The Influence 100 2022

2022 Influence 100

Insights: Demographics & Background | Insights: Teams, Budgets, Agencies | Insights: Best & Worst Communicators & Reputations | Insights: Future Challenges and Diversity | Methodology | Crossover Stars | Rising Stars

Against the backdrop of continuing pandemic disruption, Russia’s war on Ukraine, and major economic, societal and environmental upheaval, major corporations and brands are facing intense consumer, media and stakeholder scrutiny. And their senior communications and PR executives are expected to deliver more than ever, faster than ever. Meanwhile, smart CEOs have recognised that trusted communications counsel is not only integral to reputation and transformation, but is business-critical in such uncertain times — and the 100 names on our 2022 list provide ample evidence of this recognition.

Read more about the methodology used to identify the Influence 100 here.


abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Abey Mokgwatsane
Chief Marketing Officer
Investec
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Abhinav Kumar
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Global Markets
Tata Consultancy Services
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Alan VanderMolen
Chief Communications Officer
SC Johnson
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Anders Bylund
Head of Group Communications
Interogo Holdings (IKEA)
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Anthony Chiejina
Group Head of Corporate Communications
Dangote Group
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Barbara Schädler
Head of Group Communications
Roche
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Beatriz Perez
SVP, Chief Communications, Sustainability & Strategic Partnerships Officer
Coca-Cola
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Blanca Juti
Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer
L'Oreal
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Brian Lott
Chief Communications Officer
Mubadala
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Corey duBrowa
VP Global Communications & Public Affairs
Google/Alphabet
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Dara Treseder
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Peloton
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Dominic Redfearn
Global Brand & Communications Director
Diageo
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Dominique Wood-Benneteau
Head of Global Communication and Brand
ENGIE
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Dustee Jenkins
Global Head of Public Affairs
Spotify
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Erika Song
Director of Marketing Operations
Gilead Sciences
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Frank X. Shaw
Corporate VP, Communications
Microsoft
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Helaine Klasky
Chief Communications Officer
Activision Blizzard
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Hilary McQuaide
Head of Communications
TikTok
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Jan Runau
Chief Corporate Communications Officer
Adidas
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Janine Pelosi
Chief Marketing Officer
Zoom
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Jennifer Khoury
CCO
Comcast
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Jill Hazelbaker
SVP, Communications & Public Policy
Uber
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Kathy Krenger
Chief Communications Officer
Kraft Heinz
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Lisa Gibby
SVP Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
Nestle
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Lorenza Pigozzi
Group Communications Director
Mediobanca
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Marcela Velasco Cámara
Director of Corporate Marketing
Telcel
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Matthias Berninger
EVP Public Affairs, Science, Sustainablity and HSE
Bayer
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Melissa Selcher
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
LinkedIn
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Michael Gonda
SVP, Chief Communications Officer
McDonald’s
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Patricia Malavez
Communications and Digital Superintendent
Fundacao Getulio Vargas
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Peter O’Sullivan
Director, Group Brand
Woolworths Group
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Raja Rajamannar
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer; President, Healthcare
Mastercard
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Sabia Schwarzer
Global Head of Communication, Brand and Corporate Affairs
Merck
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Stacey Tank
Chief Corporate Affairs & Transformation Officer
Heineken
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Steve John
Chief Communications Officer
HSBC
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Sujit Patil
VP & Head, Corporate Brand & Communications
Godrej Industries
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Susan Byrnes
Chief Communications Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Thulani Sibeko
Chief Brand & Marketing Officer
Standard Bank
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Chen Lifang
President of the Public Affairs & Communications Dept
Huawei
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Cheryl Goh
Group VP, Marketing & Sustainability
Grab
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Chris Leong
CMO
Schneider Electric
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Christina Smedley
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Lightspark
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Cristina Jones
Chief Marketing & Engagement Officer
Salesforce.org
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Kristin Huguet Quayle
Head of Global Corporate Communications
Apple
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Nigel Powell
EVP, Chief Communications Officer
Nike
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Rupen Desai
CMO
Dole Sunshine
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Tori Cowley
Group CCO
HKEX Group
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Valerie Tan
VP Public Relations, Social Media & Internal Communications
Emirates
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 YH Lee
Global CMO
Samsung
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Ritu Jhingon
Group director, Communications & CEO, Nand Ghar
Vedanta
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Masayoshi Shirayanagi
Chief Officer, External & Public Affairs Group
Toyota
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Siva Govindasamy
VP Public Affairs
Singapore Airlines
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Paroma Roy Chowdhury
SVP & Corporate Communications Head
Byju’s
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Jill Kramer
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Accenture
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Andy Pharoah
VP, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Mars
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Dan Bartlett
EVP Corporate Affairs
Walmart
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Franz Paasche
SVP, Corporate Affairs & Communications
PayPal
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Jay Carney
SVP, Global Corporate Affairs
Amazon
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Jennifer Skyler
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
American Express
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Jonathan Adashek
Chief Communications Officer
IBM
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Jon Banner
EVP, Communications & President, Pepsico Foundation
PepsiCo
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Kelly McGinnis
SVP & Chief Communications Officer
Levi Strauss
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Kristina Schake
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Communications Officer
The Walt Disney Company
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Marcel Marcondes
Chief Marketing Officer
AB InBev
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Mark Truby
VP, Global Communications
Ford Motor Company
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Paul Cohen
SVP Chief Communications Officer
Visa
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Rachel Whetstone
Chief Communications Officer
Netflix
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Rosanna Fiske
Global Chief Communications Officer
Royal Caribbean Group
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Sally Susman
EVP & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Pfizer
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Alison Lewis
Chief Growth Officer
Kimberley Clark
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Corley Kenna
Head of Communications & Policy
Patagonia
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Craig Buchholz
SVP Global Communications
GM
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Damon Jones
Chief Communications Officer
P&G
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Edward Skyler
EVP Global Public Affairs
Citi
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Erica Matthews
Head of International Corporate Affairs
Alibaba
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Joseph Evangelisti
Head of Worldwide Corporate Communications
JP Morgan
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Karine Jean-Pierre
Press Secretary
The White House
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Kate Cronin
Chief Brand Officer
Moderna
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Nick Clegg
President, Public Affairs
Facebook
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Torod Neptune
Chief Communications Officer
Medtronic
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Tricia Primrose
Chief Global Communications & Public Affairs Officer
Marriott
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Wendy Lund
Chief Communications Officer
Organon
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Andreas Bartels
Head of communications
Lufthansa
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Christine Heffernan
Group communications director
Tesco
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Conny Braams
Chief Digital & Commercial Officer
Unilever
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Jane Lawrie
Global head of corporate affairs
KPMG
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Julia Goldin
EVP & Global CMO
Lego Group
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Lars Erik Grønntun
COO & CMO
Kahoot
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Marian Salzman
SVP, Global Communications
PMI
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Marie von Seyfried
Head of Global External Corporate Comms
AstraZeneca
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Nicola Green
Corporate Affairs Director
Virgin Media O2
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Nontokozo Madonsela
CMO
Momentum Metropolitan Holdings
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Phil Thomson
President, Global Affairs
GSK
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Stephen Doherty
Chief Brand & Corporate Affairs Officer
Aviva
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Khalid Al-Mulhim
VP Corporate Affairs
Saudi Aramco
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Lisa Tremble
Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director
British Airways
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Louise Evans
Director External Corporate Communications
Jaguar Land Rover
abey-mokgwatsane-2019-influence-100 Miguel Veiga-Pestana
SVP Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Reckitt