters.
Michael Turley rejoins Osborn & Barr as Executive Vice President. In his new role, Turley will be responsible for client relationships, networking alliances and new product and service development.
Hugh Whaley, who has been with the agency for 11 years, has been promoted to president of the O&B Association and Government business unit.