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We're Excited to Announce the 2026 Finalists
2026 Finalists
A huge congratulations to the 50 outstanding finalists of the 2026 Gartner Marketing & Communications Awards.
Explore each award category to see who has made the final cut.
Each finalist is now under review by our Executive Judging Panel—a distinguished group of global marketing and communications leaders—who will determine the 2026 category winners. Scroll down to meet the 2026 Executive Judging Panel.
Use these helpful resources to learn more.
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Chief Communications Officer of the Year
Honoring CCOs who elevated Communications through strategic leadership, innovation and enterprise-wide impact.
Finalists:
Lee Gordon
Communications as a Business Engine: A CCO's Strategic Evolution
Brunswick Corporation
Carolynn Esser
From British Start Up to Global Cybersecurity Leader: Building Trust and Confidence in Darktrace
Darktrace
Jennifer Massaro
The Outside-In Strategy: Driving Global AI Awareness and Sales Funnel Impact
Nutanix, Inc.
Chief Marketing Officer of the Year
Honoring transformative CMO leadership who have driven innovation, growth and business impact.
Finalists:
Bruno Bertini
The Power of You: Rebuilding a B2B Brand Around Customer Success
8x8, Inc.
Sairam Vedam
Coforge Inc.
Nidhi Alexander
Hexaware Technologies
Steven Chauby
Marketing That Makes The Grade
Horace Mann Educators Corporation
Robert Van Geffen
Animating the Heartbeat of the Customer Journey: Straumann’ Global Marketing's End-to-End Customer-Centric Growth System
Straumann Group
Chrisie Scott
Virtua Health
Audience Driven Content Excellence
Awarding excellence in audience-centric design, storytelling, and channel orchestration for internal and external audiences.
Finalists:
Travel Dreams - Amadeus Hospitality – Industry Insights 2025
Amadeus Hospitality
Laugh, Like, Share: Using Humor to Educate Arizona on Waste and Recycling
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)
Cutting through the noise with an integrated content-led marketing program
HCLTech
Respect is a strategy. #ProsKnow
Hilti Corporation
MakingCents Auto Leasing: Audience-Driven Buy vs. Lease Decision Ecosystem (2025)
Navy Federal Credit Union
TD Foreign Exchange Daily Trigger program
TD Bank
Unilever: Safety Day Campaign 2025
Unilever
Brand and Reputation Excellence
Recognizing excellence in building, protecting and activating organizational brand and reputation.
Finalists:
Driving Possibility Together: ABM Rebrand Launch
ABM
Invested in America
PMI U.S., the U.S. business of Philip Morris International
Love is in the Air
Resmed
EcoStruxure Foresight Announcement
Schneider Electric
Building a Brand That Fuels Growth
SMS Equipment
Tanium’s Autonomous IT Brand Re-Envision
Tanium
2025 TD SYNNEX Making IT Personal Brand Campaign
TD SYNNEX
Customer Growth and Market Impact Excellence
Recognizing initiatives that driven customer acquisition, demand generation and market influence.
Finalists:
Go BIG with BigQuery: Winning the AI leader’s mindshare
Google
Build & Learn Program
MongoDB
NTT DATA Network modernization in the age of AI
NTT DATA Inc.
ResultsCX - Customer Growth and Market Impact Excellence
ResultsCX
Evolving AI Go to Market: From Credibility Building to Revenue Impact
RSM US LLP
RSM Catamaran
RSM US LLP
Virtusa’s Client-Centric Growth: Navigating Disruption, Accelerating Outcomes
Virtusa Inc.
Wesco’s Customer Loyalty Program
Wesco
Employee Engagement through Change Excellence
Highlighting impactful internal communications that fostered alignment, behavior change and employee experience through times of change.
Finalists:
Accenture's Project Colorado
Accenture
Turning AI Into Belief: How Immersive Activations Drove Enterprise Adoption
Advocate Health
Protect Avanade Behavioral Change Program
Avanade
Turning Complexity into Confidence: How BMO Equipped Every Employee to Champion our API Strategy
BMO Financial Group
Currys: Right First Time
Currys plc
DBS Tech Risk Culture
DBS Bank
Pause for Safety
Evonik
IMPCTRS: Turning Organizational Change into a Shared Identity
IDB Invest
Innovation in Tech, Data and Measurement Excellence
Honoring transformative use of technology, data, and analytics to advance marketing and communications outcomes.
Finalists:
AI-Powered Asset Infrastructure: How ADM Automated Its Brand Toolkit to Deliver More for Less
ADM
AI, Automation, and Analytics: Scaling Partner Impact with Boomi Campaign Creator
Boomi
PME (Personalized Marketing Engine)
Cathay United Bank
Equitable Personalized Campaigns
Equitable
AI‑Fueled Excellence: IBM’s Analyst Relations Evolution
IBM
From Fragmented to Formidable: How TE Connectivity Unified Communications for 85,000+ Employees
TE Connectivity
Strategic Leadership and Operational Excellence
Celebrating teams that have achieved tangible organizational impact through outstanding strategic direction and operational mastery.
Finalists:
3M Global Marketing Services: Transforming Digital Marketing at Scale
3M
Accenture Operations
Accenture
Marketing is a Business: A Lean Operating System for Enterprise Growth
BMC Software
Currys: Right First Time
Currys plc
Shefali Khalsa
TransUnion CIBIL
The 2026 Winners will be announced in September. Stay tuned for further updates.
