The Marketing Academy announces 2024 Fellows

The Marketing Academy has revealed the latest cohort of marketing leaders to take part in its 2024 EMEA Fellowship programme. 

Now in its 11th year, the fellowship is designed to help CMOs and marketing leaders gain the skills to help them transition to a CEO or broader C-suite role. 

The course encompasses three immersive residential events, with masterclasses on all elements of board stewardship, including strategy, corporate finance, organisational health, leading transformational change, operational effectiveness and stakeholder influence.

Alongside this, Fellows will also receive one-on-one time with board members as well as being assigned an executive coach for the duration of the programme.

Sherilyn Shackell, founder and CEO of The Marketing Academy, says this year’s cohort reflects the “extraordinary high calibre” or applicants the fellowship continues to receive.

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We have an exceptional and diverse group of CMOs joining us again this year, and we look forward to joining them as they embark on this extraordinary journey, acquiring new CEO capabilities, fostering long-lasting relationships with peers, and further elevating their leadership stature. We are proud and committed to help to develop future leaders and CEOs.”

The 24 marketing leaders selected as 2024 EMEA Fellows are:

1. Alex Roberts, chief operating officer, Forest Holidays
2. Amanda Jobbins, global CMO, Vodafone
3. Annabelle Cordelli, svp brand and marketing, Virgin Atlantic Airways
4. Anouschka Elliott, global head of marketing, asset management, Goldman Sachs
5. Antonio Burrello, chief marketing officer, Msc Cruises S.A.
6. Caroline Schwieger, general manager, Personal Care Dach, Italy & Skin Cleansing EU, Unilever
7. Corinne Chant, CMO and innovation director, global beauty brands, Pz Cussons
8. Dan Elton, senior customer and marketing director, Asos
9. Gráinne Wafer, global director, beer, Baileys and Smirnoff, Diageo
10. Heather Hartridge, director of marketing excellence and innovation, Twinings
11. Joanna Kalenska, global head of marketing and client experience, HSBC Asset Management
12. Julie Laboureix, director, EU general manager for toys and sustainability ambassador, Amazon
13. Matt Bushby, chief marketing officer, Rightmove
14. Megan Harrison, global vp marketing, St Pierre, Grupo Bimbo
15. Munnawar Chishty, GB marketing director, Britvic Plc
16. Othman Bennis, global chief digital and marketing officer, consumer products division, L’oréal
17. Penny Brough, chief marketing officer, UKTV
18. Pierre Coppin, senior director, commercial and growth, Sky
19. Richard Bowden, marketing director, No7 Beauty Company / Boots UK
20. Ruth Mathieson, global head of strategic marketing, vegetable seeds, Bayer Crop Science
21. Stephanie Lohmann, svp & CMO EMEA, Salesforce
22. Susanna Freer Epstein, global commercial excellence strategic leader, Cargill
23. Toby Horry, global marketing director, TUI Group
24. Toufik Chadli, chief marketing officer, Alsafi Danone

The programme is in partnership with McKinsey & Company, coaching organisation Wisdom8 and marketing leadership expert Thomas Barta.