The inaugural ChicagoCMO ORBIE® Awards honors chief marketing officers who have demonstrated excellence in marketing leadership. Winners in the Super Global, Global, Large Enterprise, Enterprise & Corporate categories will be announced May 13 at Hyatt Regency Chicago.
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Super Global Finalists
Over $9 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations
Emily Kehinde
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Cushman & Wakefield
Jill Kouri Global CMO HCLTech
Heather MacLeod
EVP & CMO Capgemini Americas
Capgemini
Chris Mead
Global CMO
Gallagher
Anita Liskey
Global Head of Brand Marketing and Communications, CME Group
Laurie Blair
SVP, Global Marketing
Hyatt
Maria Black
CMO
Kirkland & Ellis
Lauren Beckstedt
CMO
Brunswick Corporation
Rob Armstrong
CMO
Zebra Technologies
$5.5 billion annual revenue & multi-national operations
Global Finalists
Kelly Mahoney
CMO
Ulta Beauty
Diane Hund
SVP & CMO
US Foods
Chris Howard
Head of Marketing
USG
Over $5 billion annual revenue
Large Enterprise Finalists
Alice Phillips Topping
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Ryan Specialty
Francis Perrin
Chief Brand & Sustainability Officer
Rehlko
Tara Giuliano
CMO
Nuveen
Sachin Gadhvi
SVP, Great Day Marketplace
Great Day Improvements
Polly Baur
SVP, Marketing & Strategy
Charter Next Generation
Over $1.5 billion annual revenue
Enterprise Finalists
Jocelyn Johnson
CMO
American Bar Association
Kristen Delphos
VP, Communications & Public Affairs
UL Research Institutes
Jennifer Daniels
VP, Marketing
Trustmark
Michael Melton
Global Director Marketing & Product Management, IDEAL Electrical
Up to $1.5 billion annual revenue
Corporate Finalists
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Anne Martino
CMO
Endeavor Health
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Ellina Shinnick
CMO
HUB International
