Executives From Microsoft, Delta Air Lines, Adobe, and Verizon Selected From More Than 15 Million Eligible Leaders
ZoomInfo , the go-to-market platform to find, acquire, and grow customers, today announced the inaugural ZoomInfo Awards, which recognize the Most Influential Professionals in Sales, Marketing, and Talent across the U.S.
Honorees were selected from more than 15 million eligible leaders based on their prominence among industry peers and their company’s prestige. The honorees are scattered across 30 states and represent 278 companies, from industries including telecommunications, insurance, software, airlines, pro sports, and food & beverage.
“The ZoomInfo awards honor the most in-demand business professionals across the country,” ZoomInfo Founder and CEO Henry Schuck said. “It’s exciting to finally share these insights with the broader business community. Congratulations to all of the honorees.”
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The same best-in-class company and contact data that powers sales, marketing, and recruiting teams also sits at the heart of these competitive lists. ZoomInfo used a weighted formula centered around the tens of millions of profile views that its platform users and the general internet-browsing public consume each month. It then augmented those rankings by factoring in several attributes of each professional’s company – such as revenue, headcount, and social media following – to produce the final rankings.
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Here are the top 10 honorees from each of the inaugural lists of the 100 Most Influential Professionals across three key business verticals:
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Most Influential Sales Professionals |
Company |
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1 |
Alex Sheikh, Chief Revenue Officer |
Momentum Solar |
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2 |
Clay Cocalis, Chief Revenue Officer |
Exterro |
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3 |
Steve Travaglini, Chief Revenue Officer |
LinkSquares |
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4 |
Brian Germain, Chief Revenue Officer |
Motive |
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5 |
Michael Cook, Senior Vice President, Sales and Cofounder |
Runwise |
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6 |
Michael Fiacco, Chief Revenue Officer |
Windstream Enterprise |
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7 |
Brian McCarthy, Chief Revenue Officer |
Rubrik |
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8 |
Tim Birkmeier, President & Chief Revenue Officer |
Rocket Mortgage |
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9 |
Mark Kosoglow, Chief Revenue Officer |
Catalyst Software |
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10 |
Patrick Gillihan, Chief Revenue Officer |
Transportation One |
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Most Influential Marketing Professionals |
Company |
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1 |
Sharon Peters, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer |
Charter Communications |
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2 |
Tim Mapes, Senior VP & Chief Marketing and Communications Officer |
Delta Air Lines |
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3 |
Guy Arama, Chief Marketing Officer |
GreyOrange |
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4 |
Eric Hanson, Chief Marketing Officer |
OneSpan |
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5 |
Kellyn Kenny, Chief Marketing & Growth Officer |
AT&T |
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6 |
Linh Peters, Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer |
Walgreens |
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7 |
Molly Battin, Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer |
The Home Depot |
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8 |
Jamie Domenici, Chief Marketing Officer |
GoTo |
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9 |
Diego Scotti, Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer |
Verizon |
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10 |
Courtland Madock, Chief Marketing Officer |
BrightSpeed |
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Most Influential Talent Professionals |
Company |
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1 |
Paul Marchand, Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer |
Charter Communications |
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2 |
Kety Duron, Chief Human Resources Officer |
Phoenix Children’s Hospital |
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3 |
Darrell Ford, Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer |
UPS |
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4 |
Donna Morris, Executive VP & Chief People Officer |
Walmart |
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5 |
Angi Calkins, Chief Human Resources Officer |
PCI Pharma Services |
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6 |
Allison Blackwell, Chief Human Resources Officer |
Cue Health |
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7 |
Sreeni Kutam, Chief Human Resources Officer |
ADP |
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8 |
Nickle LaMoreaux, Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer |
IBM |
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9 |
Brandon Parise, Chief Human Resources Officer |
Progress Residential |
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10 |
Nicolette Sherman, Chief Human Resources Officer |
Certara |
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