Integral Ad Science Names Chance Johnson as Chief Revenue Officer
August 19, 2019 – New York, NY – Integral Ad Science (IAS), the global leader in digital ad verification, today announced the appointment of Chance Johnson as Chief Revenue Officer. Johnson, who most recently served as the Senior Vice President of Sales for Amobee, is a seasoned digital media executive who will lead the global sales organization at IAS. His role will be based out of the New York office and he will report directly to the CEO, Lisa Utzschneider.
“Chance brings a winning record of success in leading world class sales organizations and in building deep and lasting relationships with customers and industry partners. We are thrilled to add his depth of leadership, experience, and drive to IAS,” said Lisa Utzschneider, CEO, IAS. “With the addition of Chance, IAS will continue to aggressively scale our global footprint and build innovative solutions the advertising industry can trust.”
Johnson is a proven sales leader with over a decade of multi-country experience managing high-performing commercial sales teams and scaling revenue globally. He specializes in bringing strategy, direction, and focus for advertising technology companies. In his new role, Johnson will spearhead an accelerated growth plan for IAS and optimize the company’s global sales approach and strategy.
“I am honored to be joining IAS at this exciting juncture. IAS powers digital media quality and outcomes for the world’s largest set of brands, publishers and proprietary platforms and I am excited to grow these relationships even further,” said Johnson, CRO at IAS. “Marketers everywhere are looking to build more meaningful connections with their respective audiences and I’m thrilled to be a part of the driving force in helping them deliver great impressions.”
Prior to his role at Amobee, Johnson was Global Vice President of Sales at Rubicon Project in New York and later relocated to London where he evangelized the need for a clean, transparent advertising marketplace to their expanding international client base. He joined Rubicon Project via the acquisition of Chango where he led the sales and client services functions, growing the business from its earliest stage.