Tag: kevin gleason

Adams Outdoor Advertising Announces CEO, Kevin Gleason, to Retire

Gleason will step into the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors role New York, March 29, 2024: Adams Outdoor Advertising (“Adams” or “the Company”), one of the largest out-of-home media operators in the United States, today announced the retirement of Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Gleason, effective April 1st. After […]

Kevin Gleason on the Importance of Meeting Out of Home Clients Face to Face

Last week Billboard Insider asked Adams Outdoor CEO Kevin Gleason what’s on his mind and he said this: It’s been an interesting journey over the past few years navigating through the impact of the Covid crisis. But the OOH industry is amazingly resilient and has emerged from this challenging environment […]

Company of the Day: Adams Outdoor

Company:  Adams Outdoor Advertising Markets: Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin Headquarters: 3801 Capital City Blvd., Lansing MI  48906 Phone: 770-333-0399 Adams Outdoor Advertising (AOA) operates an out of home plant in Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin.   The company has in excess of 10,000 faces including […]

Adams Hires Jorg Cieslok as President and COO

New York, April X, 2022: Adams Outdoor Advertising (“Adams” or “the Company”), one of the largest out of home media operators in the United States, today announced the hiring of Jorg Cieslok to the newly created role of President and Chief Operating Officer. With more than three decades of significant […]

Kevin Gleason on the Searchlight/BCI Investment

Billboard Insider asked Adams Outdoor President and CEO Kevin Gleason to comment on the equity investment by Searchlight Capital Partners “(Searchlight”) and British Columbia Investment Management Corp (“BCI”) in Adams Outdoor Advertising (“AOA”).  Gleason said this: Stephen Adams and the leadership team at Adams Outdoor Advertising are interested in leveraging […]

Company of the Day: Adams Outdoor

Company:  Adams Outdoor Advertising Markets: Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin Headquarters: 3801 Capital City Blvd., Lansing MI  48906 Phone: 770-333-0399 Adams Outdoor Advertising (AOA) operates an out of home plant in 7 eastern and midwestern states.   Adams was founded by Steve Adams in 1983 and is privately held.    […]

OAAA’s Mission, By Anna Bager

  OAAA’s Mission By: Anna Bager President & CEO, OAAA Click here to view the published article.   As the OOH industry’s leading trade organization, our mission is to protect, advocate, and accelerate the growth of the entire OOH industry on behalf of our members. We do this by advocating for […]

Kevin Gleason Remembers David Flint

Adams Outdoor President/CEO Kevin Gleason shares these thoughts about David Flint with Billboard Insider: There are two types of attorneys in this world: those that understand and “get” billboard law and those that don’t. David Flint definitely understood and leveraged billboard law to its fullest when I was General Manager […]

Lafoy on acquisitions: We’re looking now.

Today’s podcast guest is Scott Lafoy a 35 year out of home veteran and CEO of Link Media Outdoor says Link Media is always looking for acquisitions and it’s looking now.  Here are the highlights of our conversation. Talk about your career and why you came to Link Media. I […]

3 Phrases Billboard Insider Wants to Retire From Out Of Home

Lots of reaction to last week’s Kevin Gleason suggestion  that we banish “board” from our out of home vocabulary.  Here are 3 more phrases Insider would like to retire. Lean in when used by a 50-something white male out of home or ad agency executive to sound sensitive and hip.  […]