Teads Appoints Mollie Spilman as Chief Commercial Officer

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Teads (NYSE:TEAD) appointed Mollie Spilman as Chief Commercial Officer, effective November 10, 2025. Spilman will report to CEO David Kostman and lead global commercial strategy to accelerate growth across brands, agencies, publishers and partners as Teads continues post‑merger integration following the combination with Outbrain earlier in 2025.

Spilman’s background includes revenue leadership at Criteo (helping grow revenue from $600m to over $2bn) and roles at Oracle Advertising, Millennial Media and Yahoo. The release highlights integration and execution risks and reiterates standard forward‑looking statement cautions.

Positive

• Experienced hire with revenue growth track record ($600m to >$2bn)
• Effective date of appointment: November 10, 2025
• Direct reporting line to CEO David Kostman

Negative

• Risk that leadership change may not deliver anticipated growth
• Ongoing post‑merger commercial integration represents execution risk

Advances Global Go-to-Market Strategy Following Transformational Merger

NEW YORK, Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teads, the omnichannel outcomes platform for the open internet, today announced the appointment of Mollie Spilman as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective November 10. She will oversee global commercial strategy and execution, working closely with regional leadership and key partners to accelerate growth and deepen client performance for marketers, agencies and content creators. This appointment follows the combination of Outbrain and Teads earlier this year, which created a unified platform with unique demand, supply, data and technology capabilities designed to deliver elevated outcomes.

This appointment marks a key milestone in the next phase of Teads’ evolution. The merged company’s technology, data capabilities, and deep relationships with enterprise brands and agencies places it in a uniquely strong position to drive value for the entire digital advertising ecosystem. Teads is investing in world-class leadership to drive an even stronger commitment to customer outcomes and unlock the full value of its offering for brands, agencies, and publisher partners.

Spilman will report to CEO, David Kostman. She brings extensive experience building and scaling high-performing commercial organizations across digital media and technology. Mollie served as the Chief Revenue Officer and then Chief Operating Officer at Criteo for five years when the company grew revenues from $600mm to over $2bn, and began its journey to retail media dominance through the acquisition of HookLogic. Most recently, she served as Chief Revenue Officer at Oracle Advertising, where she helped clients realize value through the activation of third party audience and contextual targeting, as well as advanced ad verification and brand safety measurement. Prior to that, she held senior leadership roles at Millennial Media and Yahoo!.

“Mollie joins at an exciting moment for Teads,” said David Kostman, CEO of Teads. “As we continue integrating our commercial operations post-merger and scaling our outcomes-driven platform globally, Mollie’s leadership, client-focus, and operational rigor will be essential in driving commercial excellence and growing our strategic partnerships with global agencies and brands.”

“The opportunity to help shape the future of digital advertising through innovation in the areas of the open internet, CTV, retail media and GenAI is super compelling and made it very attractive for me to join Teads,” said Spilman. “Joining Teads at this moment is a deliberate move for me — the company’s vision, talent, global scale and market position put it on a path to remarkable growth. I’m fired up to partner with our teams, agencies, advertisers, and publisher partners globally to build on this strong foundation and continue to be a force in the industry.”

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to possible or assumed future results of our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, plans and objectives. You can generally identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” "foresee,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions.

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections regarding future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including but not limited to: the risk that changes in our commercial leadership may not result in the anticipated growth or market performance; risks related to the successful integration of our post-merger commercial operations; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; our ability to successfully execute our global business strategy; and the other important risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2024, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available on our website at https://investors.teads.com/ and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We cannot assure you that the results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

About Teads
Teads Holding Co. (“Teads”) (Nasdaq: TEAD) is the omnichannel outcomes platform for the Open Internet, driving full-funnel results for marketers across premium media. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, Teads drives value with every media dollar by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. One of the most scaled advertising platforms on the Open Internet, Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, New York with a global team of nearly 1,800 people in 30+ countries.

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FAQ

When does Mollie Spilman start as CCO of Teads (TEAD)?

Spilman’s appointment is effective November 10, 2025.

Who will Mollie Spilman report to at Teads (TEAD)?

She will report directly to CEO David Kostman.

What experience does Mollie Spilman bring to Teads (TEAD)?

She led revenue and operations roles at Criteo, Oracle Advertising, Millennial Media, and Yahoo, including growth from $600m to >$2bn at Criteo.

How does this appointment affect Teads’ post‑merger integration (TEAD)?

Spilman will oversee global commercial integration and scaling of the unified platform post‑merger.

Does the press release note any risks related to the hire at Teads (TEAD)?

Yes. The release cites the risk that leadership changes and integration may not yield anticipated growth.

What strategic areas will Teads (TEAD) focus on under the new CCO?

The company highlighted focus areas including the open internet, CTV, retail media, GenAI, and outcomes‑driven advertising.