New York, August 11, 2026—Meet The People (MTP), one of North America’s leading independent advertising agency holding companies, today announced that Maria Politis Moutsatsos has joined the organization as General Counsel.
Moutsatsos joins MTP from The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), one of the world’s largest agency holding companies, where she most recently served as General Counsel of McCann Worldgroup and Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel of IPG. In more than 20 years at IPG, she advised the leadership on commercial transactions, intellectual property, privacy, AI governance, and corporate strategy.
At Meet The People, Moutsatsos will oversee legal affairs and advise the leadership on corporate growth, governance, commercial agreements, and the legal issues shaping the advertising, media, and technology industries.
“Maria is an exceptional leader with deep industry knowledge and strategic business judgment,” said Tim Ringel, Founder and Global CEO of Meet The People. “As we continue to grow and expand our capabilities, her experience will be invaluable to our agencies, our clients, and our business.”
“Meet The People has built a unique organization that combines entrepreneurial thinking with integrated capabilities for clients,” said Moutsatsos. “I’m excited to join the company and help support its continued growth and innovation.”
Moutsatsos earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Cornell University.
About Meet The People
Meet The People is one of the few independent advertising holding companies in North America at scale built specifically for big and mid-sized clients, bringing together unified but independent agencies across Creative, Media, Experience and Data under one umbrella for fully integrated, deeply specialized solutions. Backed by Innovatus Capital Partners, LLC, Meet The People is deeply committed to the idea that people are at the core of any organization and drive success, and that advertising works best when clients have access to expertise and deep talent.
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