Nicola Mendelsohn Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Lady Mendelsohn
Birth Name:Nicola Sharon Clyne
Birth Date:1971 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Manchester, England
Education:
Occupation:Vice President Global Business Group
Years Active:2013–present
Employer:Meta
Predecessor:Joanna, Baroness Shields
Spouse:Jonathan Mendelsohn
Children:4

Nicola Sharon Mendelsohn, Baroness Mendelsohn, (; born 29 August 1971), is a British advertising executive.[1] Active in the advertising industry since 1992, Mendelsohn serves as the head of global advertising relationships for Facebook, and also sits on the board of Diageo. The Daily Telegraph has called her "the most powerful woman in the British tech industry".[2]

Early life and education

Nicola Sharon Clyne[3] was born in Manchester, England.[4] Her parents run a kosher catering business, and the family maintained an Orthodox Jewish home.[5]

From 1989 to 1992, she attended the University of Leeds, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English and Theatre Studies, and was active in Jewish causes.[6] [7]

Career

Mendelsohn originally planned to attend drama school and become an actress, but on a friend's recommendation decided to explore advertising instead.[8] After working at Bartle Bogle Hegarty, she became Deputy Chairman of Grey London in April 2004. In April 2008 she became partner and executive chairman at Karmarama, a London advertising agency.[6] [7]

In 2013 she was hired as Facebook's advertising Vice President for EMEA, ending the company's half-year search to replace outgoing VP Joanna Shields.[9] [4] [10]

Affiliations

Mendelsohn is co-chair of the Creative Industries Council[11] and director of the Bailey's Prize for Women's Fiction.[4] In April 2011 she became the first female president of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, serving a two-year term.[12]

In September 2014 she became a non-executive director of Diageo.[4] [13] Previously, she was a board director for Bartle Bogle Hegarty and the Fragrance Foundation, chairman of the corporate board of Women's Aid, trustee of The White Ribbon Alliance, and president of the Women's Advertising Club of London.[6] [12] [13]

Honours and recognition

In 2015 she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the creative industries as part of the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours.[14]

Also in 2015, Computer Weekly ranked Mendelsohn number 34 on its "50 Most Influential Women in UK IT 2015",[15] she was named one of the Most Inspiring Women in European Tech by the Inspiring Fifty organisation,[16] and Debrett's included her on their "People of Influence" in the Debrett's 500 2015 list.[4]

In 2014 she was included on GQ list of the 100 Most Connected Women in Britain,[17] and ranked number 85 on The Jewish Chronicle Power 100 list.[18]

In 2013, she ranked number 69 on The Guardian "MediaGuardian 100 2013".[19] In 2011 she was named one of Advertising Age "Women to Watch".[12] In 2005 Management Today included her on its list of the top 35 women under 35 in the business world.[20]

In 2017, she was awarded an honorary Doctorate at the University of Salford.[21]

In 2019, Mendelsohn was 34th in Computer Weeklys 50 "Most Influential Women in UK Tech" shortlist.[22]

She was ranked 28th on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.[23]

Philanthropy

On World Cancer Day (4 February 2018)[24] she made public that she had been diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, an incurable cancer of the blood.[25] Mendelsohn said that she made the announcement to raise awareness about the cancer, describing it as not rare but little-known.[26]

Nicola launched The Follicular Lymphoma Foundation in 2019 – a charity dedicated to funding research into the disease and supporting patients. The organization is dedicated to helping those with the condition “live well”. It will also aim to raise $20m (£15.5m) in its first three years and is hoping to find a cure to the disease within the next decade. [27]

Personal

She married Jonathan Mendelsohn, a British lobbyist and Labour political organiser, in 1994.[28] He was created a life peer as Baron Mendelsohn, of Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet in 2013.[29] She and her husband are Jewish and are active in their synagogue and Jewish community.[30] [28] [7] [31] [32]

