Chicago-based agency VSA Partners has bulked up its leadership team with three internal promotions.  

YanYan Zhang and Kim Mickenberg have been named partners, while Susan Pfeifer, an existing partner, has been appointed to the new role of head of operations.  

With the promotions, VSA’s seven-member leadership team is now composed of five women.   

Zhang, now partner-brand design, has been with the agency for nearly two decades and throughout that time has led teams for many of VSA’s longtime clients including BNY, CME Group, IBM, PepsiCo and Sappi.   

Mickenberg, now partner-campaign design, has been with the agency for nearly eight years and has led campaign and brand building efforts for clients like Chime, FactSet, Wayfair, Affirm, IBM, Google, YWCA and others.  

Pfeifer has been with the agency for over a decade and specializes in project management, client relations and strategic leadership.  

“These promotions reflect our commitment to recognizing exceptional talent and fostering leadership internally,” stated Anne-Marie Rosser, CEO of VSA Partners. 

Pictured above (l to r) Mickenberg, Zhang and Pfeifer.