Marketer of the Year
AMA Chicago’s Marketer of the Year award recognizes a top Chicagoland marketer who is leading their brand forward. Our city is a hub for marketing’s creative minds promoting brands of all sizes: the Marketer of the Year award honors the most outstanding professional in a competitive field. This year’s Marketer of the Year award was presented at the CMO Forum on October 15. Congratulations to the 2024 Marketer of the Year, Christine Buck!
About the 2024 Honoree
Christine Buck is chief marketing & communications officer for HIMSS, a global advisor and thought leader supporting the transformation of the health ecosystem through information and technology. In this role, Christine leads planning and development of global marketing strategy across all products, channels and regions. She directs a team that plays a critical role in the organization’s growth and revenue generation through product marketing, brand management, market research, corporate communications and advertising. In collaboration with other senior leaders across multiple groups, Christine works to build a strong, company-wide marketing philosophy characterized by agile decision-making, focus on innovation, experimentation, data-driven accountability and diversity of thinking.
Christine’s experience is broad and uniquely global with almost 27 years of B2B sales and marketing expertise from roles held in financial services, software and consulting industries. Christine has built and led teams globally across brand management, creative, product marketing, research, pricing and analyst relations for leading firms Hootsuite, Morningstar, Huron Consulting, Accenture, Bank of America and Microsoft.
Christine is passionate about social advocacy and has served as the Vice President for Barnett Family Foundation of Chicago since 2009, working closely with leading nonprofits to further programming in education and medical research. Christine lives in Chicago with her family and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia in French and Anthropology.
Previous Marketers of the Year
2023: Chris Duncan
VP of Consumer Insights & Digital Marketing, Claire’sWith over 20 years of executive-level experience in marketing, digital and agency operations, he has helped lead the brand’s transformation into a powerful, omnichannel organization delivering engaging content, experiences and programs globally.2022: Meghan Hurley
VP of Marketing, Farmer’s Fridge
At Farmer’s Fridge, Meghan built their marketing department to address rapid expansion into new markets and channels. She launched performance marketing in 2020 paving the way for growth in ecommerce.
Nominations for the 2025 Marketer of the Year will open in the summer.
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