Ling Koay 🫛 — CEO
I am an action-biased operational CMO with a track record of driving attention and orchestrating growth for B2B companies. With a background in product marketing, I am skilled in brand and positioning, launching innovative products, developing and executing pipeline creation marketing programs. I build and lead world-class marketing teams, having done so at Oneflow (ONEF) and Edgeware (EDGE), driving significant growth for successful IPOs and global expansion. Having led two startups to IPO as CMO, I’ve learnt that I truly thrive at early-stage companies, getting my hands dirty, and building the marketing engine brick by brick, especially when there’s a bit of chaos. At the same time, I make sure that I never lose sight of the business and financial goals. I find joy in working cross-functionally with product and sales/CS teams, lead the marketing team to clarify ambiguity, and bring out the strengths of the business through impactful storytelling and campaigns. My strength as a marketer is that I’m obsessed with the customers, using innovative ideas to capture, engage and retain them. My strength as a leader is that I’m obsessed with results. As a leader and a team player, I’ve been described as brave, empathetic, and tenacious. I’m all in with love, clarity, and accountability. I also bring a passion for sharing knowledge, serving as a guest lecturer teaching marketing to college students and an established speaker at industry conferences, where I share insights on scaling B2B businesses, navigating brand building, and creating marketing strategies that stand out in the attention economy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B SaaS marketing leader with extensive experience in brand strategy and growth marketing.
Location: Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Experience: 19 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Brand Strategy
- Product Marketing
- Marketing Strategy
Career Highlights
- Led two startups to successful IPOs.
- Expert in B2B marketing and brand strategy.
- Passionate about teaching and sharing marketing knowledge.
Work Experience
Arevo
CMO (10 mos)
Berghs School of Communication
Guest Lecturer (1 yr 11 mos)
Oneflow
Chief Brand Officer (3 yrs)
Chief Marketing Officer (4 yrs 10 mos)
Edgeware AB
Director of Product Marketing / Interim CMO (IPO) (1 yr 9 mos)
Lexmark
Director, Global Content & Design (Financial Process Automation) (11 mos)
ReadSoft
Director of Product Marketing (3 yrs 9 mos)
Market Analyst & Sales Enablement (3 yrs 3 mos)
Marketing Assistant (9 mos)
PwC
Translation Assistant (6 mos)
Kingfisher Creative
Co-founder / English Copywriter (1 yr 3 mos)
Education
Master Degree at Mälardalen University
Bachelor degree at University of Melbourne
The Pareto MBA at Pareto Business School
GTM & Product Marketing at Pragmatic Marketing
Advanced Copywriting at Berghs School of Communication
Organizational Leadership at Sharing Insight