News Release
Yahoo! VP Mark Ellis ’90 Returns to UDM for Business Administration's Alumni Week
University of Detroit Mercy's College of Business Administration will sponsor its 14th Annual Alumni Week on March 21-25, 2011. Many prominent UDM business alumni are scheduled to visit classes and discuss their experiences in the business world with current UDM students.
This year's featured keynote speaker is Mark Ellis ’90, Vice President of Marketing, North American Field Sales for Yahoo! on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at noon in the Commerce and Finance Building on the McNichols Campus. He's returning to his alma mater to discuss how Yahoo! has become one of the largest websites in America, attracting more than half a billion consumers every month in more than 30 languages.
Ellis leads the company’s display and search sales efforts, with a particular focus on growing revenue and share with Fortune 500 customers. He also oversees product sales, content sales and training.
Previously, he was the executive vice president, North American sales at AOL, where he oversaw national sales, mid-market sales, account management, strategy and sales operations. Prior to AOL, he led corporate and digital sales at IMG, a sports marketing firm, and served as vice president of sales at Quokka Sports. Earlier, Ellis held a variety of executive-level positions at Time Inc., including publisher for New Media and publishing director for Sports Illustrated.
He began his career in Detroit working on automotive business for ad agency Kenyon & Eckhardt and was co-founder and treasurer of 313 Digital, and a member of the Advisory Board for IAB Media Measurement. Ellis is a former board member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the Adcraft Club of Detroit, and a former member of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Hall of Achievement judging panel.
Ellis received a bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame University and an MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy College of Business Administration.
Other alumni participants include:
Anthony Albers ’84
IT Support Manager
Ford Motor Company
John Bowker ’59
Retired Counselor
David Bozynski ’76
VP & Treasurer
Federal Mogul Corp.
Wafa Bunney MBA ’95
Manager
Ford Motor Company
Edward Cherney ’63
Chairman
Technology Investment Partners
Robert Check ’69
President
Check Corp.
John Donnelly MBA ’78
Managing Dir.
Donnelly, Penman & Partners
Robert Egan MBA ’73
VP North America
Federal Mogul Corp.
Ronald Elder ’78
Controller, Global Ser. & Parts
Chrysler Foundation
Mark Ellis
MBA ’90
VP North American Sales
Yahoo
Sharif Farhat MBA ’00
Urban Science
Kenneth Gonzalez ’02
VP, IT
Tyco Electrical & Metal Parts
Daniel Hamann ’85
HR Manager
Doeren Mayhew
Lenora Hardy-Foster ’88
Executive Director/CFO
Southwest Solutions
Gerald Hepp ’58
CEO
Gnosis Praxis, Ltd.
Judy A. Kelly ’86
Client Dir. Public Sector
IBM Corp.
Thomas Kenny ’89
Seizert Capital Partners
Alger LaHood MBA ’73
Owner
LaHood Reality
Ronald Loch ’83
SSRA
Federal Bureau of Investigation
William Lubaway ’64
President
Lubaway, Masten & Co., Ltd.
Wes Meier MBA ’10
Technology Risk Advisory
Deloitte & Touche
Jean Paul Meutcheho MBA ’98
Purchasing Strategist
Ford Motor Co.
Jeffrey Moore MBA ’82
Commercial Loan Officer
TCF Bank
Bruno Olvera ’11
Purchasing & Supplier Quality
Chrysler Corp.
Bryan Powrozek MBA’10
Gary Priestap MBA ’98
Owner
Priestap Financial LLC
David Strachan ’80
Finance
Chrysler Corporation
James Rembacki ’71
Assistant VP, Treasury Management
TCF Bank
Feras Shammami ’97
Vice President
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
Bradley Simmons ’79
Dir., Office of the Chairman
Ford Motor Co.
John Sofia MBA ’93
VP
American Axel & Mfg. Inc.
Mark Stasa ’80
Attorney
Kerr, Russell & Weber PLC
Joseph Walsh ’69
Consultant
Ford Motor Co.
Release date: March 14, 2012
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The University of Detroit Mercy is Michigan's largest private Catholic University, offering approximately 100 majors and programs in 60 academic fields. Sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the University has three campuses located in downtown and northwest Detroit.
For the 12th consecutive year, UDM was ranked among the top tier of Midwestern master's universities in U.S.News & World Report's "Best Colleges," 2013 edition.
