John Chleborad

CEO

New York, New York, United States22 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built an AI-powered marketing organization at Accenture.
  • Led Accenture's partnership with the NFL.
  • Achieved double-digit brand value growth for Accenture.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing Leader with expertise in B2B and MarTech.

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About

John Chleborad is a business leader with marketing expertise in an AI world. He blends technology, organizational strategy, and creativity to build brands and teams that are truly ready for an AI. He has spent more than 25 years building and modernizing brands, leading global teams, and proving that marketing can be a direct driver of growth, not just awareness. At Accenture, he leads a 60+ person brand organization across 20+ countries, overseeing advertising, paid media, social, sponsorships, events, and brand standards for one of the world’s most valuable B2B brands. Recent work includes building an AI powered marketing organization, architecting Accenture’s first-of-its-kind partnership with the NFL, and leading marquee brand platforms like “Let There Be Change” and “Reinvented with Accenture.” Those efforts helped lift Accenture into the top tier of global brands, with double-digit brand value growth in a category where competitors often outspend Accenture five to ten times over. He is comfortable owning large, complex budgets, scaling what works, and cutting what doesn’t, with a track record of increasing engagement and ROI while simplifying operations. His background blends global client-side leadership with senior agency experience across telecom, tech, energy, travel, and consumer brands. He is highly knowledgeable in the world of new media, and he has led integrated, award-winning creative across film, digital, social, and emerging platforms, including one of the leading B2B social ecosystems on LinkedIn. He is hands-on with AI and emerging technology and believes you can’t credibly lead modern marketing from the sidelines or by proxy. People value working with John because he is hardworking, smart, and kind. He leads from the front, rolls up his sleeves, and stays close to the work while giving teams room to run. He excels partnering with CEOs, CROs, and product leaders who want marketing to be a true growth engine and deliver outsized results in an AI powered, new-media world.

Experience

Accenture

2 roles

Managing Director, Head of Global Brand

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Managing Director, Head of Global Advertising & Social Media

Oct 2016Sep 2023 · 6 yrs 11 mos

Bbdo worldwide

2 roles

Senior Vice President, Director

Promoted

Jun 2014Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • As the business lead on priceline.com I lead strategic positioning and creative re-branding efforts of priceline.com in a “post Negotiator” advertising era. These efforts touch all aspects of the company from advertising, to product marketing, social media, e commerce, employee training, and building aesthetic.
  • On ExxonMobil, I oversee corporate brand image advertising efforts, specifically focusing on social
  • media. I lead strategic direction, creative content creation, and implementation on YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, Buzzfeed, and Vine.

Account Management

Jun 2008May 2013 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

  • Established a proven track record of championing best in class advertising campaigns across traditional and new media - while being nimble and responsive to the fast moving retail nature of the wireless industry.
  • Led integrated marketing campaigns to launch many AT&T smartphone firsts:
  • 1st Android Smartphone
  • 1st Smartphone with BlackBerry 6 OS
  • 1st 4G LTE Smartphone
  • 1st 4G Smartphone
  • 1st Microsoft Windows 7 smartphone
  • 1st Microsoft Windows 8 smartphone
  • 1st Smartphone with Super Amoled Plus Screen Technology • 1st 4G LTE Tablet.
  • Was on the front line for significant technology advancements that reshaped the highly competitive wireless industry:
  • AT&T’s loss of iPhone exclusivity
  • Data network evolution from Edge to 3G to 4G to 4G LTE
  • Introduction of iPad and subsequent proliferation of tablets
  • AT&T’s attempt to purchase T- Mobile
  • Introduced consumers to AT&T Mobile Share, a new way for customers to share one data plan across multiple devices.
  • I was hired as a Senior Account Executive, promoted twice, leaving as an Account Director

Barton f. graf 9000, llc

Account Director

May 2013Jun 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater New York City Area

  • Helped build an award winning, creatively driven start-up agency that delivers positive business results for clients.
  • Worked as the account lead on DISH Network, leading strategic branding initiatives, national broadcast campaigns, comprehensive social media efforts, and oversight of cross-functional interagency teams to bring integrated campaigns to market that enhance brand perception, and drive sales.
  • Agency pitch team leader for the following new business wins: GoDaddy, GrubHub, and Tomcat.
  • Led advertising campaigns that directly contributed to the agency receiving numerous prestigious accolades including:
  • Fast Company “World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Advertising.”
  • Creativity “A-List in 2013”.
  • Advertising Age “Advertising A-List 2013.”

Mullen

Senior Account Executive

Mar 2007Jun 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

  • Working at the Winston-Salem office of Mullen, I managed production and creative development of integrated consumer advertising campaigns promoting EMBARQ™ High Speed Internet. (now CenturyLink)
  • I also worked with NASCAR legend, Junior Johnson to develop comprehensive brand strategy for two brands of legal moonshine: Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon Moonshine and Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine.

Gs&f

Account Executive

Aug 2005Feb 2007 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Nashville Area, TN

  • A mid-sized agency in the Southeast, I was responsible for managing national consumer, trade, and diversity print campaigns in addition to developing point-of-purchase displays for 8,000 Bridgestone Firestone retailers nationwide.

Sigler companies

Account Executive

Jul 2003Jul 2005 · 2 yrs · Ames, Iowa

  • Responsible for securing new clients from referrals, cold calls, and growing business from existing clients. Once I landed the business, I managed client advertising campaigns from idea conception and planning to overseeing execution, production, and presentation of finalized projects.

Education

Iowa State University

Bachelor of Arts — Communication Studies with a Minor in Psychology

The University of Kansas

Communications

University of Newcastle

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — Semester Abroad

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