Susan Credle has been selected for a Matrix Award for her impact on the advertising industry and her outspoken commitment to making a difference for women in communications.

Parallels are often drawn between the fictional Peggy Olson from Mad Men and Susan Credle, who started out as an intern at BBDO and moved up the ranks to become EVP, Executive Creative Director. In 2009, she moved to Leo Burnett USA, where she has been credited with the shop’s resurgence and as being the creative brilliance behind the iconic M&M’S “human” and the legendary Allstate’s “Mayhem” campaign. Read on…