Chief Marketing Officer at Corporate Executive Board
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Chief Marketing Officer at Corporate Executive Board
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- Chief Marketing Officer at Kronos Incorporated
- Vice President Marketing and Product Management at Zebra Technologies Corporation
- Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Lucid, Incorporated
- Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at S e-Technologies, Inc.
- Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at PSC, Inc.
- Vice President of Marketing at Stores Automated Systems, Inc.
- Senior Director of Marketing at Symbol Technologies
- Vice President Of Marketing And General Manager at General Instrument Corporation (currently BancTec, Inc.),
- Education
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Stuart Itkin’s Summary
Proven leader/global chief marketing officer in the enterprise software and technology industries. Top achiever with a documented, consistent record of sustained revenue and profit increases through creative strategic plans, cultivation of key relationships and distribution channels, aggressive product and promotional programs, strategic acquisitions, and product development. Innovative leader and growth driver who has forged successful start-ups, spearheaded turnarounds, spawned expansion into new markets, and conceived and commercialized game-changing technology. Strong, credible spokesperson to the media, business analysts, and the investment community.
Strong, bottom-line results across diverse software and technology businesses::
Enterprise Software/Services
Wireless ID (RFID)/Data Capture
Mobile Computing
Computer Peripherals and Digital Imaging
Stuart Itkin’s Specialties:
Enterprise Software/Services
Human Capital Management
Wireless ID (RFID), Data Capture, Mobile Computing
Computer Peripherals
Digital Imaging
Product Marketing & Management
Business Development
Joint Ventures
International Business
P&L Management
Strategic Planning
Marketing Communications
New Product Launch
Multi-Channel Distribution
Major Account Sales
Venture Funding
Customer Relationship Building
Management Team Building
Public Relations & Media Strategies
Stuart Itkin’s Experience
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Chief Marketing Officer
Corporate Executive Board
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; EXBD; Management Consulting industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Corporate Executive Board is the world’s most effective executive network. Corporate Executive Board drives faster, more effective decision-making for over 120,000 business professionals worldwide. Leading corporations and not-for-profit organizations look to Corporate Executive Board for performance-sharpening guidance across all major disciplines and areas of business.
The Corporate Executive Board Company (NASDAQ:EXBD) is a leading provider of best practices research and analysis focusing on corporate strategy, operations, and general management issues. CEB provides its integrated set of services currently to more than 3,700 of the world's largest and most prestigious corporations, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500. These services include best practices research studies, executive education seminars, management implementation toolkits, customized research briefs, and Web-based access to a library of over 275,000 corporate best practices. -
Chief Marketing Officer
Kronos Incorporated
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; KRON; Computer Software industry)
January 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 6 months)
This global leader in Human Capital Management (HCM) software, with $650M in annualized sales, achieved a record 109 consecutive quarters of year-on-year revenue growth and 80 consecutive quarters of profitability before being taken private by Hellman and Friedman in June 2007.
Recruited to conceive and execute strategies to maintain Kronos’s leadership and propel its growth. Implemented a new brand strategy and expanded the product portfolio into a broad range of HCM solutions. Transformed a tactical, product-centric, demand-fulfillment orientation into a strategic, solution-centered, demand-creation orientation. Introduced portfolio management practices to evaluate and select business and product development investments. -
Vice President Marketing and Product Management
Zebra Technologies Corporation
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ZBRA; Computer Hardware industry)
2002 — 2005 (3 years )
Recruited to transform an engineering-lead, fulfillment oriented business to a market-driven business focused on demand creation. Developed strategic plan with CEO and drove strategic vision and values across corporation. Restructured marketing and alliance management organizations, implemented vertical marketing and product marketing functions, and transformed business processes to drive growth by entering new vertical, product, and geographic markets. Led product marketing, vertical marketing, strategic alliances, business and product planning, marketing communications and public relations.
