AX100 2024

Innovator, groundbreakers, trailblazers all have something in common: They have had the courage to traverse a path not often taken. But who stands ahead of these superlatives? In the age of customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX), those pathfinders are called the AX100. This conclave of CX/EX leadership has seen beyond the comfort of the status quo to deliver growth through strategies that span both employee and customer’s experiences.

Those inducted into this 2024 class of CX/EX leadership share these common traits:

  • Bravery in breaking barriers and championing authentic experiences for all
  • A willingness to explore and experiment, especially with new engagement forms and formats
  • Mindset that thinking outside the box is still too limiting
  • Activating and advancing engagements that start with data and advance durable, profitable relationships
  • Recognizing and respecting that the customer calls the shots
  • Celebrating that internal teams are internal customers that also demand care and feeding
  • Driving bottom line impacts by empowering employees to deliver the experiences that matter to the customer and the business
  • Advancing the CX/EX conversation from isolated functional greatness to organization wide change
     

Josie Arcidiacono

Director of Customer Experience Strategy
Sysco

VJ Bala

CMO, SVP Marketing
Propeller Health

Simon Bascombe

VP of Customer Experience
Empower

Jonny Bauer

Head of Global Brand Strategy
Blackstone

Jennifer Bell

CMO
Lettuce Entertain You

Maria Bigelow

Senior IT Director, Employee Experience
Pinterest

John Bollen

Former Chief Digital officer
Crown Casinos

Mimi Brady

VP of Customer Success
Blockchain.com

Chris Brandt

Chief Brand Officer
Chipotle

Andrea Brimmer

Chief Marketing and PR Officer
Ally Financial

Damon Burrell

CMO
Geico

Brie Carere

Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
FedEx

Darla Caughey

Director of Employee experience
Austin Independent School District

Ryan J. Chamberlain

Senior Manager, People Programs and Employee Experience
JetBlue

Clarence Chia

SVP, Marketing, eCommerce
Fiji Water

Kimberly Cisek

VP of Customer Experience
American Airlines

Sarah Comstock

Executive Director, Employee Experience & Communications
Ally Financial Inc.

Maurice Cooper

Chief Customer Officer
Bath & Body Works

Eduardo Correia de Matos

Director Customer Care, Product and Hospitality
Etihad

Joy Corso

CMO
Vonage

Krystle Craycraft

SVP, Marketing and Digital Business
Jewelers Mutual Group

Mike Dallas

SVP, Global Head of Employee Experience
Manulife

Mary Daniel

Vice President of Customer Solutions Center
Aflac

Fernando Darder

VP, Customer Experience
Milwaukee Tools

Mathilde Delhoume-Debreu

Global Brand Officer
LVMH

Bob DelPonte

Senior Vice President of Customer Success and Global Delivery Services
UKG

Vicki Dobbs Beck

VP of Immersive Content
Lucasfilm & ILM Immersive

Kelli Durkin

VP of Customer Experience
Carewell

Jessica (Erding) Liu

VP of Global Brand Operations
Shein

Ruth Erickson

Senior Executive Vice President
Bank of Hawaii

Bridget Esposito

VP, Group Creative Director
Prudential Financial

Tina Ferguson

Partner (People Practices)
Andreessen Horowitz

Sonya Gafsi Oblisk

Chief Merchandising & Marketing Officer
Whole Foods Market

Jill Goulette

Head of Employee Experience
Michelin

Jennifer Hauseman

Vice President of Strategy and Campaigns, Center for Inclusive Growth
Mastercard

Perry Hewitt

Chief Marketing and Product Officer
Data.org

Stephen Howe

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Human Resource
The Wonderful Company

Scott Hudler

President
Cotton Patch Cafe

Kerri Hughes

Sr. Director Customer Experience
Michaels Stores

Allyson Jacobsen, MBA

VP, Corporate Marketing & Demand
TeraRecon, Inc.

