• by October 23, 2002

Avenue A has appointed longtime McKinsey & Company Director, ANDREW PARSONS, to its recently formed advisory board. Joining him on the board will be LOIS MILLER, Hearst Magazines Vice President of Advertising Sales and Marketing for the western region. From 1976-2000, Parsons worked at McKinsey & Company, where he most recently was a Director and Senior Partner. Since 1992, Miller has worked to raise Hearst's level of involvement with West Coast clients and ad agencies through multi-media marketing programs. Other members of the six-person advisory board include Graham Phillips, former CEO of Ogilvy & Mather; Ervin Shames, former General Foods USA Chief Executive; Brian McAndrews, Avenue A president; and Dr. Jack Sansola, a member of the company's board of directors.