NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Aug 26, 2014) - The CMO Club is pleased to announce the 2014 nominees for the annual CMO Club Awards. Bestowed annually across 10 categories, the awards recognize top senior marketing executives and are the only awards of their kind given to CMOs by their peers. A total of four winners per category will be determined by Sept. 30 and all finalists, winners and the 2014 CMO Hall of Fame inductee, will be honored at The CMO Awards Dinner Nov. 18, 2014 in New York City.
Those eligible for award nomination must currently hold the title of CMO or be serving as a senior marketing executive for a major company, brand or organization. Eligibility does not require membership in The CMO Club. This year, two new awards were created, "Creativity" and "Customer Experience," representing significant areas of focus that club members felt were essential to honor across their peer community.
Prior to The CMO Awards Dinner Nov. 18, all award finalists and winners will participate in an "All-Star" Thought Leadership Roundtable as well as participate in the development of a 2014 CMO Awards Winners Insights Report for CMO Club members.
CMO Club Founder and CEO Pete Krainik said, "This year's nominees represent the best and the brightest and we are thrilled to have so many industry thought leaders in attendance. The fact that each year more than 100 CMOs attend the awards to honor their peers is a true testament to the pride and esteem the executives have for one another."
2014 CMO Awards Categories and Nominees
The CMO Leadership Award recognizes a marketing executive's demonstrated leadership in building, leading and motivating a high-performing marketing organization. The nominees are:
| Philip Granof | EVP & CMO, Black Duck Software |
| Jon Iwata | SVP Marketing & Communications, IBM |
| Jeff Jones | EVP & CMO, Target |
| Colette LaForce | SVP & CMO, AMD |
| Roberto Medrano | CMO, SOA Software |
| Richelle Parham | CMO, eBay |
| Martine Reardon | EVP National Marketing, Macy's |
| Keith Weed | Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Unilever |
The CMO Marketing Innovation Award recognizes demonstrated leadership in creating an environment that fosters and delivers true marketing innovation, changing the game for ROI, customer engagement and/or the industry as a whole. The nominees are:
| Ann Davids | SVP & CMO, Direct General Insurance |
| Evan Greene | CMO, The Recording Academy |
| John Kennedy | CMO, Xerox Corporation |
| Julie Lyle | CMO, h.h.gregg |
| Tim Mapes | SVP of Marketing, Delta Air Lines |
| James Overturf | CMO, Extra Space |
| Mike Sievert | EVP & CMO, T-Mobile |
| Barton Warner | VP Growth & Innovation, Bayer HealthCare |
The CMO Officers Award recognizes demonstrated leadership in leading and living the brand beyond the marketing department and/or leading the growth agenda for the company. The nominees are:
| Mark Addicks | CMO, General Mills, Inc. |
| Frances Allen | EVP Marketing, Denny's |
| Anne Finucane | CMO, Bank of America |
| Bill Goetz | SVP & CMO, Sysco Corporation |
| Sanjay Gupta | CMO, Allstate |
| Alicia Jansen | VP Marketing, MDAnderson Cancer Center |
| Ani Matson | CMO, NEA Member Benefits |
| Deborah Wahl | CMO, McDonald's USA |
The CMO Rising Star Award recognizes demonstrated range of capabilities in leading an organization, marketing innovation and leading a company's growth agenda, with less than 10 years of senior marketing experience. The nominees are:
| Lisa Armstrong | VP Marketing, Pentair |
| Miki Racine Berardelli | President, Digital Commerce, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President Chico's FAS, Inc. |
| Kate Chinn | VP Marketing, Rockefeller Center |
| Eliza Esquivel | VP Global Brand Strategy, Mondelez International |
| Sonny Ganguly | CMO, WeddingWire |
| Doug Jensen | VP CRM & Analytics, The Estee Lauder Companies |
| Greg Revelle | CMO, AutoNation |
| Shannon Smith | VP Marketing, J. Crew |
The CMO Programmatic Marketing Award recognizes demonstrated excellence in leading the development and implementation of programmatic marketing success within his or her organization. The nominees are:
| Seth Farbman | Global CMO, Gap |
| Steve Fuller | CMO, L.L. Bean |
| Mayur Gupta | Global Head Marketing/Innovation, Kimberly Clark |
| Dave Madden | SVP Global Media Solutions, Electronic Arts |
| Richard Marnell | SVP Marketing North America, Viking River Cruises |
| Tim McDermott | Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, Philadelphia 76ers |
| Jerry Sun | CMO, BuildASign.com |
