Everest Group announced that Lucy Birch has joined the firm as chief marketing officer (CMO). Working out of Everest Group’s London office, Birch will oversee the firm’s global marketing strategy and operations, including support for existing and new research services. Birch and her team will also support the firm’s new conferences business unit, Everest Group Global Events, announced in January.
With offices in North America, Europe and India, Everest Group comprises more than 300 analysts who have managed 5350+ research engagements over the past 5 years. Clients include 8 of the 12 largest companies in the world, 10 of the largest tech companies globally, and 7 of 10 of the largest financial services and healthcare organizations in the world.
Birch brings to Everest Group more than 20 years of marketing and communications leadership experience across business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C) and public sectors.
“Everest Group has an exceptional reputation for quality business, industry and technology research and for providing valuable and actionable insight to organizations and their executives aspiring to excel in their marketplace,” said Birch. “I am thrilled to be joining such a well-respected firm as it is hitting its stride, growing and expanding into new service areas and verticals. It’s an exciting time to join this inclusive and dedicated corporate family and to work alongside brilliant professionals who understand the vital importance of marketing and communications to drive growth and create value in every successful enterprise.”
“Lucy brings to Everest Group a wealth of marketing, brand, communications and commercial experience and knowledge of how to work successfully in a large, complex environment,” said Peter Bendor-Samuel, founder and CEO at Everest Group. “More importantly, she is a proven leader with the right personality, culture fit and a collaborative leadership style that will make her a valuable member of our team from Day One. We look forward to the contributions she will make and how her skills and talents will make us even better.”
Birch joins Everest Group from Verian (formerly Kantar Public), where she served as CMO for two years and led the global rebrand, alongside setting up the new marketing function and MarTech infrastructure for the newly divested business. Prior to that, she was the global strategic marketing leader at PwC, responsible for the Big Four firm’s marketing and brand campaign to launch its new global strategy and environmental, social and governance (ESG) proposition around the world. She has also served as marketing and brand director for PwC in the UK, transforming and building a high-performing marketing and brand function. Earlier in her career, Birch worked for KPMG in the UK and Europe as a senior Marketing and Communications leader.
SOURCE: PRWeb