Governing Body members are responsible for the strategic direction of the CMO Collective. The support and participation of our region’s Fortune 1000 CMOs, ensures that each of the conference sessions, speakers and sponsors are relevant, timely and structured to deliver maximum value.
Mark Addicks
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & CMO
General Mills, Inc.
Kevin George
Governing Body Co-Chair
SVP & Global CMO
Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.
Martin Schlatter
Governing Body Co-Chair
Global CMO
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Harit Talwar
Governing Body Co-Chair
President - U.S. Cards
Discover Financial Services
Julie Dexter Berg
EVP & CMO
SUPERVALU
John Birmingham
CMO
DeVry University
Howard Brandeisky
Vice President - Global Marketing and Innovation
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
Eduardo Bravo
VP Marketing
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
Dennis Cary
CMO
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Joan Chow
EVP & CMO
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Phil Clement
Global Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Aon Corporation
John Ellenberger
VP/GM - Foodservice
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Andrew Gross
SVP Marketing
Serta International
Steven Johnson
VP, Marketing and Sales Strategy
CUNA Mutual Group
Mary Kay Kaufmann
CMO
Nalco Company
Brian Krause
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Molex Incorporated
Kelly McCallister
VP Marketing
National Healthcare Associates
Chris Mead
Managing Director, Marketing
CME Group
Bill Ogle
CMO, Motorola Mobility
Motorola, Inc.
Nick Papachristou
EVP/Director of Marketing
Associated Bank
John Parker
CMO
Zurich Holding Company Of America, Inc.
Edward C. Perez
Senior Director, BSS/OSS
U.S. Cellular
Raja Rajamannar
SVP, Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer
Humana Inc.
Al Saltiel
Global CMO
Navistar, Inc.
Don Schultz
Prof. Emeritus-in-Service of Integrated Marketing Comm.
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern Univ.
Kim Sharan
President-Financial Planning, Retirement & Wealth Strategies & CMO
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Mikael Thygesen
CMO
Simon Property Group
Bob Trippel
SVP - Agency & Marketing
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Doyle Williams
EVP & CMO
COUNTRY Financial
Schryse Williams
VP, Marketing
Avery Dennison