New role critical to driving forward company’s digital and growth agenda
New Delhi, NFAPost: HCL Technologies today announced Jill Kouri’s addition to the executive team as Chief Marketing Officer.
Commenting on her appointment, HCL Technologies CEO and Managing Director C Vijayakumar said a top marketing executive with nearly 30 years of corporate and agency B2B services experience, Jill Kouri will lead the company’s global marketing programs to advance HCL’s focus on helping companies reimagine their business for the digital age.
“As HCL continues to drive its strategy to be the digital partner of choice for global enterprises and reinforce its industry-leading ESG practices, it is imperative to strengthen our marketing leadership,” said C Vijayakumar.
C Vijayakumar said Jill Kouri brings rich experience in areas from purpose articulation and global brand building to demand generation and sales enablement, and the company is thrilled to welcome her to our leadership team.
Jill Kouri joins HCL Technologies most recently from JLL (NYSE: JLL), where she was Chief Marketing Officer, Americas, for seven years. Prior to that, she spent 14 years in increasingly senior marketing leadership roles at Accenture.
Expressing happiness over her appointment, Jill Kouri said while I was familiar with HCL Technologies at a high level, she was completely in awe of the organisation’s rich history, culture and focus on innovation and entrepreneurial mindset.
“HCL is at a critical point in its journey, having reached the $10 billion revenue mark, and I am excited to lead the efforts to create more widespread brand awareness and affinity, all while driving a very strong growth agenda,” said Jill Kouri.
Jill Kouri is a very strong advocate and driver for purpose and D&I initiatives. She is a board member with FGM Architects, and is involved in several non-profit initiatives including Dress for Success, where she is part of the Midwest Advisory Council. Kouri earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Bowling Green State University and has APR (Accreditation in Public Relations) certification from the Public Relations Society of America.
