Jeff Kobil - Co-CEO
Prior
to co-founding LDSGroup, Jeff was a Vice President
with MKTG Services, a company which had acquired his former employer,
Stevens-Knox & Associates. Prior to that, Mr. Kobil was a principal
with The Kleid Company, Inc. He has over 20 years of list marketing
experience and has worked with a variety of clients in publishing,
catalog marketing, and financial services. Jeff has served as Chairman
of the DMA’s List & Database Council and has spoken at numerous
industry events including Direct Marketing Days in New York, the DMA’s
Fall Conference and List Vision.
Email: jkobil@ldsgroupinc.com
• Phone: 646.390.5701
Richard Vergara
- Co-CEO
Prior
to forming LDSGroup, Richard was a Vice President
and Director of the Publishing Group at MKTG Services. He joined MKTG
Services in January 1999 when that firm acquired his previous employer,
Stevens-Knox & Associates. He was also a principal with The Kleid
Company, Inc. He is a past chair of the DMA’s List/Database
Council, and served on the Council’s operating committee for
more than 10 years. He served as program chair for List Day in 1997.
He has organized and taught courses for both New York University and
the Direct Marketing Club of NY, and has written and spoken frequently
on industry matters.
Email: rvergara@ldsgroupinc.com
• Phone: 646.390.5702
Nick Sarantakos - Executive Vice President
Nick
is a 20+ year list industry veteran in the list brokerage industry.
Prior to joining the LDSGroup in March 2005, Nick
held senior level positions at MKTG Services and Stevens-Knox and
Associates. Nick’s accounts include major clients in publishing,
entertainment, continuity, communications and travel fields. His in
depth knowledge of direct marketing including new media approaches
enables Nick to bring his clients the latest customer acquisition
solutions.
Email: nsarantakos@ldsgroupinc.com
• Phone: 646.390.5703
Leslie Pulford - Senior Vice President/General
Manager, Fundraising Division
Leslie joined the LDSGroup in August of 2007 and is charged
with managing the development and growth of the Fundraising Division.
Her focus is on providing list brokerage services, including developing
mail plans, advising on marketing strategy and providing strategic
list recommendations to nonprofit organizations. She brings over 20
years of direct marketing and consumer behavior research experience
to this position, including the prior 11 years with Barton-Cotton,
Inc. where she provided strategic marketing direction to fundraisers.
Her specialty is Catholic fundraising.
Email: lpulford@ldsgroupinc.com
• Phone: 646.390.5710
Marcia Nachman - Account Executive
With
over 15 years or experience on both the list brokerage and list management
side, Marcia has a unique background that allows her to deal successfully
not only with clients needs but uses her strong vendor relationships
to deal with many of the day to day list issues. She is actively involved
with many of the major accounts at the LDSGroup.
Having joined LDSGroup in March 2005 from MKTG Services,
Marcia also worked at Stevens-Knox and Associates, The Kleid Company,
and ALC/ Zeller & Letica.
Email: mnachman@ldsgroupinc.com
• Phone: 646.390.5705
Lori Mesagno-Pesik - Account Executive
Having joined the LDSGroup in February
2006, Lori works with several major publishing accounts. Her experience
with such companies as GETKO Direct Response, Alan Drey Company, Paradysz-Matera,
and Adrea Rubin Marketing allows her to use her almost 20 years of
experience to help clients meet their customer acquisition goals.
Email: lmesagno@ldsgroupinc.com
Phone: 646.390.5706
Marsha Strassheim - Account Executive
Marsha
has over 15 years of list brokerage experience, having worked at The
Kleid Company, Stevens-Knox & Associates, and MKTG Services prior
to joining the LDSGroup in January 2003. Marsha has
worked on such accounts as Kiplinger, Hume Publishing, TimeLife, Mutual
of Omaha, Time Inc. Magazine Company, and G&J USA Publishing.
She is actively involved in the list planning process at LDSGroup
working with the DARTexpert™ planning model.
Email: mstrassheim@ldsgroupinc.com
• Phone: 646.390.5704
Joe Castro - Accounting Manager
Having
joined the LDSGroup in August 2004, Joe is completely
responsible for the accounts receivable and accounts payable functions.
Joe’s background in the list business reflects positions held
at Adrea Rubin Marketing and The Kleid Company.
Email: jcastro@ldsgroupinc.com
Phone: 646.390.5707
