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The 2013 CMO Awards: November 12, 2013

Category: CMO Rising Star 

Nominees

The CMO Rising Star Award is based on a marketing executive's demonstrated capabilities in leading an organization, marketing innovation and leading the growth agenda, with less than 10 years of marketing experience.  

 

Framework for consideration includes:

1)  Leading a high performing marketing organization.

2)  Demonstrating innovation in marketing for increased ROI, customer engagement or brand differentiation.

3)  Leading the growth agenda for the company.  

 

 

Three Finalists and One overall winner will be selected in this category. Please review the nominees below to help with your decision making. Then, return to the survey and choose your top three choices to cast your vote.
 
Chris Brull
VP Marketing, Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
 
Chris joined Kawasaki in 2004, has been responsible for the company's marketing, advertising, in-store merchandising, proprietary publications, and website. He has also been involved in the production of Kawasaki's dealer meetings. Prior to joining Kawasaki, Brull managed marketing and advertising efforts for various clients in his roles at major advertising agencies for 14 years. While at FCB, he first supervised the Kawasaki ATV advertising account from 1998 to 2001, then assumed responsibility for the agency's supervision of all product categories until he joined KMC three years later. Brull's marketing group consists of advertising, public relations, Team Green amateur racing, and consumer and corporate events. 
Chris Brull
Richard Fitzmaurice
Richard Fitzmaurice
CMO, TMF Group

Bringing a unique blend of marketing prowess, a brain for technology and graphic design skills to the role of Chief Marketing Officer, Richard and his team are working to create a world-class marketing function at TMF Group. The goal is to ensure global awareness of the TMF Group brand and to support the delivery of the firm's global strategy. Richard joined TMF Group in August 2012 after a seven-year stint with BT. He led BT Global Services' approach to the Professional Services sector and, more recently, the firm's successful global key account marketing program. Studying a Bachelor of Arts, Business Studies (Marketing) at the University of Essex, England, and holding a Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Richard has been nominated for countless awards in his young career, and was twice highly commended as Young Marketer of the Year by the UK's Marketing Society. Bringing a unique blend of marketing prowess, a brain for technology and graphic design skills to the role of Chief Marketing Officer, Richard and his team are working to create a world-class marketing function at TMF Group. The goal is to ensure global awareness of the TMF Group brand and to support the delivery of the firm's global strategy. Richard joined TMF Group in August 2012 after a seven-year stint with BT.

Sonny Ganguly
CMO, WeddingWire

Sonny leads WeddingWire's marketing strategy, customer acquisition, and business development. The WeddingWire Network was launched on May 1, 2007 and now reaches over 20 million visitors each month, while powering leading sites such as WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings and Brides.com. WeddingWire is the nation's leading wedding technology company and leverages technology to efficiently connect wedding professionals and engaged couples. The site features over 100,000 reviewed vendors from across the country, along with a comprehensive suite of wedding planning tools. For additional information, please visit www.weddingwire.com. .
Sonny Ganguly
Rose Hamilton
Rose Hamilton
EVP & CMO, Pet360

Rose Hamilton is the Chief Marketing Officer for Pet360. She has 17 years of experience in building direct-to-consumer businesses with expertise in e-commerce strategy, direct response marketing, brand building, and consumer analytics/insights. Most recently, Rose served as the Vice President of E-commerce for Ann Taylor and LOFT brands, where she oversaw online marketing strategy and analytics for anntaylor.com and loft.com, focusing on bringing the brands to life in the online environment to drive multi-channel customer acquisition, engagement and conversion. Prior to joining Ann Taylor Stores, Rose lead online marketing, merchandising, and loyalty programs for a variety of leading retailers and financial services organizations including Chico's FAS, Best Buy, Wilsons Leather and US Bank.
Craig Neely
VP Marketing, Crown Imports, LLC

Craig Neely joined Crown Imports as the Sr. Brand Director of Corona Extra and Corona Light in 2010. Craig previously was the Director of Velveeta and Parmesan Cheese brands at Kraft Foods where he led many initiatives that drove increased sales and revenue. During his eight years at Kraft, Craig worked on many of their leading brands and has shown success at every level. Prior to Kraft, he worked for ZS Associates as a consultant on many complex assignments. He is very passionate and knowledgeable about beer and is committed to taking his brands to the next level.
Heather Newman
Heather Newman
SVP of Global Marketing, AvePoint

Heather is responsible for developing and executing a global marketing and communications strategy that supports consistent business growth and enhances brand awareness. An expert in Microsoft products and technologies who is intimately familiar with the SharePoint community, she has consistently proven her ability to build partner channel relationships, develop successful marketing plans, and create unforgettable corporate events.
Kyle Schlegel
CMO, Hillerich & Bradsby Co. (Louisville Slugger, Bionic & Powerbilt)

Schlegel brings over a decade of brand expertise to the table at Hillerich & Bradsby as their VP of Global Marketing. A Kentucky native and a Miami University graduate, he joined the Hillerich & Bradsby family earlier in 2012 after a 13-year career of increasing responsibility in the marketing division of Procter & Gamble. He has worked both domestically and internationally on widely recognized and highly marketed brands including Herbal Essences, Old Spice, Aussie and Wella. Now, as a proven marketing vet, he is responsible for all marketing initiatives across the Louisville Slugger, Bionic Gloves and the company as a whole. Schlegel has a wide array of experience and a proven track record of success in growing sales and market share, branding, innovation, line extension, retailer/customer collaboration, in-market execution and leadership. Outside the office, he is an avid sports fan and is active in various civic and charitable organizations.
Kyle Schlegel
Dana Todd
Dana Todd
CMO, Aftermath

Dana joined Aftermath in May as CMO,  Aftermath is the nation's largest biohazard remediation service.  
Dana is considered one of the pioneers of the internet marketing industry - her expertise includes all forms of online marketing and advertising tech - and she's primarily recognized for her role evolving the search marketing industry. With over 17 years experience in digital marketing, she is known for leadership, vision and creative problem solving. (And radical hair color.) Press (Wall Street Journal, Business Week, The Street.com), industry analysts and technology leaders frequently tap Ms. Todd for her knowledge of the Internet industry. Ms. Todd regularly appears as a top-ranked speaker at national conferences. Ms. Todd began her career as a newspaper journalist and editor before switching to advertising.