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Criteo CEO has a feel for Olympian challenges

Former star athlete now tackles issues thrown up by Internet marketing curbs and Covid-19

Ms Megan Clarken is now taking on the headwinds from the pandemic and Google's move to block third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, which delivered a gut punch to businesses such as Criteo, an advertising technology company that works with Intern
Ms Megan Clarken is now taking on the headwinds from the pandemic and Google's move to block third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, which delivered a gut punch to businesses such as Criteo, an advertising technology company that works with Internet retailers. PHOTO: CRITEO
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Ms Megan Clarken, chief executive of Criteo, knows a thing or two about tackling adversity.

As a teenage star athlete in her native New Zealand, she held the women's record for long jump and had qualified to represent her country in the 1988 Olympics when a crunching knee injury sustained on her jumping leg put her out of contention.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on October 25, 2020, with the headline Criteo CEO has a feel for Olympian challenges. Subscribe