CMO of the Year

29.09.2021

CMO of the Year 2021

In Munich this evening, Antje von Dewitz, CEO of VAUDE, was awarded Germany’s highest marketing distinction for her work as Chief Marketing Officer. She was presented with the prize by last year’s winner Susan Schramm, Executive Board Member and CMO at McDonald’s Germany, who also held the laudatory speech.

Antje von Dewitz was delighted to receive the award: “As a medium-sized company in a fiercely competitive international industry, we have always known that big campaigns aren’t the right way for us to develop our image. Which makes me all the more proud and delighted to be receiving this distinction. It just goes to show that our fantastic team – with lots of passion, creativity and team spirit – has succeeded in making people enthusiastic about VAUDE’s sustainable contents.”

Horst von Buttlar

Editor-in-Chief of Capital magazine and jury spokesperson, explained the jury’s choice as follows:

“The culture at VAUDE is something very special. (...) Antje von Dewitz’ success is proving her right: years ahead of many brands, she is a role model for numerous entrepreneurs and founders – and not only when it comes to the transition towards climate neutrality."

THE JURY FOR 2021

The CMO of the Year is voted by a carefully chosen jury. The jury is made up of 24 members from the CMO of the Year Council and selected marketing and media experts from publishing houses, TV, academia and agencies.

Dr. Philipp Andrée

Managing Director Digital & Marketing

Tchibo

Dr. Martell Beck

Head of Marketing & Transport Policy

DB Cargo

Horst von Buttlar

Chief Editor

Capital

Jessica Claar

Vice President Marketing Germany & Switzerland

Anke Drewicke

Head of Marketing Germany

Peloton

Jenny Fleischer

Global CMO

Ottobock

Cindy Groenke

Managing Director

Miele X

Florian Haller

CEO

Serviceplan Group

Kerstin Köder

Head of Marketing EMEA

SAP

Thomas Lindner

CEO

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Claudia Linsenmeier

CMO Germany & Austria

Salesforce

Claas Meineke

Managing Director

Edeka

Wolfgang Metze

Chief Consumer Officer & Board Member

Telefónica

Prof. Dr. Anton Meyer

Director Institute of Marketing

LMU

Ingo Müller

Managing Director

REPUBLIC Marketing & Media Solutions

Waltraud Niemann

Director Communications & Brand

ING-DiBa

Ulrich Reitz

Chief Editor Economics

n-tv

Carolyn Schlak

Chief People Officer

Serviceplan Group

Susan Schramm

Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

McDonald's

Sven Theobald

Vice President Brand Management

Bayer AG

Frank Vogel

Management Spokesman

G+J Media Sales

Dr. Uwe Vorkötter

Chief Editor

Horizont

Simone Wastl

Head of Corporate Communications

Datev

Volker Weinlein

CMO

Katjes International

THE TOP TEN 2021

An expert committee from specialist media partner HORIZONT shortlisted the top 10 nominees (listed here in alphabetical order):

Maximilian Backhaus

Hello Fresh Deutschland AG & Co. KG

Sebastian Bayer

dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG

Kristina Bulle

Procter & Gamble Germany GmbH & Co Operations oHG

Christiane Büring

Indeed Deutschland GmbH

Boris Dolkhani

Bosch

Bettina Fetzer

Daimler AG

Christopher Huesmann

flaschenpost SE

Anja Stolz

R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG

Antje von Dewitz

VAUDE

Mirco Wolf Wiegert

fritz-kulturgüter GmbH

THE METHODOLOGY

"From CMOs for CMOs" is the motto of the "CMO of the Year" award.

Person

Success

Purpose & Sustainability

Innovation

Internationality

The nomination of potential candidates and the shortlisting of the finalists for the CMO of the Year Award are carried out by the CMO of the Year Council. It is made up of over 80 Chief Marketing Officers from renowned German companies from the D-A-CH region and assess the potential award winners based on the aforementioned criteria. The prestige and prominence of the CMO of the Year distinction come from the fact that the members of the CMO Council bring not only their expertise to the table, but also their many years of industry experience.

The finalists are then discussed and evaluated by the equally represented, neutral jury. Forming the basis of their decision are the dossiers created by the Institute of Marketing at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU).