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100 New CMO Signals That Could Open Doors for Your Agency

By: Christian Banach

Every week, dozens of senior marketers step into new roles that signal budget shifts, agency reviews, new priorities, and fresh opportunities.

These 100 recent CMO and senior marketing appointments represent some of the most important buying signals agencies can act on. In NBW Pro, members get 20–40 of these signals every week — plus analysis, context, private opportunities, and direct paths into these organizations.

Here’s how agencies typically use CMO Moves as part of their business development:

  1. Prioritize outreach timing — new CMOs make big decisions in their first 90–180 days.
  2. Tailor positioning — align your message to the CMO’s background and likely priorities.
  3. Identify expansion windows — category changes, funding, and restructuring often follow leadership shifts.
  4. Build relationship paths — introductions through shared connections or warm pathways convert better early.

What you’re seeing on this page is a basic preview of the signals we track.

NBW Pro members receive a deeper, more actionable intelligence layer each week, including:

  • Full contact profiles (email + LinkedIn)
  • Interpretation of each move (what it means, where the openings are)
  • Funding, M&A, and growth signals tied to each brand
  • Agency history: who they work with today and who’s likely vulnerable
  • Private opportunities and curated introductions where relevant
  • Priority scoring to focus on the highest-opportunity moves

Leadership turnover is accelerating across the marketing landscape. A spike in new CMOs often signals budget reallocation, restructuring, and pressure to show results quickly.

For agencies, that means more windows to introduce fresh capabilities, propose new solutions, and build new relationships — often before competitors are aware the opportunity exist.

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The Latest 100 CMO & Senior Marketing Appointments

If you see a company or category you serve, this is your window to build a relationship early. A new CMO’s first 90–180 days are the highest-opportunity period for agencies.

