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Global Head of Media & Commerce
VML
Kiessé is the Global Head of Media and Commerce at VML, which she joined in August 2021 to build and scale the commerce media practice. In this role, she has been instrumental in embedding new capabilities and operational frameworks across regions, while driving growth for key clients.
Before VML, Kiessé served as Head of Industry Partnerships at Pinterest UK, where she built and led a team dedicated to helping marketers accelerate business outcomes on the platform.
Prior to Pinterest, she spent eight years at Omnicom Media Group UK in a series of leadership roles spanning programmatic, paid search, social, and brand safety. During her tenure, she established operational excellence, strengthened commercial performance, and elevated standards in brand safety, fraud prevention, and viewability. She also led strategy and planning for Programmatic and Paid Search across a vast portfolio of clients and launched Omnicom’s Programmatic Audio offering from the ground up.
Earlier in her career, Kiessé worked in Ireland and France with organisations including Google, Unilever, and Société Générale.
She holds a degree in British, American, and Afro-American Studies from Université Grenoble Alpes, as well as a Master’s in International Business from Grenoble School of Business.
Outside of work, Kiessé is married with two daughters (15 and 9). She enjoys African fashion, travelling, reading, cooking with her husband, spending time with her girlfriends, indulging in Nollywood on Netflix and Amazon Prime, and creating meaningful moments with her daughters.
A passionate advocate for women and girls, Kiessé is driven by a personal mission to see them thrive. She regularly mentors young women from diverse backgrounds, offering guidance, encouragement, and support.