Michael A. Jackson

Mike Jackson is chief marketing officer, Event Solutions International. A vehicle management services company.

He previously served as president of Phelps, a Santa Monica based independent ad agency.

Mr. Jackson is a co-founder of Jackson And Partners, LLC, a full service-advertising agency, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan with operations in Los Angeles, California devoted primarily to providing marketing, advertising and branding services for innovative entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies.

He was Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Marketing and Distribution at CODA Automotive Ltd.

Mr. Jackson was GM North America vice president of marketing and advertising from February 2000 – June 2007. He was responsible for directing the marketing, advertising, and media efforts for the eight GM vehicle divisions. Prior to his promotion, Jackson was the regional general manager of GM's Western Region, where he led the sales, marketing, and distribution efforts for the region's 16 member states since February 2002.

Jackson joined GM in February 2000 as executive director of sales and marketing support based at GM's global headquarters in Detroit. In this capacity, he developed and led the team focused on integrating the company's sales and promotional efforts. He received the distinguished Chairman's Honours in 2002 for being a leader in the "Keep America Rolling" program.

Prior to joining GM, Jackson held key leadership positions, spanning more than 20 years, in a variety of sales and marketing assignments at Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Co, and Coors Brewing Company.

At Coors, Jackson served as vice president of market development for the extensive U.S. retail distribution operations. He led the company's implementation of national growth strategies and increased the focus on underdeveloped brands. Prior to that, he was vice president of the Southwest field business area headquartered in Southern California, with responsibility for coordinating and directing the company's wholesale and retail operations in key Western states.

While at Pepsi-Co, Jackson served as regional sales manager, quickly rising to market unit general manager for the company-owned bottling operation serving Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

Jackson joined Coca-Cola while in graduate school and, for nine years, served in a variety of sales and marketing positions. As national account executive, Jackson managed two of the top ten U.S. beverage accounts, Jack-in-the-Box and ARCO, and was responsible for securing the business from Pepsi. He also managed the account executive team in Dallas for the Southwestern U.S.-based operations.

In 1978, he received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Kent State University in Ohio and a master's degree in communications from the Annenberg School at the University of Southern California (USC) in 1981. He also completed the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Executive Development Program in 1993 and the GM Senior Executive Program in 2002.

Jackson served on the board of directors of the Los Angeles Urban League for six years and is currently the chairperson of Leadership Education and Development (LEAD), (www.leadnational.org), a non-profit organization established in 1980, which is focused on providing opportunities for minority high school students interested in pursuing careers in business at major universities.

Born July 18, 1956, Jackson is a native of Youngstown, Ohio, and a graduate of Ursuline High School. He holds a master’s degree in communications from the University of Southern California.