Our Esteemed Executive Judging Panel for 2026
Andrew Chornenky
VP, Communications
CIBC
Cary Bainbridge
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer
ABM Industries
Conor McKechnie
Chief Marketing Officer
Cytiva
David Green
VP, Global Marketing
ICON plc
Debbie Coffey
Chief Communications Officer
Atlas Air Worldwide
Greg McCullough
SVP, Chief Communications Officer
Thrivent
Gregory Boosin
Chief Marketing Officer
Equitable Holdings
Heather Teskey
VP, Marketing
Andersen Windows and Doors
Jean Lawrence
VP, Global ABM and Field Marketing
Nokia
Jen Skyler
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
American Express
Jesse Humphrey
SVP, Marketing
Diversified
Jonathan Evans
Head of Internal Communications
Finastra
Kate Walton
Director of Sales and Marketing
Navy Mutual
Katharina Auer
VP/Global Head of Internal, HSE, SD, Suppliers and Partners Communications; Communications Business Solutions
Hitachi Energy
Kimberly Warne
SVP and Chief Marketing Officer
Wesco International
Lisa Milburn
Chief Communications and Social Impact Officer
BMO
Lynn Phillips
SVP, Enterprise Marketing and Communications
Reinsurance Group of America (RGA)
Margaret Dawson
Chief Marketing Officer and Open Source Advocate
SUSE
Maria Winn
Chief Marketing Officer
Mitie
Mike Plante
Managing VP
Amica Insurance
Nancy Fullerton
Head of Communications
Red Leaf LLC
Nicolas Jafarieh
Executive VP, Chief Legal, Government Affairs and Communications Officer
Sallie Mae
Nikki Moll
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Baylor Scott and White Health
Phillip Notley
Marketing and Communications Leader
Pinki Mehta
Co-Chief Marketing Officer
Alliance Bernstein
Richard Porter
Managing Director, Communications
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Ryan James
VP, Corporate Communications and Sustainability
KinderCare Learning Companies
Sandra Sanderson
Chief Marketing Officer
Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc.
Stephanie Fox
Marketing Leader
Stephanie Meyer
Chief Marketing Officer
HSA Bank
Teresa Poggenpohl
Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing and Communications
Unisys
Thea Hayden
Chief Marketing Officer
Cognizant
Tim Vassilakos
VP, Global Corporate Communications and Customer Experience
Henry Schein, Inc.
Veronica Apostolico
VP, Global Internal Communications
Smith+Nephew
Wanda Weigert
Global Chief Brand Officer and Executive Director, Globant Argentina
Globant
Zsoka McDonald
Chief Communications Officer
Suntory Global Spirits
About the Awards
Our Awards reward and recognize Marketing and Communications professionals and teams that have achieved real, measurable business outcomes in their organizations.
Winners showcase their great work via a number of potential channels, including: live presentations; profiled case studies; podcast interviews; and an Awards showcase on our Awards’ website. Winning an Award has helped previous winners to:
- Secure additional resources internally
- Attract and engage talent to their function
- Gain internal support and credibility
- Achieve global recognition from peers
Previous Marketing & Communications Awards Entrants:
Adam Solarz
VP, Brand & Content Marketing
CoreLogic
Amie Tyson
Director, Creative Studio & Brand
Cochlear
Antonio Boadas
VP, Communications
GE Appliances, a Haier Company
Bill Warren
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Stony Brook University
Carrie Ruddy
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
Trane Technologies
Clairy Moraitou
Group Head of Customer, Market & Brand Insights
Zurich Insurance Company
David Bradfield
VP, Integrated Marketing & Communication
Definity
David MacGregor
Director, Internal Communications & Engagement
Woolworths Group
Erin Newkirk
Chief Brand & Marketing Officer
Caribou Coffee
Greg Boosin
EVP, B2B & Product Marketing
Mastercard
Jesse Humphrey
SVP, Marketing
Diversified
Jo Alexander
Head of Strategic Communications
ANZ
Joe Cook
Sr Director, Strategy & Operations, Global Communication
Cargill
Karen Kerr
VP, Group Communications
RS GROUP
Karenann Bannister
VP, Marketing
Centurion Asset Management Inc.
Kate Walton
Director of Sales and Marketing
Navy Mutual
Katharina Auer
VP/Global Head of Internal, HSE, SD, Suppliers and Partners Communications; Communications Business Solutions
Hitachi Energy
Kati Suurmunne
VP, Brand & Communications
Fortum Oyj
Leslie Walstrom
Global Head of Marketing
Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Luis Soto
SVP, Strategy & Growth
First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union
Matthew DiGirolamo
Chief Corporate Affairs & Engagement Officer, North America
L'Oreal Groupe
Michael Feigenbaum
SVP, Global Brand Experience
American Nurses Association
Nancy Fullerton
Head of Communications
Red Leaf LLC
Natalie Ho
VP, Global Marketing
RGA (Reinsurance Group of America)
Paul Catherwood
VP, Global Communications
Capital Group
Paul Humphries
VP, Consumer Experience
Kellogg's Europe
Reija Sihlman
Head of Marketing & Communications
Tietoevry Create
Stacey Ullrich
Vice President,
Exelon
Steve Ertel
Vice Chancellor for Communications & Marketing
Vanderbilt University
Sunshine Farzan
Global Head of Marketing & Communications
Standard Chartered Bank
Tanya Brees
Comms & Marketing Leader
Tarnya Dunning
Executive - Communications
Telstra
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