DENIZENs

• Joe Burke

  Founder
  

  DENIZEN founder Joe Burke, has 17 years of experience in the advertising and entertainment industry. Joe was the former EVP, Creative Director of SWIRE, Brand Director of DISNEY STORE and Brand Director of teen retailer, WET SEAL.

  From 2008 – 2010, Mr. Burke created, pitched and developed new business and built SWIRE’s TV department, interactive and online advertising competencies. Mr. Burke’s work in Customer Experience and Social Media has received three MARK AWARDS announced in October 2010 at the CTAM Summit in New Orleans.

  As Brand Director of Disney Stores, Joe helped build multichannel retail campaigns. Joe worked closely with cross-functional teams in marketing the apparel and toy franchises of HSM2, Hannah Montana, Bolt, Wall-E and Enchanted.

  Early in his career, Joe built a network of close relationships in entertainment working in film and TV, while taking on contract roles at Fortune 500 companies and top advertising agencies. Joe is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York and lives in Orange County with his wife and two daughters.

  joe.burke@denizenusa.com

• Kathy Bronstein

  President
  

  In her role as a corporate CEO and as a hands-on entrepreneur, Ms. Bronstein has acquired and expanded established companies and created and nurtured successful start-ups.

  From 1992 to 2003 Ms. Bronstein served as CEO and Vice Chair of Wet Seal Inc. (NASD: WTSLA) and joined in 1985 as Vice President and General Merchandising Manager.  During her eleven years as CEO (the only woman to head-up a publicly traded company in Orange County at that time) Ms. Bronstein and her management team grew Wet Seal revenues from $14 million to $630 million and three unique brands.

  Ms. Bronstein has worked for several large public and venture capital backed business and private equity firms advising them on business strategies and potential acquisitions including Guess Inc., Charlotte Russe Holdings, Seven for All Mankind Jeans and for the last four and a half years, has been advising Brighton.

  A graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in advertising, Ms. Bronstein and her daughter, Arden, live in Newport Coast in Southern California.

  kathy.bronstein@denizenusa.com

• Chris Palmisano

  Accounts
  

  Chris Palmisano brings to Denizen a wealth of advertising agency experience, having worked in New York his entire career at several of world’s largest ad agencies.

  Most recently, he served as a SVP, Group Account Director at Young & Rubicam where he managed several of Dannon’s largest brands, including all kid yogurt brands and the national advertising launch of DanActive.

  Prior to Y&R, Palmisano worked at McCann-Erickson where he lead several parts of the Johnson & Johnson’s business, including the iconic Band-Aid® Brand account.

  Earlier in his career, Palmisano managed the brand advertising efforts of the Department of Defense (JRAP) while at Bates USA, and he has worked on a variety of other accounts across many different categories including Pfizer, Rolling Rock Beer, Ray-Ban Sunglasses, and Subaru.

  Chris is a graduate of Providence College.

  chris.palmisano@denizenusa.com

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