ADMA CEO Jodie Sangster an international winner in New York-based Direct Marketing News’ ’40 Under 40′ – Awards to take place Sept 25

New York-based Direct Marketing News has announced its ’40 Under 40′ for 2013 and ADMA CEO Jodie Sangster (left) has been named the only international winner of the coveted award.

Sangster was recognised for her contributions to global marketing including developing the first global education program for the industry delivered across 10+ countries, her work as chair of the 30+ member International Federation of Direct Marketing Associations, and spearheading key initiatives such as global research and content-sharing ventures.

She also established the DMA in Saudi Arabia and was appointed CEO of ADMA at just 35, where she quickly repositioned and rebranded ADMA as the Association for Data-Driven Marketing and Advertising to reflect rapid changes in the industry.

Says Sangster: “I am thrilled to receive this recognition from Direct Marketing News. It’s great for our industry to be seen as global in scale and reach, and for Australia to be an agent for that.”

Sangster joins a distinguished group of young marketing talent who have already left an indelible mark within their organisations and on the industry as a whole. They’ve launched initiatives to significantly grow their organisations; wowed clients with creative or strategic plans that have made a major impact on those clients’ businesses; and influenced the industry in numerous ways –from enhancing the core elements of data-driven marketing, to advancing measurement, to guiding their company and clients on mastering new technologies, and much more.

Says Ginger Conlon, editor-in-chief: “The success stories of the 2013 Direct Marketing News 40 Under 40 winners are inspirational. It’s our honour to showcase the accomplishments of such an exceptional group of marketers.

“Their work is helping guide others in areas such as integrating digital and traditional marketing, using cross-channel data to inform marketing decisions, and building loyalty at a time when customers churn at the click of a mouse. Their stories are ones of determination, creativity, and adaptability.”

Direct Marketing News is hosting an awards ceremony to honour the 2013 40 Under 40 winners on Wednesday, September 25 at the Dream Downtown hotel in New York. The festivities will include a keynote by IKEA CMO Leontyne Green Sykes, who will share her leadership style and explain how it helped her reach the CMO position at IKEA while still in her 30s, as well discuss her approach to marketing today and how that’s evolving.

Additionally, two-time winners HubSpot CMO Mike Volpe and Experian SVP of Global Marketing Ashley Johnston will join 2012 40Under40 winners Big Fuel CCO Avi Savar and Sumant Yerramilly, cofounder of Coffee Match, in a panel discussion on their success strategies and what they’re doing now to maintain their career and company momentum.

Full profiles of the winners will run in the November issue of Direct Marketing News and online.

The 2013 Direct Marketing News 40 Under 40 winners:

Greg Alvo, Founder and CEO, OrderGroove

Amy Avery, SVP, Head of Data and Analytics, Proximity North America

Aaron Bell, CEO, AdRoll

Jeremy Bloom, Cofounder, Integrate

Sam Brubaker, Marketing Director, Champion Factory Direct

Jennifer Bunner, Director of Insight, Outsell LLC

Jon Butts, President, Muscle up Marketing

Gurbaksh Chahal, Founder and CEO, RadiumOne

Carrie Chitsey, CEO, BLK24

Louis Cohen, SVP, Head of Search, Affiliate Marketing & Lead Generation, Citibank, NA

Kristy Croft, Partner, Rosetta

Viji Davis, VP, Marketing, Resolution Media, Omnicom

Jason DeLuca, Managing Director, Digital Media, Allscope Media

Amanda Dempsey, Managing Director, Sports and Experiential, hawkeye

Jeremiah Desmarais, VP, Marketing and Strategy, Health Partners America

Theo Fanning, Executive Creative Director, Traction

Judah Fontz, VP, Search Fundraising, VeraData

Justin Gray, CEO, LeadMD

Geoff Gross, President, Medical Guardian

Ashley Johnston, SVP, Global Marketing, Experian Marketing Services

Katie Klumper, Group Account Director, Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners

Ingrid Lindberg, Chief Customer Experience Office, Prime Therapeutics

Mike Lund, VP of Sales, Epsilon’s Online Solutions, Epsilon

Kira Marchenese, Senior Director, Digital Platforms & Strategy, Environmental Defense Fund

Marisa Nelson, Email Channel Manager, U.S. Bank

Matt Olson, Director, Marketing & Customer Analytics, Aviva

William Peterson, Email Marketing Manager, U.S. Bank

Tom Pettus, VP, Creative Director, INNOCEAN USA

Slavi Samardzija, Chief Analytics Officer, Wunderman

Jodie Sangster, CEO, Association for Data-Driven Marketing & Advertising

Stephanie Scheele, Senior Director, Marketing Insights and Services, Vera Bradley

Jason Siegel, Partner and Creative Director, Bluetext

Loni Stark, Director, Product & Industry Marketing, Adobe Systems

Mason Thelen, Founding Partner and Owner, Elicit

Gene Turner, SVP, Managing Partner, Horizon Media

Mike Volpe, CMO, HubSpot

Andrea Wilson, Director of Digital Strategy, Luxury Practice Lead, iProspect

Rudy Wilson, VP, Brand Management and Advertising, AT&T

Mike Woods, Head of Digital, Framestore

Wacarra Yeomans, Director, Creative Services, Responsys