Pantano to partner with existing leadership to double-down and expand Golin’s West Coast offering
LOS ANGELES (July 18, 2024) – Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) agency Golin announced today the promotion of Hollie Pantano to Associate Managing Director, West Coast. In this newly created role, Pantano will partner with the existing Los Angeles and San Francisco leadership team to super-charge Golin’s West Coast offering. She will focus on supporting new business efforts, fostering a best-in-class culture and advocating for agency-wide best practices. The position is effective immediately and reports into Dawn Langeland, co-president, North America.
Hollie Pantano
“Hollie’s exceptional track record in New York and her integral role in some of our most significant client wins make her the ideal leader to partner with our established and experienced West Coast team to build upon our strong foundation and help drive our West Coast operations forward,” said Langeland.
An eight-year veteran of Golin New York, Pantano has been instrumental in building the agency’s New York offering, growing the consumer team by more than 400% over that period, and adding marquee clients such as Ferrero, Hard Rock, JetBlue and L’Oreal Paris. Pantano has worked closely with agency leadership to expand the Ferrero business globally and spearheaded the global repositioning of Golin’s influencer offering.
Since relocating to southern California in 2020, Pantano has been eager to contribute to this strategically important region and help drive growth and innovation.
“I’m thrilled to take on this new challenge and work alongside our talented West Coast teams,” said Pantano. “I look forward to building on our strong foundation and driving continued success for our clients and our agency in this key market.”
About Golin
Golin is a global public relations agency that helps companies create change that matters. Together, we discover powerful human truths that bind us, create with bravery and collaborate inclusively and obsessively. Golin’s 1700 global employees operate across 50+ offices worldwide, allowing us to provide our clients with comprehensive solutions for multi-market, regional and global communications programs. Golin is a 2024 Grand Prix winner from the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and was named PRWeek’s 2024 overall Agency of the Year in the U.S., PRovoke Media’s 2024 Best Large Agency to Work for in North America, a 2023 and 2022 PRWeek U.S. Best Place to Work, PRovoke Media’s 2022 overall North America Agency of the Year, PRovoke Media’s 2022 and 2021 North America Large Agency of the Year, PRWeek’s 2021, 2020 and 2019 Global Agency of the Year, AMEC’s 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 Communications Research & Measurement Team of the Year and a 2021 Chicago Tribune Top Workplace.