Advisory Board
Mavin Digital, Inc. is pleased to have an experienced Advisory Board team with a track-record of building successful companies and award-winning achievements in interactive design and communications.
NANSKE WOOD, Advisory Board member with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare and media; and held various senior executive positions including President of Carbon Healthcare, a Commonhealth Company. Nanske also served as VP of Marketing for Esprit Pharma, founded in July 2005 and sold in July 2007. Her broad healthcare background encompasses big Pharma (Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth Whitehall and Esprit Pharma). More recently, Nanske became CEO of Vanjan Inc., a private emerging biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing patient care through commercialization of new drugs and therapies to combat infectious diseases namely HIV/AIDS and TB.
Thomas Tafuto, Advisory Board
THOMAS TAFUTO, Advisory Board member with 22 years of experience in interactive communications and design is the Senior Vice President of Creative at DIGITAS NY where he is the creative lead on brands including Samsung and Delta. Mr. Tafuto has collaborated with some of the world’s most recognized brands including: AIG, Apple Computer, BP, Chiat/Day, Delta Airlines, Virgin Mobile, HP, The Harvard Business School, Grey Advertising, IBM, Microsoft, Nokia, Pepsi, Samsung, Sony, and The United Nations.
Prior to joining DIGITAS, Mr. Tafuto was the Executive Creative Director of Tribal DDB Worldwide and was the creative lead on Nokia, (RED), Pepsi, American Airlines, Exxon Mobil, AT&T, Starbucks, Ingersoll Rand and Dyson. Thomas directed Tribal DDB’s effort that garnered Ad Age’s Global Agency Network of the Year in 2008 – the first time a digital agency has been honored with that award. He was also the executive creative lead on several of Tribal’s worldwide new business pitches and racked up a total of 58 industry awards during his tenure at Tribal.
ERIC PILKINGTON, Advisory Board member with over 17 years of experience, Eric has been leading the charge in developing new and innovative approaches to marketing communications and technology. His talent, technical skill and marketing knowledge has yielded award-winning and powerful digital communications for some of today’s top companies and brands, including AT&T, BP, Burton Snowboards, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ford Motor Company, HP, IBM, IDG, Lifetime Television, LSI, The New York Times, Nike, Nokia, Oracle, Palm, Samsung, Sony and WebMD. A retired Marine, Eric has also led independent technology-based projects with such government agencies as the Department of Commerce/NOAA and the Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
MICHAEL BROWN JR., Advisory Board member who currently serves as an investment professional at Virgin Group and an advisor and board member for a number of early-stage companies, generally focused on consumer internet and/or consumer products and services.
