• by Amy Corr , January 10, 2017

J. Walter Thompson New York named Sherri Chambers as chief marketing officer, reporting to Lynn Power, CEO, of J. Walter Thompson New York.

Chambers joins the agency from The Barbarian Group, where she served as head of account management, working with clients such as GE, Google, IBM, KIND and PepsiCo. Prior to The Barbarian Group, Chambers worked at J. Walter Thompson New York as global business director on the Google account. Before that, she also worked at 72andSunny, StrawberryFrog, Kirshenbaum, Bond & Partners and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.

"Sherri has an incredible drive, a strategic mind and an understanding of the J. Walter Thompson New York culture," said Power. "Her knowledge of the agency combined with her breadth and expertise within the industry, makes her an invaluable asset."