• by Fern Siegel , June 6, 2024

Advertising agency Cornett promoted Chris Finnegan to senior vice president, media. The shop also tapped Brian Gilligan as director of performance media.

Chris has helped establish a media analytics practice that has proved invaluable to our clients,” CEO Christy Hiler said. Previously, Finnegan was vice president, brand connections.

At Cornett, he has handled campaigns for A&W Restaurants, University of Kentucky Healthcare, VisitLEX and Keeneland Thoroughbred Race Course.

Gilligan, based in New York, will be responsible for executing strategy, planning, implementation and optimization for Cornett’s campaigns across search and social platforms. Before this, he was manager of activations for Opti and a senior account manager at SRAX.

Cornet is based in Lexington, Kentucky.