Ukonwa Ojo
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| Occupation | Marketing Executive |
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Ojo was born in Lagos, Nigeria.[1] She graduated from the University of North Carolina-Kenan-Flagler Business School.[2] She later received her MBA in Marketing from Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management.[3]
Career
After a start in finance at Mead (now MeadWestvaco), Ojo began her marketing career] at General Mills as an Associate Marketing Manager.[4] In 2011, she moved to Reckitt Benckiser, where she worked on the French’s and Durex brands.[4] From there, she became the Senior Global Director for Knorr at Unilever, then moved on to Coty, becoming the SVP and Brand President of Covergirl, and then the Chief Marketing officer of Consumer Beauty.[4]
In 2019 she left Coty to become the Chief Marketing Officer of MAC Cosmetics.[5] Shortly after, she was named the Global Chief Marketing Officer and US General Manager of Amazon Prime Video & Studios.[5] She left Amazon in 2022. During her time at Amazon, Prime Video received 5 Golden Globes, 4 Oscar nominations and 2 wins, 50 Emmy nominations and 8 wins, and 111 Entertainment Clios.[6] In Q4 2022, Prime Video surpassed Netflix in subscriber numbers for the first time.[7]
Awards
She has won Forbes Most Influential CMOs,[8] Black Enterprise 25 Women Changing the World,[9] Business Insider’s Most Innovative CMOs,[10] Variety’s Most Impactful Women in Entertainment,[11] AdAge 50 and A List,[12] Adweek 50,[13] WWD Brand Builder of the Year,[14] WFA Global Marketer of the Year List[15] and Financial Times Upstanding 100.[16]
References
- ↑ "Farrell, Kuzi-Orizu Ojo to deliver keynote addresses at 10th anniversary of AFRIFF". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 20 October 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Virtual Event – Dean's Speaker Series: Ukonwa Kuzi-Orizu Ojo". kenaninstitute.unc.edu. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Ukonwa Ojo '05 (MBA)". Kellogg School of Management. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lang, Brent (28 June 2022). "Ukonwa Ojo Steps Down as Chief Marketing Officer for Amazon Studios, Prime Video". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cahillane, Mollie. "Amazon Prime Video, Studios Marketing Chief Ukonwa Ojo Exits". www.adweek.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Amazon Studios - Awards By All Nomination". press.amazonstudios.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ Garfinkle, Madeline (23 January 2023). "Amazon Prime (Barely) Beat Netflix As Top Streamer For Q4 2022". Entrepreneur. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ Swant, Marty. "World's Most Influential CMOs 2021". Forbes. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "25 Black Women Who Are Changing the World". Black Enterprise. 28 March 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "The Most Innovative CMOs". Business Insider. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Variety's Women's Impact Report 2021". Variety. 29 September 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "The 2017 Ad Age Creativity 50". Ad Age. 18 December 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Adweek 50: These Media, Marketing and Tech Execs Are Leading the Charge Toward Transformation". www.adweek.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ Fine, Jenny B.; Thomas, Ellen (13 December 2018). "WWD Beauty Inc Awards: Stéphane de la Faverie, Ukonwa Ojo Win Brand Builder of the Year". WWD. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "WFA Global Marketer Hall of Fame - World Federation of Advertisers". wfanet.org. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Diversity champions: UPstanding's top 100 ethnic-minority executives". Financial Times. 26 May 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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