Russell Findlay (businessman)

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Russell Findlay
Born (1965-05-04) May 4, 1965 (age 59)
Rochester, New York, US
Alma mater SUNY Oswego (BS)
Xavier University (MBA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation(s) Marketing, Advertising, small business entrepreneur, philanthropist
Years active1990-present
Board member of Association of National Advertisers

J. Russell Findlay (born May 4, 1965) is an American businessman, philanthropist and an advertising and marketing executive. He is currently[ when? ] the global chief marketing officer at Hiscox, an international specialist insurer [1] as well as a small business owner and a managing director of a non-profit organization.

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Career

Findlay is currently[ when? ] the global chief marketing officer at Hiscox and was the first chief marketing officer in the history of Major League Soccer. [2] Before MLS, he worked for PepsiCo with the American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame inductee Alan Pottasch. He worked at PepsiCo under the chairmen Roger Enrico, Steven Reinemund and Indra Nooyi. While there, he helped to launch SoBe Mr. Green soft drink, Sierra Mist and Sierra Mist Free, [3] including helping to produce a TV commercial putting the soccer players Freddy Adu and Pelé together for the first time. [4]

Findlay also launched Pepsi Max while at PepsiCo. [5] He was responsible for negotiating an on-air integrated marketing sponsorship deal with ABC's Duel . [6]

Findlay started his career at Unilever as a territory sales rep before moving to new business innovation then into its brand marketing department at Lever House.[ citation needed ]

Memberships and associations

Honors and awards

He has earned two Effie Awards for effective advertising., [11] several Financial Communication Society Awards including Best in Show, a Global Ace award, [12] the CMO Club Growth Award [13] the ANA's B2B Marketer of the Year [14] and was named as one of 2014's 30 most influential marketers in the world. [15] He has been a final round judge of the Effie Awards, the ANA's B2 awards, the BMA Global Ace Awards and the FCS Portfolio Awards [16]

In 2019, Findlay was awarded the FCS Jamie DePeau Leadership Award from the Financial Communications Society. [17] The objective of the Jamie DePeau Leadership award is to honor, every year, FCS members who, through personal and professional contributions to their communities, serve as living examples of the selfless, inspirational leadership that Jamie DePeau embodied during her career in financial services marketing.

Publications and teaching

Findlay has written or has been mentioned or quoted in a number of publications including:

Books:

Video:

Podcasts:

Print:

Findlay is a frequent guest lecturer at business schools. He has lectured and presented at Harvard Business School, Yale School of Management, Columbia Business School, the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, Indiana University Bloomington's Kelley School of Business, SUNY Oswego and Skidmore College among others. He is also a frequent presenter at industry conferences on marketing and advertising topics.

Education

His undergraduate degree is in marketing from SUNY Oswego, where he is on the board of the School of Business. [31] He also has an MBA with a concentration in marketing and advertising from Xavier University and a Financial Technology certificate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Personal

Findlay is related to the advertising and media couple, the New York Post editor Joseph Cookman and his wife, the Ladies Home Journal editor Mary Bass.

He also runs the Findlay Family Foundation, a non-profit 501c3 organization providing college scholarships to high school seniors from underprivileged school districts.

Findlay is a US Soccer referee.

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References

  1. ↑ "Hiscox hires marketing veteran Russell Findlay as Head of US Marketing" (Press release). Hiscox Insurance.
  2. ↑ Thomaselli, Rich (January 20, 2011). "Major League Soccer Taps Findlay as First CMO". Ad Age. Retrieved June 11, 2018.[ dead link ]
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    - "J. Russell Findlay named CMO of MLS, SUM". MLS. January 20, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2018.[ dead link ]
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  6. ↑ "Series / Duel". TV Tropes.
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  14. ↑ "ANA Business Marketing - 2020 B2 Award Winners". B2 awards. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020.
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  16. ↑ "Portfolio Awards". The Financial Communications Society. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015.
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  28. ↑ "Network - Events - Consulting - Directory - Analytics - Forum - Charity - Awards - Survey". Quality Financial Media.
  29. ↑ "Encourage Courage: 5 Questions With Hiscox CMO Russ Findlay". October 13, 2017.
    - "If IWD Had a Hammer: 5 Questions With Hiscox CMO Russ Findlay". March 8, 2018.
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  31. ↑ "Our Vision". SUNY Oswego - School of Business. June 2, 2010. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010.
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