CMO Council Appoints Prominent Marketing Executives To Regional Advisory Boards In Emerging Markets



Matt Martini

Correspondence:
Matt Martini
Advisory Board Program Coordinator
CMO Council
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Email: mmartini@cmocouncil.org

The CMO Council has announced new additions to its regional leadership groups in the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and India. The announcement comes on the heels of two highly successful Advisory Board meetings in Dubai, UAE and Sandton, South Africa, each of which was attended by more than 30 senior marketers representing many of the world's foremost BtoB and BtoC brands. A joint gathering of the CMO Council's APAC and India Advisory Boards is set for July 21st in Singapore.

The new board members will join their peers in sharing insights and providing valuable localized input for CMO Council research and authority leadership programs. As marketing leaders dedicated to best practice and high-level knowledge exchange, these voices serve as a critical guidepost as the CMO Council continues to grow and build new initiatives. Categories represented include banking, investment, insurance, travel, hospitality, retail, technology, consumer electronics, entertainment, personal care and packaged goods.

"We're adding brand representation across all market categories and are thrilled to have some of the most innovative and influential marketers in dynamic, fast-growing regions contributing expertise and best practice advice" noted Donovan Neale-May, Executive Director of the CMO Council.

CMO Council Advisory Board appointments, by region:

Middle East:

Anselm Mendes, Head of Marketing, Continental Group Insurance
Amit Arora, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Emaar Hospitality Group
Ayman Abouseif, Head of Marketing EEMEA&I, Fujitsu
Dharmendra Parmar, General Manager Marketing, FVC Inc.
Omar Asghar, Senior Vice President & Head of Wealth Management, Mashreq Bank
Loai Bafaqeeh, Central Marketing Group Lead, Microsoft Saudi Arabia
Kurt Frenier, Group Marketing Director MEA, PepsiCo

Africa:

Lisa Fourie, Marketing & Communications Director - South Africa & Botswana, Accenture
Louise Hamman, Marketing Director, Ackermans Group
Gavin Cowley, Marketing Director, adidas South Africa
Divan Botha, Head of Marketing for Business Banking, First National Bank
Rui Jardim, Group Marketing Manager, Freddy Hirsch
Nazeer Suliman, Consumer & Online Lead, Microsoft South Africa
Belinda Godfrey, Marketing Executive, Edcon (Edgars Clothing)
Alexander Leibner, Marketing Manager, CNBC Africa

APAC:

Junior Cho, Chief Marketing Officer, Cigna International Korea
Christina Lim, Director Brand & Marketing, NTUC FairPrice
Jason Yap, CEO, Travelzoo Asia Pacific
Stuart Cameron, Vice President Regional Marketing, MasterCard
Marshall Butler, Managing Director & Head of iShares Marketing, BlackRock
Laura Ashton, Senior Vice President Marketing APAC, Electrolux

India:

Suvodeep Das, Marketing Head, Kaya Skin Clinic
Sandeep Suvarna, Head of Marketing, LinkedIn India
Shefali Chhachhi, Marketing Director, Max Bupa Health Insurance
Vitika Banerjee, General Manager Consumer Marketing, Philips Electronics India
Ashish Shetty, Head of Marketing - Insurance Business Unit, Tata Consultancy Services
Danish Khan, Senior Vice President & Head of Marketing, Sony Entertainment Television
Soma Ghosh, Marketing Director, Nivea India
Kinshuk Kunwar, Marketing Director, Mead Johnson Nutrition India

More information on the CMO Council's seven regional Advisory Boards, including a full list of board members, can be sourced online at http://www.cmocouncil.org/advisory-board.php.