Name Title Company Name Company City Company State  Size Company Industry
Adam Christensen Chief Marketing Officer BambooHR Draper Utah 1800 Human Resources
Ahmed Iqbal Chief Marketing Officer Cadillac F1 550 Sports
Alex Mangan Chief Marketing Officer OneOcean London England 331 Maritime
Alexandra Piersiak
Chief Marketing Officer
Eleanor Health Nashville Tennessee 330 Hospital & Health Care
Ali Bedwell Chief Marketing Officer Skyline Construction San Francisco California 843 Construction
Alix Coucardon Chief Marketing Officer Adore Me New York New York 347 Retail
Allison Cerra Chief Marketing Officer Veeam Software Kirkland Washington 5500 Information Technology & Services
Amethyst Vargas Chief Marketing Officer
Brighthouse Financial
Charlotte North Carolina 1395 Insurance
Amy Shepherd Chief Marketing + Business Development Officer Davis+Gilbert LLP New York New York 250 Law Practice
Andrea Eaton Chief Marketing Officer Ataccama Toronto Ontario 530 Information Technology & Services
Andrew Ploszay Chief Marketing Officer Optum Eden Prairie MN 102000 Hospital & Health Care
Andrew Springate Chief Marketing Officer Horizon Family Brands Broomfield Colorado 240 Food Production
Anne Berger Chief Marketing Officer Cadence Education Scottsdale Arizona 1100 Government Administration
Bill Leibengood Chief Marketing Officer Shipley Do-Nuts Houston Texas 480 Food & Beverages
Bob Rinderle Chief Marketing Officer St. Norbert College De Pere Wisconsin 850 Higher Education
Brent Gleckler Chief Marketing Officer Nestle Purina North America St. Louis Missouri 9900 Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Brock Rauch Chief Marketing Officer V.I.P. Mortgage, Inc. Scottsdale Arizona 388 Financial Services
Caroline Burger Chief Marketing Officer CBTS Cincinnati Ohio 2200 Information Technology & Services
Chandra Rangan Chief Marketing Officer Shield AI San Diego California 1150
Chris Silver CMO PrePass Phoenix Arizona 297 Information Technology & Services
Colette Jones VP & CMO Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland OH 3400 Higher Education
Colleen Decourcy Chief Marketing Officer Sonos, Inc. Santa Barbara CA 1720 Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
David Zucker Chief Marketing Officer King Ranch, Inc. Houston Texas 348 Ranching
Destinee Rollins Chief Marketing Officer Ojos Locos Sports Cantina Plano Texas 511 Restaurants
Donna Johnson Chief Marketing Officer Inseego Corp San Diego California 416 Telecommunications
Elyssa Steiner Chief Marketing Officer Kahua Alpharetta Georgia 330 Information Technology & Services
Erick Evans Chief Marketing Officer C Spire Ridgeland Mississippi 1800 Telecommunications
Erika Everett Chief Marketing Officer Athleta San Francisco California 2900 Apparel & Fashion
Frank Soukup Chief Marketing Officer Just For Kix Baxter Minnesota 250 Performing Arts
Gabe Cotto Chief Marketing Officer Schumacher Homes Canton Ohio 326 Construction
Gina Rossi Chief Marketing Officer NBT Bank Norwich New York 2100 Banking
Heather Williams Chief Marketing Officer Janes Croydon England 680 Information Services
Ian Lowe Chief Marketing Officer Spekit Denver Colorado 97 Information Technology & Services
Jacqueline Barney Chief Marketing Officer Explora Las Condes Region Metropolitana 730 Hospitality
Jamin Hemenway Chief Marketing Officer The Farmer’s Dog New York New York 920 Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Jason Wilkinson Chief Marketing Officer Otter Products Fort Collins CO 990 Manufacturing
Jeff Nulsen Chief Marketing Officer
Dodge Construction Network
Boston Massachusetts 440 Information Technology & Services
Jennifer Zember CMO Discuss Seattle Washington 290 Information Technology & Services
Jessie Dearien Chief Marketing Officer Reece USA Dallas Texas 1680 Wholesale
Jonathan Halvorson CMO Kenvue Summit New Jersey 19000 Personal Care Product Manufacturing
Jordan Bitterman Global CMO MiQ New York NY 1840 Advertising Services
Jordan Saxemard Global Chief Marketing and Digital Officer Sol de Janeiro New York New York 536 Health, Wellness & Fitness
Julie Newman Chief Marketing Officer Gateway Foundation Chicago Illinois 1170 Hospital & Health Care
Julie Barakat Chief Marketing Officer MW Components Charlotte North Carolina 400 Machinery
Justin Steinman Chief Marketing Officer ModMed Boca Raton Florida 1900 Information Technology & Services
Karen Porter Chief Marketing Officer Suncadia Cle Elum Washington 350 Hospitality
Kathryn Weismantel Chief Marketing Officer IKS Health Dallas Texas 18000 Hospital & Health Care
Katie Cox Chief Marketing Officer 101 Mobility Wilmington North Carolina 300 Medical Devices
Keena Grigsby Chief Marketing Officer, Vice President Samsung Electronics America Ridgefield Park New Jersey 10000 Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Kelli Heinz Chief Marketing Officer Bell Flavors & Fragrances Northbrook Illinois 540 Chemicals
Kerttu Inkeroinen Chief Marketing Officer Lucky Saint | B Corp Bressingham England 86 Food & Beverages
Kevin Gonzalgo Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Sales & Marketing Armstrong     450 Telecommunications
Krista Davis Chief Marketing Officer GVEC Gonzales Texas 227 Utilities
Kyndra Russell Chief Marketing Officer, North America Visa Foster City California 30000 Information Technology & Services
Latane Conant Chief Marketing Officer Parloa San Francisco California 400 Software Development
Laura Ryan Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Joint Commission Oakbrook Terrace New York 920 Hospitals and Health Care
