Park Ridge Resident To Be Inducted Into Advertising Hall of Achievement

Marking 20 years of celebrating remarkable achievement in the advertising industry, another seven young professionals will be inducted into The Advertising Hall of Achievement.

The Hall has long been the gold standard in recognizing the leading advertising professionals age 40 and under, and is operated by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the same organization which operates the Advertising Hall of Fame, a press release states.

The inductees of the 20^th class are: Erin Clift, VP Marketing Solutions, Spotify; Georgina Flores, Director of Marketing, Allstate Insurance Company; Rei Inamoto, Chief Creative Officer, AKQA; Howard Mittman, VP & Publisher, WIRED, Condé Nast; Tor Myhren, President & Chief Creative, Grey New York; Marc Speichert, Chief Marketing Officer, L’Oréal USA; and Lisa Weinstein, President, Global Digital & Search Officer, Starcom MediaVest Group.

Georgina Flores, of Park Ridge, also will be presented with the esteemed Jack Avrett Volunteer Spirit Award. Since 1996, this award has recognized an inductee who has demonstrated an exceptionally high commitment to public service and the betterment of both the advertising industry and the larger community, the press release states.

The Advertising Hall of Achievement induction ceremonies and luncheon will be held at Cipriani 42^nd Street, in New York. The Hall of Achievement includes 136 members with expertise spanning the entire spectrum of the advertising industry including clients, agencies and media. Last year, more than 500 top advertising executives attended the event to celebrate the 2011 inductees.

Information submitted by the Advertising Hall of Achievement.