Matt Seiler, President & CEO, PHD USA
After joining PHD USA as President in the fall of 2004, Matt Seiler was named President and CEO of PHD North America in April of 2007.
Throughout his tenure, PHD has expanded its offerings, attracted some of the best talent in the industry and has acquired some exciting new clients including HBO, Overture Films, American Legacy and Safeway, while growing the business of its existing ones, such as Discovery Communications.
Prior to joining PHD, Matt held other roles within the Omnicom Group network, including oversight of the PepsiCo business for Omnicom Group and Director of Strategic Planning at BBDO New York. While at BBDO, he provided strategic input and leadership for all of the agency's brands, as well as running the global Frito-Lay business. He left to join Wieden & Kennedy as Managing Director of its New York office. Before joining BBDO, Matt worked as a Senior Account Director at Goodby, Silverstein & partners.
In 2005, Matt received the prestigious accolade of Advertising Age Media Maven, after just one year as President. He also serves as a Director on the New York AMA (American Marketing Association), sits on the Salvation Army Greater New York Advisory Board, and has recently served as a jury member on the Grand Effie Awards.
Matt's journeys outside the office include partnership with wife Russlyn and their three young daughters and two dogs.
