Moloco appoints Jean-Luc Nahon to lead product for Moloco Ads

Moloco has appointed former Amazon Ads executive Jean-Luc Nahon as Head of Product for Moloco Ads.

Nahon brings more than 20 years of experience in product management, engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science to the post. His previous role included a nearly 15-year tenure at Amazon, with the majority of that time overseeing product strategies in Amazon Ads, encompassing product, engineering, data science, and marketing.

As Head of Product, Nahon will oversee Moloco's efforts to support advertisers and partners in making faster and smarter decisions through artificial intelligence and data-driven solutions. He is tasked with driving Moloco Ads' strategic priorities throughout 2025, including a focus on placing advertisers and partners at the centre of the product offering.

Commenting on his new role, Jean-Luc Nahon said: "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. 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."

Nahon is also responsible for shaping the product roadmap aimed at generating tangible business outcomes for Moloco's customers. This will involve expanding the company's capabilities into new areas of growth, as part of its broader strategy to offer differentiated solutions in the mobile advertising sector.

Moloco Ads provides marketers access to an ecosystem comprising three million independent apps and 2.3 billion daily active users. According to the company, this scale surpasses that of platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram. The platform is described as one of the main alternatives to Google and Meta, offering advertisers performance, scale, and transparency.

Statistics from Oberlo and Mindsea cited by Moloco indicate that in the US, smartphones now account for about 70 percent of digital media time, with over 80 percent of that time spent on apps rather than desktop or mobile web. Moloco Ads aims to offer marketers the ability to connect with users within this environment, prioritising both reach and brand safety.

The company emphasises the transparency and measurement flexibility of its platform, highlighting a commitment to providing insight into ad performance so advertisers can optimise for their own objectives. Moloco states that, unlike other platforms with potentially competing business interests, its solution is designed specifically for advertisers, with decision-making said to be aligned to their success, performance, and growth objectives.

Tal Shaked, Chief Machine Learning Officer at Moloco, welcomed Nahon's appointment, saying: "We're honoured to have Jean-Luc join Moloco at such an exciting time for the company. 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."

Nahon's appointment marks the latest in a series of steps by Moloco to strengthen its capabilities in machine learning and mobile advertising, as it continues to focus on delivering business outcomes for its clients in an evolving digital landscape.