Marianne Stefanowicz Joins Mother as Chief Community and Communications Officer

Marianne Stefanowicz, one of advertising’s most experienced communications leaders, has joined Mother in the newly created role of chief community and communications officer. 

Marianne has spent 20 years at some of the industry’s most creative agencies, such as TBWA\Chiat\Day, TBWA Worldwide, Droga5 and most recently TBWA\ Media Arts Lab, Apple’s dedicated agency. At Mother, she will be responsible for internal and external communications across the portfolio of Mother Industries companies. Marianne will report to Peter Ravailhe (CEO) and work closely with Teri Miller (president) and the leadership of both the Mother LA & Mother NY offices. She is based in Los Angeles but will spend time in New York as required.

“Mother is a creative company I’ve admired since the early days of my career in London,” said Marianne. “The unwavering, independent creative spirit and entrepreneurial leadership, along with the diversification of the business make it one of the most exciting companies in the industry right now. How many other companies have a mission to ‘Make Our Children Proud’, and the ability to live up to that? 

“It is an honour to join this phenomenal team as they enter into this new chapter, with ambitions to use their creative powers for good, and charged with the great responsibility of bringing the mission to life in all we do.” 

Last year, as Marianne alluded to, Mother redefined its mission, shifting ‘Make Our Mothers Proud’ to ‘Make Our Children Proud’. According to Mother, Make Our Children Proud is a long term strategic plan to reconfigure the way Mother operates from the studs out: new ways of organising its businesses, new kinds of policies, alternative client partnerships, new ways of investing - all for the sake of creating the kind of company that is most attractive to the next generation of global talent, not the last.  

This mission will be something Marianne will focus on bringing to life within the company and externally. 

With more details on the ‘Community’ aspect of Marianne’s job to come, she will be responsible for building and engaging the most creative and entrepreneurial problem solving communities in the world, featuring Mother alum and friends of the company. Her work will impact Mother’s very foundation and the way the company operates to its core. 

Peter Ravailhe, CEO of Mother in the US, adds, “Mother’s string of recent hires and promotions is our latest intentional push to elevate talent as we grow and look to the future of our businesses. Our core mission, ‘Make Our Children Proud’, serves to leave the world better than we found it. Preserving our independence and doubling down on creativity and entrepreneurship are key tenets of that mission, and Marianne’s leadership will be crucial in leading us into the next generation of Mother.”