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Wenda Harris Millard, Chief Sales Officer, Yahoo!
Wenda Harris Millard joined Yahoo! in October 2001 as Chief Sales Officer. She is responsible for driving North American sales. Millard began her media career at age nine as the publisher, circulation director, editor and sole staff writer of the Archer Lane Scoop. The self-proclaimed “media junkie" hasn't looked back since embarking on a road that led her to the American Advertising Federation's Hall of Achievement, the highest honor given to advertising professionals 40 and under. A seasoned executive with over twenty-five years of publishing and advertising experience, Millard was formerly Chief Internet Officer at Ziff Davis Media and president of Ziff Davis Internet. Previously, she was executive vice president of DoubleClick, where she was responsible for establishing the DoubleClick brand and oversaw the operations of DoubleClick Media. Millard has also served as president and group publisher of SRDS, senior vice president and publisher of Family Circle and executive vice president/group publisher of Adweek, Mediaweek and Brandweek magazines.
Active on behalf of the advertising industry throughout her career, Millard is a member of the Board of Directors of the Ad Council and the Interactive Advertising Bureau. She has received numerous industry awards including the 2006 “Advertising Person of the Year"Silver Medal Award from the AAF, the 2005 Matrix Award for “Women Who Change the World" and a “Digital Media Master" from Advertising Age, acknowledging her as one of the 20 most influential executives in interactive media. Millard was the subject of a Spring 2000 profile by Tom Brokaw as part of NBC's “Women to Watch" series.