Cboe’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Carol Kennedy to retire
Cboe Global Markets, Inc, a market operator and global trading solutions provider, today announced that Carol Kennedy, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, will retire on December 31, 2020.
Ms Kennedy joined Cboe in 1993 as Manager, Editorial Services, and subsequently served as Media Director, Managing Director of Corporate Communications, and Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. Following her promotion to Chief Marketing and Communications Officer in 2018, she successfully merged and leveraged the company’s Communications and Marketing functions into a single global team under her leadership.
During her tenure, Ms Kennedy led the company’s communications efforts for Cboe’s transition from a membership organization to a for-profit company and its subsequent IPO, its transformational acquisition of Bats Global Markets, its assent as one of the world’s leading market operators and its designation as an S&P 500 company.
Cboe Global Markets Chairman, President and CEO Ed Tilly said:
“Over the course of a fantastic career at Cboe, Carol has made indelible contributions to Cboe’s brand and culture, and her guidance and communications acumen have been integral to the company’s transformation into a leading global market operator. She has masterfully shaped Cboe’s proud corporate narrative, and her leadership, sound judgment and expertise have been essential to developing and maintaining Cboe’s reputation as an industry leader committed to innovation, superior technology and best-in-class service.”
Stacie Fleming, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, is set to succeed Kennedy. Ms Fleming currently serves as Vice President, Marketing and Communications, an interim role established in August 2020 as part of the department’s leadership transition.
Previously, she served as Head of Marketing and Communications for Cboe Europe in London, where she collaborated with senior leadership to develop and execute a creative, effective integrated marketing and communications program to support the European business.
She joined Cboe in 2017 as part of the acquisition of Bats Global Markets, where she held roles with increasing responsibility and oversight since 2010. In her new role, Ms Fleming will oversee Cboe’s global marketing and communications team from the company’s Chicago headquarters.