Havas Media North America tabs Debi Kleiman as executive VP at Boston office

Havas Media North America announced that Debi Kleiman has been appointed executive VP and managing director of Havas Media’s Boston office. Kleiman will supervise relations with clients and associates, with emphasis on growing the agency as well as serving as the agency’s lead to the city’s advertising and technology community.The Boston office of Havas Media employs 155 media professionals serving such clients as Fidelity Investments, Choice Hotels, McDonalds, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, AutoZone, Goodyear/Dunlop and more. The new executive VP will report to Lori Hiltz, CEO of Havas Media North America.The executive is highly respected in the Boston community as an innovator and a leader, known for her successful organizing of thought-leadership events, awards programs and activating community participation.”The media industry is one of the most exciting areas in tech today; there is enormous change and huge opportunity. I am thrilled to lead this amazingly talented group of professionals along with our incredible clients to even more success” said Kleiman“Debi’s experience will invigorate our Boston office and we’re confident that will translate to great business success for the agency as a whole. All these changes and more will ensure that Havas Media Boston is established for an innovative, successful 2014 – and beyond” said Lori Hiltz.