Dentsu Appoints Kyla Jeffers as First Chief Growth Officer for North America
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New York, NY (August 26, 2025)– Today, dentsu announced the appointment of Kyla Jeffers as its first-ever Chief Growth Officer for North America. Jeffers brings a wealth of experience in business development and client leadership, having led some of the industry’s most esteemed new business pitches that converted to iconic brand wins.
Championing innovation and sustainable growth, Jeffers will focus on delivering distinctly dentsu solutions that bring together the transformative power of data-driven strategies through forging meaningful client partnerships, nurturing new opportunities, and inspiring collaborative teams. Jeffers will partner with growth leaders across the dentsu network to deliver integrated, consultative solutions – harnessing the power of dentsu’s core brands to amplify growth through integrated media-centric collaboration.
Jeffers has held senior growth roles, including EVP, Global Growth and Marketing Lead for WPP, where she led the successful global pitch for The Coca-Cola Company and subsequently served as Global President for the Coca-Cola™ business. She has also held leadership roles at TBWA, Crispin, and other leading agencies. A veteran in business development, Jeffers has led winning global pitches for high-profile accounts across retail, food and beverage, technology, and other major categories. Her ability to craft compelling growth strategies has consistently delivered exceptional results, establishing her as a pivotal force in scaling businesses across industries.
“Since joining dentsu, I have seen exceptional capability and talent and begun to uncover what makes us distinct in the market and gives us a unique competitive advantage to deliver for our existing and potential clients,” said Beth Ann Kaminkow, CEO, dentsu North America. “I believe we have the necessary combination of tools and people to bring together the best of human craft, augmented by technology, to drive innovation to help our clients capture growth as we collectively navigate the exceptional changes taking place in the media, creative and technology marketplace. With Kyla joining to lead our growth efforts across the region, I am confident we will build even stronger connections and resonance with priority clients to help them continue to transform.”
“I’m honored to be joining dentsu at such a transformative time for the agency,” said Jeffers. “Client centricity is at the heart of dentsu; it’s a principle I really value and have built my career around. I’m looking forward to helping create a growth strategy and positioning that showcase the full breadth of dentsu’s capabilities, while delivering future-forward, innovative solutions that drive impact for our clients.”
Jeffers’s appointment comes roughly two months after Beth Ann Kaminkow joined dentsu as CEO of North America. Over the past year, dentsu has been enriching its data and technology offering; expanding its uniquely interoperable dentsu.Connect platform; collaborating with clients and partners to forge new solutions like Adobe GenStudio dentsu+; expanding its Sports and Entertainment offerings across the market; and developing unique market-driven partnerships with platforms including MOGL, Shopify, and Vurvey.
About dentsu
Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in approximately 120 countries and regions, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people, and society.
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