Observed Signal · Aug 27, 2026 · Hiring · Source: ExchangeWire · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Sigma Software CEO Joins IAB Tech Lab Board
Sigma Software announced on 27 August 2026 that its CEO, Katherine Tuluzova, has been appointed to the IAB Tech Lab Board of Directors. IAB Tech Lab is the industry standards body that maintains digital advertising specifications (e.g., OpenRTB, AdCOM, VAST, ads.txt). Tuluzova joins as the organisation expands into agentic advertising and the Agentic Advertising Management Protocols (AAMP). Tuluzova became CEO of Sigma Software in 2025 and also chairs Prebid's LLM & Publisher Monetisation Task Force. IAB Tech Lab CEO Anthony Katsur highlighted her engineering and implementation experience as valuable for standards that must be implementable by engineering teams.
Board appointment at IAB Tech Lab brings engineering and implementability perspective to industry standards work (not industry-shifting, but relevant to standards and agentic advertising development).
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- On 27 August 2026, Sigma Software announced Katherine Tuluzova was appointed to the IAB Tech Lab Board of Directors.
- IAB Tech Lab develops and maintains digital advertising specifications such as OpenRTB, AdCOM, VAST, ads.txt, sellers.json and the Global Privacy Platform.
- IAB Tech Lab is expanding its standards work into agentic advertising via AAMP (Agentic Advertising Management Protocols).
- Katherine Tuluzova became CEO of Sigma Software in 2025 and serves as Chair of Prebid's LLM & Publisher Monetisation Task Force.
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