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Monetizr Appoints Veteran Growth Strategist Michelle Suttle as Chief Growth Officer to Accelerate Growth in a New Era of Media

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Monetizr Appoints Veteran Growth Strategist Michelle Suttle as Chief Growth Officer to Accelerate Growth in a New Era of Media
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Monetizr Appoints Veteran Growth Strategist Michelle Suttle as Chief Growth Officer to Accelerate Growth in a New Era of Media

2026-04-27 21:02 Last Updated At:21:21

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 27, 2026--

Monetizr today announced the appointment of Michelle Suttle as Chief Growth Officer, bringing on a seasoned growth leader as brands look for more effective ways to reach consumers beyond traditional digital channels.

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Suttle joins Monetizr from Tangible, where she served as Chief Growth Officer, and brings more than two decades of experience across WPP and VML. Over the course of her career, she has led growth and marketing strategy for global brands including Barilla, Coca-Cola, Ferrari, GlaxoSmithKline, Haleon, and Keurig.

“Michelle brings a rare combination of brand, growth, and strategic depth,” said Andris Merkulovs, Co-founder and CEO of Monetizr. “As advertisers rethink how they earn attention, her experience working with some of the world’s leading brands will be critical in helping Monetizr scale and define what comes next for in-game advertising.”

Suttle joins Monetizr as demand accelerates among global advertisers seeking more measurable, privacy-safe ways to engage consumers. She is known for building growth strategies that connect brand, media, and customer experience, translating complex market shifts into practical opportunities for companies. An active voice in the industry, she has been featured at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and participates in networks including the Forrester Women’s Leadership Network. She is also engaged with organizations such as The Female Quotient and Advance Women, and is an advocate for neurodiversity in business, including her involvement with the Dyslexic Advantage Movement.

“The industry is rethinking how it earns attention,” said Suttle. “Monetizr is forward-thinking. Rather than interrupting consumers, brands become part of the experience, earning the kind of high-quality attention that drives both engagement and action.”

Monetizr works with brands to create interactive, rewarded experiences inside games, giving people something in return for their attention rather than interrupting them. These experiences allow brands to engage consumers directly, gather consented data, and measure impact in real time.

Companies including Coca-Cola, Haleon, KFC, and Procter & Gamble already use Monetizr to run campaigns across a network of leading game publishers such as Kwalee and Voodoo, demonstrating the platform’s ability to deliver at scale.

Brands and agencies interested in reaching consumers through opt-in, high-attention experiences can learn more or request a demo at www.monetizr.com.

About Monetizr

Monetizr is an advertising platform that helps brands connect with consumers through opt-in, rewarded experiences inside games. By combining direct consumer engagement with real-time measurement, Monetizr enables brands to run campaigns that people actively choose to participate in.

Operating across a global gaming audience of more than 3.8 billion players, Monetizr works with leading brands and publishers to deliver high-attention, measurable brand experiences at scale.

Monetizr is backed by investors including Change Ventures, Techstars, and Ludus Ventures, supporting the company’s continued growth as it expands its platform and global partnerships.

Monetizr today announced the appointment of Michelle Suttle as Chief Growth Officer, bringing on a seasoned growth leader as brands look for more effective ways to reach consumers beyond traditional digital channels. Suttle joins Monetizr from Tangible, where she served as Chief Growth Officer, and brings more than two decades of experience across WPP and VML. Over the course of her career, she has led growth and marketing strategy for global brands including Barilla, Coca-Cola, Ferrari, GlaxoSmithKline, Haleon, and Keurig.

Monetizr today announced the appointment of Michelle Suttle as Chief Growth Officer, bringing on a seasoned growth leader as brands look for more effective ways to reach consumers beyond traditional digital channels. Suttle joins Monetizr from Tangible, where she served as Chief Growth Officer, and brings more than two decades of experience across WPP and VML. Over the course of her career, she has led growth and marketing strategy for global brands including Barilla, Coca-Cola, Ferrari, GlaxoSmithKline, Haleon, and Keurig.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone attack before dawn on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa wounded 14 people, including two children, authorities said Monday, in the latest barrage of civilian areas that have been a hallmark of Moscow’s full-scale invasion.

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone strike killed two people in the Russia-occupied part of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, Moscow-installed Gov. Vladimir Saldo said Monday. A man and a woman in their 70s died in the village of Dnipriany, he said.

In Odesa, drones hit residential neighborhoods and civilian infrastructure, said Serhii Lysak, the head of the city’s administration. Russia has repeatedly targeted Odesa, a key Black Sea port for Ukraine, since Moscow launched the war more than four years ago on Feb. 24, 2022.

Five of the wounded, most of them with shrapnel wounds, were hospitalized, according to Oleh Kiper, the head of the regional military administration.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has fired approximately 1,900 attack drones, nearly 1,400 powerful guided aerial bombs and around 60 missiles of various types at Ukraine over the past week.

Ukraine’s wartime development of cutting-edge military technology means that it's intercepting more than 90% of the drones that Russia launches, Zelenskyy said in an X post. However, Ukraine needs more American-made Patriot air defense missiles, which are able to shoot down Russia’s ballistic missiles.

Ukraine has recently been helping Middle Eastern and Gulf region countries, which are countering attacks on their territory by Iranian drones, with know-how during the Iran war.

Norway is the latest European country to enter into a joint drone manufacturing agreement with Kyiv, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said Monday.

In Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that his government plans a “drone armada” with Ukraine’s help, to defend both itself and Europe.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, on a visit to Warsaw, said that Ukraine has evolved from being a recipient of foreign military aid to a country that can offer state of the art military solutions.

“We are able to destroy tanks, destroy expensive systems and drones, it is our reality,” she said, according to the Polish press agency PAP. “A number of the systems that we’re using are produced in Ukraine. I think we have made a big leap here.”

Zelenskyy noted a recent raft of good news for Ukraine: NATO partners, excluding the United States, have contributed to a financial arrangement to buy American weapons, the European Union has approved a 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) loan to Ukraine, and the EU intends to place more sanctions on Moscow.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has been assailing oil terminals and refineries deep inside Russia with long-range drones and missiles, aiming to disrupt Moscow’s economy.

The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said late Sunday it has seen geolocated evidence that Ukrainian forces conducted at least 10 strikes against Russian oil and gas infrastructure in the past two weeks.

Claudia Ciobanu contributed to this report from Warsaw, Poland.

Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

A rescue worker walks inside apartments destroyed by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

A rescue worker walks inside apartments destroyed by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

A person walks near residential houses damaged by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

A person walks near residential houses damaged by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

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