Ampersand Names Todd Braverman as Chief Revenue Officer to Accelerate Growth and Drive Market Impact

Ampersand, the audience-first TV advertising sales and technology company, announced the appointment of Todd Braverman as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Braverman brings more than two decades of strategic sales leadership experience across national media companies, digital platforms, and advertising agencies to his new role at Ampersand.

As CRO, Braverman will be responsible for leading Ampersand’s revenue strategy across its suite of data-driven, multiscreen TV advertising solutions. Braverman will focus on deepening relationships with brands, agencies, and partners, while continuing to scale the company’s addressable and audience-based offerings across traditional, streaming, and multiscreen platforms.  He will play a central role in evolving Ampersand’s go-to-market strategy, aligning product innovation and delivering on client needs.

Marketing Technology News: MarTech Interview with David Rabin, CMO @ Lenovo SSG

“We are thrilled to welcome Todd to Ampersand at such a pivotal moment in our company’s growth,” said Mike Dean, President of Ampersand. “His track record of building high-performing sales organizations and delivering results across a rapidly evolving TV landscape makes him the ideal leader to help us chart our next chapter.”

Braverman joins Ampersand from Nexstar, where he served as Executive Vice President, Head of National Sales. There, he oversaw sales across Nexstar’s national network portfolio – including The CW, CW Sports, NewsNation, and the company’s multicast networks – while launching the company’s National Spot Organization and advancing go-to-market strategies for brands and agencies.

Marketing Technology News: Ciphered Launches as the Ultimate Encrypted, On-Chain Telegram Alternative Amid Growing Privacy Concerns

Prior to Nexstar, Braverman was Senior Vice President, Agency Sales Lead at Warner Bros. Discovery. In that role, he managed $1.9 billion in advertising revenue and led all agency partnerships across the company’s entertainment, news, and kids/young-adult brands. He played a key role in launching the HBO Max ad-supported product and led the sales team through several successful Upfront cycles.

“I’m excited to join Ampersand at a time when the TV industry is undergoing so much innovation and transformation,” said Braverman. “Ampersand is uniquely positioned to bring scale, precision, and simplicity to advertisers navigating today’s converged TV landscape. By combining the legacy strengths and scale of television with advanced data and technology, we have an incredible opportunity to deliver even more meaningful solutions to Ampersand partners, and I look forward to working with this talented team to unlock even more value.”