Mr. Joseph Kelly began his career in advertising and publishing in 1970 in Chicago. In his last position in 2001, Mr. Kelly held the position of CEO of Publicitas North America, a media representation and advertising firm. Mr. Kelly has held a number of high-level positions in the advertising sales/media representation businesses including that of Managing Director of Corporate Marketing and Sales for Hearst Corporation, where he was responsible for over $250,000,000 in advertising revenues. In 1994 he co-founded Kelly/Tremblay & Company, a multi-media brokerage firm located in Dallas, Texas, that he ultimately sold to The Publigroupe Company, an international media representation organization based in Switzerland. Upon the sale, Publigroupe hired Mr. Kelly to be its Head of Strategic Planning for the North American division. Mr. Kelly formed J.T. Kelly & Associates in 1982. From 1982 -1992 J.T. Kelly & Associates was a media representation firm which ran advertising and sales in the southwest United States for Times Mirror Corporation, American Express Publishing, and all of the Hearst magazines. Mr. Kelly has sat on the Boards of Directors of his own companies as well as Publicitas North America, JHD Media of Canada, Heth and Associates of Detroit, and the Dallas Ad League, as well as the Dallas Ft. Worth Advertising Association, of which he was President in 1985. |