Moloco Hires Former Amazon Ads Executive, Jean-Luc Nahon, as Head of Product for Moloco Ads

Moloco, a leader in operational machine learning (ML) and performance advertising, announced that Jean-Luc Nahon has joined the company as Head of Product for Moloco Ads. His appointment underscores the company’s commitment to continue to grow and accelerate Moloco Ads as the leading solution helping advertisers acquire and re-engage users with precision and at scale.

Jean-Luc brings over 20 years of experience in product management, engineering, ML, AI, and data science, having driven the creation of impactful advertising products and scaling high-performing teams at the intersection of technology and advertising. During his nearly 15-year tenure at Amazon, the majority of it in Amazon Ads, Jean-Luc played a pivotal role in shaping product strategies across product, engineering, data science, and marketing.

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“After years of building and scaling products in high-growth environments, I’m excited to bring my unique skill set to a company that’s rapidly growing, and to work with leaders who share my passion for building exceptional products,” said Jean-Luc Nahon, Head of Product, Moloco Ads. “Moloco Ads is in a strong position to empower advertisers with the tools they need to navigate the challenges and opportunities of today’s rapidly-changing mobile advertising landscape, and I’m eager to help drive this mission forward.”

In this role, Jean-Luc will lead the company’s strategic priorities for 2025 including a strong focus on putting advertisers and partners at the core of Moloco Ads, enabling smarter and faster decision-making, and accelerating disruptive innovation. In addition, he will develop the product roadmap to continue to drive real business results for customers and expand our differentiated capabilities into new growth areas.

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Mobile apps have become the primary way people spend time online, far outpacing desktop or mobile web usage. In the U.S., smartphones account for about 70% of all digital media time​ with more than 80% of that time being spent on apps, according to Oberlo and Mindsea. Moloco Ads gives marketers the power to unlock access to a high-quality, brand-safe ecosystem of 3 million independent apps and 2.3 billion daily active users—a scale larger than Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram. As one of the leading platforms outside of Google and Meta, Moloco empowers advertisers with unmatched performance, scale, and transparency. In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, Moloco Ads equips advertisers with the transparency, measurement flexibility, and independence they need to succeed by providing clear insight into ad performance to optimize for their goals. Unlike platforms with competing business interests, Moloco is built for advertisers, ensuring every decision is made with their success in mind—driving performance, accountability, and long-term growth.

“We’re honored to have Jean-Luc join Moloco at such an exciting time for the company,” said Tal Shaked, Chief Machine Learning Officer, Moloco. “His customer-obsessed leadership approach, his ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude, and his first-principles thinking and technical depth make him the ideal leader to guide Moloco Ads into its next phase of growth.”