Agency Stars
Mark Kingdon
CEO
Mark Kingdon has led Organic since 2001, when he joined the company as CEO. Prior to Organic, Kingdon provided strategic guidance to emerging companies at Idealab. Before that he was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and led the company's Americas retail and distribution practice. Kingdon is a Webby Awards Judge and received his M.B.A. from The Wharton School of Business and a bachelor's in economics from U.C.L.A.
Chuck Russo
Chief Client Development Officer
Chuck Rosso is Organic's executive vice president in addition to its chief client development officer. He structures Organic's accounts, including the ongoing Chrysler partnership. Prior to joining Organic in 2001, Russo was vice president account service and general manager for Detroit's Cobalt Group, a provider of internet-based auto services. For 20 years Russo worked for FCB Worldwide, including a run as the company's senior vice president, group director. He holds a bachelor's in journalism from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
Chad Stoller
Executive Director, Emerging Platforms
Chad Stoller runs the new communication platforms and the Experience Lab initiative for Organic. The lab helps familiarize clients with their customer media and technology consumption habits. Stoller started with Arnell Group in 1993 as a media planner and developer for brands such as Ray-Ban, Donna Karan and Samsung Electronics. He co-founded Arnell Group's Surge Interactive, the company's interactive branding division, which led brand strategies for Universal Music Group, Tommy Hilfiger, Clear Channel, Cuervo and Playboy.com. In 2001 he returned to Arnell Group as its director, communication solutions.
Rick Corteville
Executive Director, Media
As executive director, media at Organic, Rick Corteville focuses on Organic's media services and consulting practice. Prior to Organic, Corteville worked at Grey Global, where he led the Oracle account in 1997. In 2002 he helped launch Grey Asia Pacific's online media departments, covering China, Korea, India and Australia. When he returned to San Francisco after his stint in Asia he worked on the company's Gateway, Nokia and Adobe accounts. He was voted a BtoB Magazine's Best and Brightest Media Strategist in 2000.
Connor Brady
Executive Director, Creative
Connor Brady has been at Organic for one year, during which he has worked on the company's Bank of America, iVillage, Sony Ericsson and NBC accounts. Previously, he was creative director at Razorfish, where he worked with Condé Nast, Ford Motor Company and HBO, and on the redesign of the New York Times website.