Background
Giesen, John William was born on April 5, 1928 in St. Paul. Son of William J. and Salome Anna (Shopnitz) Giesen.
Giesen, John William was born on April 5, 1928 in St. Paul. Son of William J. and Salome Anna (Shopnitz) Giesen.
Student, St. Thomas College, 1948-1950; student, University Minnesota, 1950-1952; student, St. Paul School Association Arts, 1951-1953.
Advertising representative, St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press, 1950-1954; advertising manager, Bruce Public Company, St. Paul, 1954-1956; national advertising manager, Duluth Herald News Tribune, 1956-1960; account executive, N.W. Ayer & Son, Inc., Chicago, 1960-1964; accountant supervisor, N.W. Ayer & Son, Inc., Chicago, 1964-1966; account executive, Leo Burnett, Inc., Chicago, 1966-1968; vice president account supervisor, Leo Burnett, Inc., Chicago, 1968-1974; executive vice president, Barickman Advertising, Denver, 1974-1977; chairman of the executive committee, Barickman Advertising, Denver, 1977-1982; president, Doyle Dane Bernbach Advertising, Denver, 1982-1986; president, Doyle Dane Bernbach Needham Worldwide, Denver, 1986-1988; chairman, Doyle Dane Bernbach Needham Worldwide, Denver, 1988-1989; president, chief Executive officer, The Advertising Consortium, Inc., Denver, 1989-1994; president, Chief Executive Officer, The Giesen Group, Inc., Denver, 1994; president, Chief Executive Officer, The Giesen Group, Inc., Denver, since 1995.
Chairman Saints Faith-Hope Charity Elementary School Board, Winnetka, Illinois, 1972-1974, Rocky Mountain Council 4 A's, 1985. Honorary board Colorado Special Olympics, 1988. With United States Army, 1946-1948, research 1949-1960.
Member Denver Advertising Federation (director 1980-1982, president-elect 1987).
Married Mary Lou Gilbertson, May 20, 1950. Children: Cynthia, John, Lee Ann, Gregory, David, Laurie.