| Chris Taylor | VP Online Marketing, 1800Flowers |
The CMO Social Responsibility Award recognizes demonstrated leadership in corporate social responsibility and/or marketing efforts for social and other charitable causes, "doing well by doing good" The nominees are:
| Steven Fund | CMO, Intel |
| Alison Lewis | CMO, Johnson & Johnson |
| Simon Lowden | SVP & CMO, PepsiCo |
| Doug Piwinski | SVP Global Marketing and Communications, TOMS |
| Syl Saller | CMO, Diageo |
| Tom Santora | CMO, Omni Hotels and Resorts |
| Vinay Shahani | VP Marketing, Volkswagen of America |
| Marc Speichert | CMO, Recent L'Oreal |
The CMO Content Engagement Award recognizes demonstrated leadership in creating and curating relevant and valuable content that is consistent with the company's core values and drives the brand, engages audiences and positively impacts customer behavior. The nominees are:
| Lisa Bacus | EVP & Global CMO, CIGNA |
| Elisabeth Charles | CMO, Petco |
| Blair Christie | SVP & CMO, Cisco |
| Mary Ann Fitzmaurice Reilly | CMO, AMEX Open |
| Barbara Goodstein | CMO, Vonage |
| Colin Hall | CMO, Allen Edmonds |
| Michael Leedy | CMO, American Eagle Outfitters |
| Beverly Thorne | CMO, Century 21 Real Estate |
The CMO President's Circle Award recognizes an active CMO Club member who supports the DNA of the CMO Club by building relationships with peers in the Club, sharing and helping others and encouraging other CMOs to join the world's best CMO conversations. The nominees are:
| Jen Compton | VP Marketing, Boston Bruins |
| Cammie Dunaway | Global CMO, KidZania |
| Emmanuel Laroche | VP Marketing/Consumer Insights, Symrise |
| Ted Lowen | SVP Marketing, Hitachi USA |
| Dave Minifie | EVP & CMO, Centene |
| Heather Newman | CMO, ContentPanda |
| Kimberley Salzer | GM, Gifts.com |
| Matt Sweetwood | CMO, Unique Photo |
The CMO Creativity Award recognizes demonstrated leadership in the art of being original and creative and in inspiring creativity within the organization. The nominees are:
| Loren Angelo | Head of Marketing, Audi of America |
| Lee Applbaum | CMO, The Patron Spirits Company |
| Guy Longworth | SVP, PlayStation Brand Marketing, Sony Computer |
| Entertainment America | |
| Karen Quintos | SVP & CMO, Dell |
| Shelia Reed | CMO & SVP, Aspire Financial Services |
| Jonathan Rigby | CMO, Manchester United |
| Jennifer Warren | CMO, RadioShack |
| Michael Zuna | CMO, Aflac |
The CMO Customer Experience Award recognizes demonstrated leadership in customer experience transformation, improving the quality of customer interactions and exceeding customer expectations. The nominees are:
| Luanne Calvert | CMO, Virgin America |
| Alan Gellman | CMO, esurance |
| Kieran Hannon | CMO, Belkin International |
| Denise Incandela | President, Digital and Global Ecommerce, Ralph Lauren |
| Bob Kraut | SVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Papa John's International |
| Rocki Rockingham | VP of Community Relations and Communications, Jarden Consumer |
| Steven Shure | VP Worldwide Marketing, Amazon.com |
| Michael Sprague | Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Kia Motors America |
For more information on The CMO Awards program and past winners, please visit: www.thecmoawards.com
About The CMO Awards
Created by The CMO Club and its members to celebrate the marketing industry's brightest leaders and to provide a forum to share their successes with other CMOs, the CMO Awards is the first and only CMO Awards program driven and decided entirely by an elite group of CMOs. CMO Club members and/or CMO Club Chapter Presidents participate in and drive every stage of nominations, category winners, CMOs Choice Awards and CMO Hall of Fame.
- Honoring accomplished senior marketers in 10 dynamic categories
- Members' only voting for "CMO's Choice" in each category
- CMO Award winners Roundtable (plus Winning CMOs Solutions Report for Members)
- CMO Hall of Fame Induction: World's premier CMO honor bestowed annually on one CMO
The CMO Club is a membership organization exclusively for senior marketing executives who want to meet, share, and learn from each other. Fueled by inspiring local dinners, regional events, CMO Innovation Summits, and the Digital "Members Only" Clubhouse, marketers provide and receive valuable insights from each other, in a "non vendor selling" environment. Working with the over 800 club members and best-in-class strategic partners, The CMO Club also addresses the top CMO challenges each month with thoughtfully curated content.
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