Prominent Leaders in Marketing, 2026
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Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council
Donovan Neale-May
Donovan Neale-May has spent more than four decades shaping how the world’s top marketing leaders connect, learn, and grow. As founder and executive director of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council, he built what has become the only peer-powered global network dedicated entirely to senior marketing executives. Today, the organization brings together more than 16,000 members across roughly 120 countries and 10,000 companies, representing close to a trillion dollars in combined annual marketing spend.
Dennis Walthers
Dennis Walthers is the Founder and CEO of Interactive Dallas, where he helps brands create experiences that connect with audiences in meaningful and memorable ways. His career in business and marketing has been shaped by executive leadership roles at Cisco and Polaroid, as well as his time as President of the Americas at D-Link Systems. These experiences gave him a strong understanding of both technology and business strategy, which now influence the way he approaches marketing.
One Quiet Morning
Kristin Marquet is a brand strategist and the founder of One Quiet Morning, a brand, public relations, and UI/UX design studio created for founders. With more than seventeen years of experience, she has advised more than 500 companies, including around 100 businesses in the luxury and fashion industries. Her work focuses on a challenge many businesses face but often overlook: the difference between the quality of their work and the way that quality is perceived by the market.
Jessy Savage is the founder of Victoria Digital Marketing, a growing agency built on resilience, creativity, and strong human values. She began her journey during one of the most uncertain periods in recent history. When the pandemic hit, she was laid off from what she considered her dream job at a digital marketing agency.
GAN Integrity
Miriam Konradsen Ayed
Miriam Konradsen Ayed is a marketing strategist who has spent over a decade shaping brand stories and connecting businesses with their audiences in meaningful ways. As the Vice President of Product Marketing at GAN Integrity, she leads initiatives that define how products are positioned, launched, and communicated.
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