2013-2014 ANA Board of Directors Announced at Annual Masters of Marketing Conference

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Oct. 5, 2013) – The ANA (Association of National Advertisers) elected five new marketing executives to its Board of Directors at its Annual Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona from October 3-6.

The new members of the ANA Board are:

• Kevin Burke, CMO, Core Products, Visa Inc.
• Alicia Enciso, CMO, Nestlé USA
• Bradley Jakeman, President, Global Beverages Group, PepsiCo, Inc.
• Kimberly Kadlec, Worldwide VP, Global Marketing Group, Johnson & Johnson
• Verchele Wiggins, VP, Global Brand Portfolio, Holiday Inn Brand Family, InterContinental Hotels Group

ANA Board Officers are:

• Stephen F. Quinn, EVP and CMO, Walmart U.S., ANA Chair
• Mark R. Baynes, VP and Global CMO, Kellogg Company, ANA Vice Chair and Treasurer

“We are excited to welcome the new ANA Board of Directors to their roles for the upcoming year, and sincerely thank our departing board for their strong leadership,” said Bob Liodice, President and CEO of the ANA. “With their excellence in marketing and proprietary knowledge of the industry, we strongly feel our newly elected board will play an active role in the advancement of marketing leadership.”

About the ANA

The mission of the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) is to drive growth for marketing professionals, brands and businesses, the industry, and humanity. The ANA serves the marketing needs of 20,000 brands by leveraging the 12-point ANA Growth Agenda, which has been endorsed by the Global CMO Growth Council. The ANA’s membership consists of U.S. and international companies, including client-side marketers, nonprofits, fundraisers, and marketing solutions providers (data science and technology companies, ad agencies, publishers, media companies, suppliers, and vendors). The ANA creates Marketing Growth Champions by serving, educating, and advocating for more than 50,000 industry members that collectively invest more than $400 billion in marketing and advertising annually.

Press Contacts

Luna Newton, CooperKatz & Company for the ANA
On-site at the Conference: 917.755.1655 or lnewton@cooperkatz.com