Aimee Pagano is the global head of talent at VML. She joins VML after five years with McCann Worldgroup, where she served as global head of talent acquisition. She brings 20 years of experience in talent, 12 of those in the advertising industry leading recruiting for top agencies. She is responsible for leading and reimaging the global acquisition function that aims to attract and connect with the best talent for VML. With the future of work in mind, Pagano will be developing an inclusive, innovative, and transformative talent strategy that supports the growth of VML’s business and the needs of its clients and people.

During her career, Pagano has worked with some of the industry’s best and brightest creative and strategic minds, building an innovative talent acquisition function to enable companies to attract and hire unique, diverse talent at scale across consumer, creative, and health. She has supported talent needs across many clients, including Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Pernod Ricard USA, Toyota, and HBO. Earlier experiences include executive recruiting, leading internal corporate recruitment teams, and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) programs for contingent and full-time recruitment across multiple industries for clients such as Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Credit Suisse, 1-800-Flowers, Estée Lauder, ADP, and Chase.