Kenneth Gal is the former CEO of Italia/Gal, a creative ad agency with over $100m in billings before selling to the Phelps Group. Before Italia/Gal, Ken was the COO of Omnicom’s $120 million Los Angeles office of Tracy-Locke. Former clients include Disney, Taco Bell, Pepsi, Doritos, Universal Studios Hollywood, CompUSA, Westfield Shopping Towns, Wells Fargo, Del Taco, Whole Foods Market, Rubio's, Union Bank of California and many more. Ken's notable branding and business accomplishments include:

• Italia/Gal named "Hottest Agency in the West" by Adweek Magazine


• Launched Taco Bell's "Make a run for the border" campaign and value menu which literally lowered the price of lunch in America


• Founded Kluge Interactive (klugeinteractive.com), a digital ad agency, and still retains the title of chairman


• Converted "Juice Club" to Jamba Juice positioning—which set the stage for rapid growth and a publicly traded company


• Repositioned Smart & Final to include consumer targeting as well as business to business---which increased share holder value significantly


• Whole Foods Market's first ad agency, successfully transitioned Mrs. Gooch's acquisition into Whole Foods Market brand


• Repositioned Kentucky Fried Chicken to KFC which created the foundation re-branding of the category leader