Leila Dillon Chief Marketing Officer / SVP Ameresco Framingham Massachusetts 1500 Renewables & Environment
Leslie Henthorn Chief Marketing Officer Fleetio Birmingham Alabama 500 Information Technology & Services
Liam McKessar Chief Marketing Officer ANINE BING Los Angeles California 250 Apparel & Fashion
Lindsay McLain Chief Marketing Officer Kastle Systems Falls Church VA 696 IT Services and IT Consulting
Lindsay Duran Chief Marketing Officer Vendavo Denver Colorado 500 Information Technology & Services
Lindsay Duran Chief Marketing Officer Vendavo Denver Colorado 465 Software Development
Lisa Foley Chief Marketing Officer – Bed Bath & Beyond The Brand House Collective Nashville Tennessee 84 Retail
Lisa Irvine Chief Marketing Officer Vervent San Diego California 550 Financial Services
Lisa Landa
Chief Marketing Officer
Lookout Boston Massachusetts 530 Computer & Network Security
Lucy Zarlengo Chief Marketing Officer Panorama Education Boston Massachusetts 470 Government Administration
Manu Sarna Chief Marketing Officer Machinify Palo Alto California 590 Information Technology & Services
Marissa Carlson Chief Marketing Officer IRIS Software Group Slough Berkshire 2800 Software Development
Mark Abramowitz Chief Marketing Officer Dataiku New York New York 1575 Information Technology & Services
Mary Miller Chief Marketing Officer KLDiscovery Eden Prairie Minnesota 1400 Legal Services
Matias Bentel Chief Marketing Officer MGP Ingredients Atchison Kansas 660 Food & Beverages
Matthew Herman Chief Marketing Officer SeatGeek New York NY 780 Software Development
Melissa Rigney Chief Marketing Officer Elastic San Francisco California 4800 Information Technology & Services
Michael Passanante Chief Marketing Officer WCG Cary North Carolina 1400 Research
Michael Schultz CMO LogicGate Chicago Illinois 240 Information Technology & Services
Michele Szczypka Chief Marketing Officer Bronson Healthcare Kalamazoo MIchigan 4650 Hospitals and Health Care
Michelle White Chief Marketing Officer TigerConnect Santa Monica California 280 Hospital & Health Care
Nadina Guglielmetti
Chief Marketing Officer
Success Academy Charter Schools
New York New York 2998 Education Administration Programs
Naveen Rajdev Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Market Development – North America Tata Consultancy Services Mumbai Maharashtra 608000 Information Technology & Services
Noel Hamill Global Chief Marketing Officer Expereo Amsterdam Noord-Holland 440 Information Technology & Services
Olivia Borsje Chief Marketing Officer Flex New York New York 730 Financial Services
Piper Turner Chief Marketing Officer Baker Tilly US Chicago Illinois 6700 Accounting
Pranshu Tewari Chief Marketing Officer Coveo Montreal Quebec 750 Information Technology & Services
Priya Gill Chief Marketing Officer Iterable San Francisco California 800 Software Development
Rachel Kornafel Chief Brand Officer
Union Square Hospitality Group
New York New York 950 Restaurants
Rogelio Vega Chief Marketing Officer Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Washington 350 Sports
Ron McKenzie Chief Marketing Officer Ripley’s Believe It or Not! World Entertainment Orlando Florida 310 Entertainment
Sabine Mullin Chief Marketing Officer Curriculum Associates Billerica Massachusetts 2600 E-Learning
Samie Barr Chief Marketing Officer Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants Downers Grove Illinois 3300 Food and Beverage Services
Sarah Wilkes Chief Marketing Officer ARMADA Supply Chain Solutions Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 500 Logistics & Supply Chain
Sarah Larsen Chief Marketing Officer Hisense USA Suwanee Georgia 340 Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Staci Gullotta Chief Marketing Officer Informa TechTarget Newton Massachusetts 1480 Information Technology & Services
Stephanie Danzi Global CMO, Evergreen & Emerging Brands Match Group Dallas Texas 2500 Information Technology & Services
Steven Quach Chief Marketing Officer Pipedrive New York New York 1000 Information Technology & Services
Tamara Makonnen Global Head of Marketing (CMO) Interactive Brokers Greenwich Connecticut 3100 Financial Services
Tara Himmel Chief Marketing Officer Public Partnerships | PPL Latham New York 3800 Financial Services
Tiffany Sieve Chief Marketing Officer Xactly Corp Los Gatos California 900 Information Technology & Services
Traci Hanlon Chief Marketing Officer Cinergy Entertainment Dallas Texas 330 Entertainment
Vanessa Sussman Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer TDI Washington District of Columbia 260 Management Consulting
Wendy Parrish Chief Marketing Officer Transfr New York New York 260 Information Technology & Services

Want to receive 20–40 new CMO and senior marketing moves every week — plus full contact profiles and analysis?

Join NBW Pro as a Founding Member (early pricing ends Dec 18) >

Monthly: $250
Annual: $2,500 + guaranteed senior-marketer introduction + quarterly strategy call

Christian Banach
Christian Banach is a business development expert who helps agencies and consultancies land 6- and 7-figure opportunities predictably. With 20+ years of experience—including growing his firm and working with brands like Disney, Toyota, Kohl’s, and Constellation Brands—Christian now empowers clients to attract and close more deals through proven strategies and Relationship-Making™. Connect on LinkedIn

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