The fast-growing Fort Worth global digital company PMG said it hired Stacey Martin as its first chief people officer, a newly-created role to support the business’ accelerated growth and "award-winning, people first culture."
Martin will oversee PMG’s people operations, learning and development, culture and talent acquisition teams, and be responsible for advancing the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion investment and commitment. She reports to PMG CEO George Popstefanov.
“Our ambition is to be the most respected global digital company powered by technology and amazing people," Popstefanov said.
"I truly believe if we take care of our people, they will take care of our customers and grow with our business, which is why I’m so excited to have Stacey join our leadership team and help us scale this focus. My No. 1 goal in 2021 has been to support the wellness and growth of our employees, and the addition of Stacey brings us the leadership and enterprise experience we need to accelerate our business trajectory without compromising on putting our people first.”
PMG has been recognized among Ad Age’s Best Places to Work six years in a row, and as the no. 1 large agency on the 2021 list.
Over the last year, PMG has protected the jobs of hundreds of employees globally, published its DE&I data and commitment to change, introduced new childcare benefits and flexible return-to-office plans, and given back to the community through more than 1,400 collective virtual and in-person volunteer hours.
"During this time, PMG has grown its business partnerships with ambitious brands, including Apple, Gap Inc., Madewell, Momentive (SurveyMonkey), Best Western Hotels & Resorts, and Sephora, and deepened its investments in data, strategy, insights, creative, media and its Alli proprietary technology to become a top digital company that now oversees more than $1 billion in media spend globally," PMG said.
"In addition to growing its geographic footprint in New York, London, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth, this past year PMG expanded its remote workforce coast to coast - from Atlanta and Boston to LA and Seattle - while training and placing more than 100 new graduates into full-time roles through its world-renowned Graduate Leadership Program."
“It’s rare to see a company that lives up to its values and promises, and that’s what attracted me to PMG,” Martin said. “Independence puts PMG in an exciting position to invest in the future by making its people, culture and continuous improvement priorities, and I can’t wait to partner with the team to drive the business forward.”
Martin joins PMG with more than 20 years of experience leading human resources functions for dynamic technology and services organizations. She most recently served as chief human resources officer at Omnitracs, a Dallas-based fleet management solutions company, where she led the integration of three acquisitions and oversaw human resources for the 2,000 person organization.
Previously, she led human resources and human capital strategies for the Americas and the Global Technology Division of Travelport, based in Atlanta. She has also held senior human resources roles at SAIC, CGI and American Management Systems, Inc.