DDS joins Just Global as Chief People Officer, a strategic hire that fuels the agency's focus on putting its employees first.
There’s no more important agency growth investment than in people, which is why we are thrilled to have DDS join us as our Chief People Officer.
Leading B2B marketing agency, Just Global hires DDS as Chief People Officer. This strategic new hire fuels our agency’s ambitious growth goals that lean towards expanding employee development initiatives.
"To be part of an agency who's mission is to ignite the world’s most powerful brands, and who’s vision is to inspire extraordinary business relationships feels like a dream come true. Add to that, the fact that Just Global lives its values in the way we work, the decision we make, and the relationships we build. These are the reasons I joined Just Global; the heart of B2B."
Based out of Connecticut, DDS will take ownership of Just Global’s People Experience Strategy and have a major focus on ensuring that relationships are at the heart of everything we do. DDS’s experience has allowed them to develop the awareness and empathy required to work with people from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds.
DDS steps into this role with an impressive twenty-five-year background working in small, medium, and large corporations where they’ve held a range of senior, executive, and C-Suite level roles across a host of sectors and companies, such as Marks & Spencer Plc, Eurostar International, Crossrail Ltd, Sony Music Entertainment, and Essence Global [part of WPP].
DDS is ignited by learning and believes it’s necessary to keep growing personally and professionally.
They are currently a licensed mental health clinician in the state of Connecticut, as well as a Reiki Master and Teacher, a Narrative Enneagram practitioner, and certified as a crystal bowl sound healer. In 2021 they graduated from the California Institute of Integral Studies with an MA in Integral Counseling Psychology and recently embarked on a new journey of personal and professional growth when they began a Ph.D. in Human Sexuality.
“DDS, in philosophy and experience, defines the people strategy of the modern agency; where the people experience is in lockstep with brand values and customer experience; where people leadership is a behavior and not a title,” said Friesen. “Their track record of growing global agencies and brands speaks for itself.”
As Just Global’s Chief People Officer, DDS joins at a pivotal moment in the agency’s growth journey to become one of the most enviable places to work.
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