Selected articles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 29 August 2014 . Birthdays today: Lady Mendelsohn, 43 . 22 November 2015 . The Times.
  2. Web site: Curtis . Sophie . 23 March 2015 . Meet the most powerful British woman in the tech industry . 22 November 2015 . The Daily Telegraph.
  3. Web site: Celia Clyne Banqueting Limited. Endole Ltd.. 2015. 27 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Nicola Mendelsohn. Debrett's 500 2015. Debrett's. 2015. 22 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150727053841/http://www.debretts.com/people/debretts-500-2015/digital/nicola-mendelsohn. 27 July 2015. dmy-all.
  5. News: Lobell . Kylie . Nicola Mendelsohn: An Observant Jewish Leader at the World’s Largest Social Media Platform . 23 September 2023 . Jewish Journal . 2023-01-18.
  6. Web site: 2015 . Nicola Mendelsohn . 22 November 2015 . LinkedIn.
  7. Web site: Nicola Mendelsohn – Executive Partner and Chairman of Karmarama and Co-Chair Elect of the Creative Industries Council. 3 April 2013. 27 November 2015. Rebecca. Taub. You and Us.
  8. Web site: Levi's, The Godfather, Boddingtons, Alien: Desert Island Clips with Facebook VP EMEA Nicola Mendelsohn. Jason. Stone. 9 May 2013. 27 November 2015. The Drum.
  9. Web site: Facebook Appoints Ad Vet Nicola Mendelsohn As Its New VP For EMEA. 7 May 2013. 26 November 2015. Ingrid. Lunden. TechCrunch.
  10. Web site: Baroness Joanna Shields vs Lady Nicola Mendelsohn: The battle for the title of the most powerful female in the UK tech sector. Sam. Shead. 25 March 2015. 27 November 2015. Tech World.
  11. Web site: Nicola Mendelsohn: the London-based Facebook boss who wants to share her status. Jasmine. Gardner. London Evening Standard. 1 July 2014. 23 November 2015.
  12. Web site: Women to Watch: Nicola Mendelsohn, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising; Karmarama. Emma. Hall. 30 May 2011. 23 November 2015. Advertising Age.
  13. Web site: Nicola S Mendelsohn. 2015. Diageo. 27 November 2015.
  14. Web site: Tech stars headline Queen's Birthday Honours. Oliver. Smith. 15 June 2015. 27 November 2015. The Memo.
  15. Web site: 34. Nicola Mendelsohn, Managing director, Facebook Europe. 2015. 27 November 2015. Computer Weekly.
  16. Web site: Meet the Most Inspiring Women in European Tech. Inspiring Fifty. 2015. 27 November 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925193629/http://www.inspiringfifty.com/50-inspiring-women-list-2015-eu/. 25 September 2015. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: GQ and Editorial Intelligence's 100 Most Connected Women 2014. 2015. 23 November 2015. GQ Magazine.
  18. Web site: JC Power 100: Numbers 100 – 51. 28 August 2014. 23 November 2015. The Jewish Chronicle.
  19. Web site: 69. Nicola Mendelsohn. 1 September 2013. 27 November 2015. The Guardian.
  20. Web site: The faces of the future. Joanna. Moorhead. 27 June 2005. 27 November 2015. The Guardian.
  21. Web site: Honorary degree for 'most powerful woman in UK tech' News portal University of Salford, Manchester. 2021-10-03. news-archive.salford.ac.uk.
  22. Web site: Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2019. ComputerWeekly.com. en. 2019-10-19.
  23. Web site: Most Powerful Women . . en.
  24. Web site: CNN. Facebook's Top Exec in Europe Has Incurable Cancer. Alanna. Petroff. 5 February 2018. 28 March 2018.
  25. News: Facebook executive has 'incurable' cancer. 5 February 2018. BBC News. 5 February 2018.
  26. Web site: The Telegraph. Facebook Boss Nicola Mendelsohn Reveals She Has Incurable Cancer. Hayley. Dixon. 4 February 2018. 28 March 2018.
  27. News: Facebook's Nicola Mendelsohn on living with an incurable disease. Cullen. Interview by Helen.
  28. Web site: Nicola Mendelsohn gets top Facebook job – and insists on working a four-day week so she can see her family. 8 May 2013. 22 November 2015. Capital Bay News.
  29. Web site: Doreen Lawrence and Brian Paddick among 30 new peers in House of Lords. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/doreen-lawrence-and-brian-paddick-among-30-new-peers-in-house-of-lords-8741571.html . 20 June 2022 . subscription . live. Nigel. Morris. 1 August 2013. 27 November 2015. The Guardian.
  30. Web site: 17 October 2013 . House of Mendelsohn: Jon Joins Lords, Nicola Leads Facebook to Israel . 22 November 2015 . Algemeiner Journal.
  31. Web site: Jackman . Josh . 16 November 2015 . Facebook boss and political insider are Norwood's new presidential couple . 27 November 2015 . The Jewish Chronicle.
  32. News: Cullen. Interview by Helen. Facebook's Nicola Mendelsohn on living with an incurable disease. The Times. en. 2021-10-03. 0140-0460.

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