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David Kenny

Executive at Nielsen

Kennebunkport, Maine, United States

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About

David Kenny serves as a Director at Flutter Entertainment. He has held President and CEO positions at Digitas, Akamai, Publicis, The Weather Company, IBM, and Nielsen, with three decades of experience in consumer and media sectors spanning big data, analytics, AI/ML, and cloud technologies.

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Experience

  1. Flutter EntertainmentDirectorcurrent2026 — presentEMEA
  2. NielsenDirector Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
  3. NielsenExecutive Chair2023 — 2025North America
  4. NielsenCEO2018 — 2023New York, New York
  5. Best BuyChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2013 — present
  6. Teach For AmericaChairman of the Boardcurrent1998 — presentUnited States
  7. IBMSVP, IBM Watson and Cognitive Solutions2016 — 2018Greater Boston
  8. The Weather CompanyChairman & CEO2012 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. Yahoo! Inc.Director2010 — 2012
  10. Akamai TechnologiesPresident2010 — 2011
  11. Publicis GroupeDirectoire, MD - VivaKi2007 — 2010Paris
  12. Digitas ClassicCEO1997 — 2007
  13. Bain & CompanyPartner1987 — 1997

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Leadership99Management99Strategy99Creative Strategy6Strategic Planning6SaaS5Digital Strategy99Web Analytics19Start-ups50Interactive Marketing49SEM8Strategic Partnerships99
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Who is David Kenny?
David Kenny serves as a Director at Flutter Entertainment. He has held President and CEO positions at Digitas, Akamai, Publicis, The Weather Company, IBM, and Nielsen, with three decades of experience in consumer and media sectors spanning big data, analytics, AI/ML, and cloud technologies.
Where did David Kenny go to school?
David Kenny studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Kettering University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Administration).

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