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TEAM PLAYERS

Proudly and fiercely independent, DGC is led by a team of passionate, experienced and dynamic executives who share a common goal – to serve as strategic counsellors to our clients while delivering extraordinary results. We are a 40-strong team where everyone is encouraged to innovate, challenge and pursue opportunities for clients – and ourselves. We are single-mindedly focused on building programs that support our clients’ priorities and growth.

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DGC Leadership

Samantha DiGennaro

Founder and CEO

Many of the industry’s top CEOs have Sam on speed dial, and it’s no wonder. Her deep knowledge and understanding of the marketing, media and advertising worlds comes from more othan 20 years’ experience in advising and guiding some of the business world’s most successful CEOs through turn-around growth and successes, from JWT to Digitas to Facebook. A true entrepreneur, Sam’s vision continues to infuse the agency and its clients with a shot of sass, smarts and sophistication.

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Maxine Winer

President and Chief Operating Officer

Operationally strong and relationship driven, Max brings extensive experience in both client service and agency management to her role as DGC’s President & Chief Operating Officer.

A big-agency veteran, Max joined DGC after eight years as managing director of FleishmanHillard Chicago, where she led the office to become one of the most successful in the Omnicom agency’s global network. Earlier, Max led the reputation management practice at Edelman’s Chicago headquarters and the corporate practice at MSL Chicago. Throughout her career, she has led teams to deliver award-winning work for clients in the food & nutrition, health & wellness, government and financial services industries.

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Tony Cofone

Chief Financial Officer

A senior financial and operations executive who brings over 25 years of agency experience to DGC. Tony’s personality and knowledge allows him to be comfortable speaking to all levels of management from senior executives to junior staff members as well as clients. He can analyze a situation regardless of its complexity and provide solutions that are both fiscally sound and operationally efficient. During his career he has worked with procurement executives at Phillips Electronics, Intuit, P&G and Pharmacia Corporation to negotiate both Global and US contracts.

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MaryLiz Ghanem

Senior Vice President, Client Service

A sharp-thinking strategist and media relations expert, MaryLiz provides oversight of DGC’s creative, agency and technology practices. She honed her formidable skills driving corporate comms and speakers’ bureau programs at Sapient and Yahoo! working with internal and external communications teams. MaryLiz launched her career at WPP’s Young & Rubicam.

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Our values

Inquisitive

Resilient

Collaborative

Accountable

Scrappy

Entrepreneurial

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