CEO.CA Chairman's Briefing

AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Feb 21, 2017) - nFusion, the agency partner for modern technology marketers, today announced the finalists for the fourth annual Cojones Awards, which honors marketers who have exhibited courage and boldness to disrupt the status quo. Finalists were selected by an independent panel of all-star judges. Winners will be selected for outstanding performance in one of five categories. The Finalists by category are below:

1. Inspire - to build authentic brands with a sense of purpose:

• Jonathan Mildenhall, CMO, Airbnb (@Mildenhall)
• Dave Minifie, Chief Experience Officer, Centene
• Norman de Greve, CMO, CVS Health (@ndegreve)

2. Be Bold - to disrupt the status quo and break out of the sea of sameness:

• John Dillon, CMO, Denny's (@DillonJohnW)
• Jennifer Saenz, CMO, Frito-Lay
• Elizabeth Windram, Director, Brand and Advertising, JetBlue (@ESWindram)
• Alan Bethke, VP, Marketing, Subaru of America

3. Connect - to deliver meaningful customer experiences seamlessly across channels:

• Anne-Marie Kline, CMO, Living Proof (@amkline)
• Sarah Marsh, VP, Customer Experience & Engagement, Uniqlo
• Richard Marnell, SVP, Marketing, Viking River Cruises (@rmarnell)
• Stephanie McMahon, Chief Brand Officer, WWE, Inc. (@StephMcMahon)

4. Innovate - to implement new ways of engaging customer living a digital lifestyle:

• Brad Brooks, Chief Marketing, Product & Engineering Officer, Docusign (@BradLBrooks)
• Judy Hackett, CMO Emerging Business, Dun & Bradstreet (@Judyblueeyes)
• Kenny Mitchell, Head of Consumer Engagement, Gatorade (@kmitch)
• Ashish Gupta, CMO, Infoblox (@gupta)

5. Transform - to build organizational capabilities to become modern marketers:

• Lauren Flaherty, CMO, CA Technologies(@l_flaherty)
• Morgan Flatley, CMO, Pepsico Global Nutrition (@MorgsF)
• Connie Weaver, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, TIAA
• Clay Stobaugh, CMO, Wiley

Winners will be chosen by the independent panel of judges. The judges for the 2017 Cojones Awards are:

• Jennifer Rooney, Editor, Forbes CMO Network
• Rob Malcolm, Immediate Past Chair, American Marketing Association
• Sheryl Pattek, VP, CMO Executive Partner, Forrester
• Peter Krainik, Founder, The CMO Club
• Tom Seclow, Partner and Marketing Officer Practice Lead, Spencer Stuart
• Denise Karkos, CMO, TD Ameritrade and 2016 Cojones Award Winner
• Brian Davidson, SVP, Association of National Advertisers

Finalists will be honored in an awards ceremony on Saturday, March 11 in Austin, Texas at the CMO Club Clubhouse during SXSW. The awards ceremony will be presented by nFusion and supported by Datorama. To request an invitation to the event, visit: http://info.nfusion.com/cojones/rsvp.html

About nFusion

nFusion is a demand generation agency that partners with bold technology marketers to accelerate growth. By developing customer insights, executing performance media and creating compelling content, the Austin-based firm has helped companies like Google, Samsung, Sandisk, Sitecore and Q2ebanking achieve break-through results. nFusion is proud to have been recognized by Ad Age as a Small Agency of the Year in 2014 and winner of a Gold Effie in 2015. Follow nFusion on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or the agency website.