Member Spotlight Archive

Fiona Blades

Fiona started her career in petfood marketing then moved into advertising, joining Leo Burnett. Before setting up MESH Experience in 2006, she was Planning Director at an Omnicom agency in London.

Fiona founded MESH to fill a gap in the market. While working on Mercedes-Benz she realized it was important to understand every interaction people have with brands – the whole customer experience - and believed these could be captured using a mobile phone. She feels it’s important for businesses to take an Experience Driven Marketing approach.

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Marion Leslie

Marion joined SIX in January 2020 as Head Financial Information at SIX Group and a member of the SIX Executive Board. She is also a member of the BME Board of Directors. As Head Financial Information, Marion leads the SIX global data business, serving financial institutions worldwide with critical data and insights to support their clients.

Leading global businesses and operations at scale, with a strong emphasis on data and technology, are the hallmarks of her career in financial services. Prior to joining SIX, Marion was Managing Director, Enterprise at Refinitiv (London Stock Exchange) with responsibility for delivering market data, platforms and services to the global financial markets.

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Aramita Huitson

Araminta is a Data Management Consultant for Ortecha in London (working alongside EDM Council stalwarts Mark McQueen and Pete Youngs) in a new phase of her twenty-year data career. Happiest when combining contrasting disciplines, she’s an Oxford-educated physicist with an interest in castles, a systems engineer with a preference for people over machines, and a DCAM champion with an enthusiasm for information design. She has never baked banana bread.

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Jennifer Gibbs

Jennifer is an accomplished Data, Analytics and Technology executive with over 23 years of experience leading globally distributed teams to deliver value to customers. In her current role as VP, Enterprise Data Governance Office, TD Bank Group, Jennifer and her team are responsible for advancing TD's data strategy, while mitigating data risks and maintaining customer trust. Jennifer has been recognized in Forbes' Women Defining The 21st Century AI Movement and Corinium's Top 50 Data & Analytics Professionals – USA & Canada. Jennifer is a strong advocate for equity and inclusion and the founder and co-sponsor of TD's Women in Data & Analytics Community.

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Effie Kilmer

Effie Kilmer is a Senior Program Manager within Microsoft's cloud engineering division based in New York. Her experience living and working across the globe has brought her a deeper understanding of how real transformation occurs at the intersection of technology and empathy. She is actively involved in Microsoft’s female inclusion groups, a member of the Women’s Bond Club Career Committee and has been part of the Enterprise Data Management Council since 2017

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Surabhi Jain

Surabhi Jain has over 17 years of experience across Financial Services, Telecommunication, Media and Aviation industry working in startups to large multinational global firms. An avid technologist Surabhi is a people’s person at heart. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion and is involved in several industry initiatives across the globe including Enterprise Data Management Council Women in Data and various LGBTi inclusion groups.

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Jodi Morton

As Chief Data Officer for KPMG (US), Jodi drives the firm’s data strategy and operations to build a state-of-the-art data supply chain, and the related governance, standards and processes. Jodi has over 25 years of experience in data governance, management and operations, and in finance and accounting.

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Andrew Foster

Andrew Foster is the Deputy Chief Data Officer – Americas for Deutsche Bank. He is responsible for execution of the Deutsche Bank Data Strategy in the Americas, taking Chief Data Office technologies, process and training and embedding within the broader organization. He prides himself on bringing policies to life and ensuring business adoption through innovative implementation strategies.

Andrew was previously the Chief Data Office Head of Program Execution in the Americas, responsible for data sourcing delivery for Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). Andrew originates from South Africa and has spent his career working across London and New York in a variety of data focused roles.

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Pamela (Pam) Pecs Cytron

Pamela (Pam) Pecs Cytron has more than 30 years of financial services technology industry experience including successfully growing companies from start-up to operationally efficiency while consistently driving revenue increases. Her unique expertise includes a clear vision of tracking financial services technologies and developing innovative strategies to meet the industry’s demands while keeping her focus on providing the ultimate customer experience.

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