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Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
Lucid, Incorporated
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Medical Devices industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years )
Joined founder to drive realization of company vision, raising start up capital, forging critical strategic partnerships, and driving worldwide launch and commercialization of groundbreaking technology. Headed the executive team and led all business development, third-party relationships, business and product planning, marketing communications, public relations, investment activities and marketing clinical programs.
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Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
S e-Technologies, Inc.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Commissioned to competitively reposition the company, revitalize company identity and reverse declining sales. Initiated turnaround and restructuring initiatives, and served as change agent. Lead a 20+ person staff in all strategic planning, new business development, product and industry marketing, alliance management, database marketing, corporate communication and global sales. Instituted and led company’s Intellectual Property program, packaged innovative implementation methodology and applied for first patents.
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Vice President of Worldwide Marketing
PSC, Inc.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; PSCX; Computer Hardware industry)
1995 — 1998 (3 years )
Engaged by company chairman/president/CEO to overcome increasing competition and orchestrate worldwide growth to the next level. Led a 55-person team with full authority for product management, applications engineering, industry marketing, new business development and marketing communications. Simultaneously provided P&L and general management oversight of an independent business unit. Coordinated strategic planning, competitive analysis, forecasting and product line profitability.
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Vice President of Marketing
Stores Automated Systems, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
1994 — 1995 (1 year )
Joined executive team to prepare company for IPO and to develop/launch the company’s new multimedia, POS retail system product, an industry-first based on MS Windows and RAD tools. Guided a six-person staff in all corporate marketing, strategic planning, distribution strategy, and third-party relationships.
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Senior Director of Marketing
Symbol Technologies
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; SBL; Computer Hardware industry)
1989 — 1994 (5 years )
Championed development of company’s first professional marketing organization, and formal product management and marketing functions to drive rapid, worldwide 335% sales growth ($80 million to $350 million) over five years of tenure. Led a 55-person staff and eight direct reports in all product management, marketing, applications engineering, sales support and competitive analysis. Managed product line P&L and controlled annual $11 million budget. Piloted joint venture with Olympus Optical Systems in Japan.
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Vice President Of Marketing And General Manager
General Instrument Corporation (currently BancTec, Inc.),
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
1979 — 1989 (10 years )
Ascended through progressive marketing management and director-level roles to vice president and general manager for the business systems division of General Instrument. Improved the historically unprofitable division to break-even performance and orchestrated "spin-out" and merger with Computer Entry Systems (CES). Stimulated CES’ top-line growth of more than 200% to over $250 million in three years.
Stuart Itkin’s Education
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BA , Psychology, Mathematics and Computer Science , 1969 — 1974
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A. , Research Psychology and Applied Statistics
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A.B.D. , Psychology, Applied Statistics and Quantitative Methods
Additional Information
Stuart Itkin’s Websites:
Stuart Itkin’s Interests:
Disruptive Technology Marketing Social Media, Social Networking Bicycling SCUBA
Stuart Itkin’s Groups:
MENG - Marketing Executive Networking Group,
Director - AIM Global, Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility,
Director - Business Marketing Association, Chicago,
Director - Recognition Technology Users Association,
TopLinked.com,
ExecuNet,
Any Excuse,
Essex Client,
CMO Club, Auto-ID Professionals
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PADI.com -
TopLinked.com (Open Networkers) -
Technology Marketing Community -
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Network -
PADI Scuba Divers -
MarketingProfs -
CMO Executive Network -
Corporate Strategy Board -
Kronos Alumni -
Symbol Technologies Alumni -
Zebra Technologies Corporation Alumni Group -
HCM Investors Forum -
Corporate Executive Board Sales and Marketing -
Corporate Leadership Council Community for Human Capital Professionals -
AIDC 100
Stuart Itkin’s Honors:
Internationally recognized spokesperson with record of more than 50 domestic and international presentations, and speaking engagements (as keynote, featured and invited speaker) at high-technology conferences, forums, and expositions in the U.S., Australia, China, Chile, The Netherlands, Germany, France, India and other locations.
Charter Member of the AIDC 100 – Recognized among top 100 professionals responsible for creating and advancing the automatic identification and data capture industry.
