Bob Gruters

Bob has 25+ years of advertising, marketing, media, and sales experience sitting on all sides of the desk including agency, media, and Client-side prior to joining Facebook. He has worked in diverse advertising agency network’s Publicis & Saatchi & Saatchi, publishing giants Hearst & Conde Nast, global out-of-home advertising firms like JC Decaux & Gannett, cable media behemoth Viacom, worldwide electronics mega-brand, Sony, and leading US Hispanic broadcaster, Univision. Bob was tapped to launch Sean Combs' music platform REVOLT in 2013 (considered to be one of the most successful platform launches in recent US history). Currently Bob is a Group Director on Facebook's Global Marketing Solutions US team. He is leading several brilliant and talented teams that are managing & consulting with select marketers in Entertainment, Technology & Connectivity, and Multicultural Vertical industries. Bob has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rowan University where he met his beautiful Wife, Barbara. He is the very proud Father of Evan, Grace, Matthew & Ryan and resides in Westfield & Monmouth Beach, NJ.

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