Marissa Jarratt

Chief Marketing and Sustainability Officer
7-Eleven

Ganesh Jayaramakrishnan

SVP and CIO
Optum Home and Community Care

Ghalib Kassam

Chief Information Officer
Los Angeles Times

Todd Kisaberth

Chief Customer Officer
Certinia

Lesley Klein

SVP of strategy and brand marketing,
Priceline

Joel Knutson

VP, Customer Experience
Electronic Arts

Kirstan Lamont

Head of Channels for Commercial Bank and Corporate & Investment Banking Strategy, Digital and Innovation
Wells Fargo & Company

Marian Lee

CMO
Netflix

David Lee

AVP New Ventures and AI
Cox Communicaitions

Kayla Linn

Vice President of People and Culture
Eventide Senior Living Communities

Sasha Lucas

Head of Customer Experience
Verizon

Sloane Lucas

Sr Director, ESG, CSR, DE&I
1800Flowers

Heather Malenshek

CMO
Land O Lakes

Dana Marineau

CMO
Rakuten

Jeff Marshall

Chief Marketing and Experience Officer
Canada Life

Catherine Martin

Global Head of Brand and Comms
Wildlife Studios

Deborah McComas

VP of Customer Experience
NetSpend

Dave McCrory

Global Head of Analytics and Insights
Digital Realty

John Keith McLellan

Group Director Digital & Customer Experience
Whataburger

Steve Miller

SVP, Hardlines Merchandising
Dicks Sporting Goods

Madan Misra

VP of IT, Customer Experience
Equinix

Andrew Mok

CMO
Turo

Lauren Mutz

Head of Employee Experience & Engagement
Daiichi Sankyo

Chris Nardecchia

Senior Vice President, Chief Digital and Information Officer
Rockwell Automation

Lisa O'Dea

Senior Manager, Customer Experience
YETI

Kristin Patrick

EVP, CMO, Head of eCommerce
Claire's

Michael Powers

Chief of Staff - Marketing
Wayfair

Raja Rajamannar

Chief Marketing & Communication’s Officer
Mastercard

Andy Rebhun

Chief Experience Officer
Cava

Chad Reese

VP, Marketing Operations
Cisco

Michelle Rider

CMO
Marvin

Lisa Roach

SVP, Head of Employee Experience
Bank of the West

Camille Rosales

Vice President, Customer Support
Hippo Insurance

Jonathan Ruchman

Senior Director, Customer Experience
Brookdale Senior Living

Elizabeth Rutledge

CMO
American Express

Saar Shwartz

CMO, Global Services Commercial
Boeing

Sydney Seiger, PhD

Chief Marketing Officer
Vistra

Simina Simion

Chief People Officer
Regrow

Kimberlee Sinclair

VP, Digital Customer Experience
H.B. Fuller

Kelly Solomon

Former Global CMO
Kind

Patrizio Spagnoletto

Global Chief Marketing Officer - Streaming
Warner Brothers Discovery

Marc Speichert

Chief Commercial Officer
Four Seasons

Victoria Stennes

Head of People and Customer Experience
Avelo Airlines

Xenia Strunnikova

Head of Customer Experience S&O
Door Dash

Siddharth Taparia

Global Chief Marketing Officer
JLL

Marisa Thalberg

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Seaworld

Amanda Thall

VP, Head of Marketing Delivery
Empower

John Thrailkill

SVP of Customer Experience
Solo Stove

Kendell Timmers

SVP, Head of Data and Insights
New York Times

Travis Trembath

VP, Fan Strategy & Experience
PGA Tour

Sean Tresvant

Chief Executive Officer
Taco Bell

Maria Trujillo

CMO
CiCi's Pizza

Raymond Valencia

Sr Director, Digital Customer Experience
Cinemark

Jaclyn von Oven

Director of Customer Experience
Best Buy

Aaron Weinstein

CEO
TransitCX, formerly LA Metro

Tom Williams

EVP and Chief Experience Officer
Discount Tire

Remington Woo

VP of Customer Success
Envoy

Mary Wu

VP of Marketing
Cherry

Carla Zakhem-Hassan

CMO
JP Morgan Chase

Angela Zepeda

CMO
Hyundai