he Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Women’s Initiative Peer-to-Peer roundtables will be hosting their annual luncheon on Thursday, November 5, 2015. The luncheon will be held at Summit Hills Country Club, 236 Dudley Road, Crestview Hills, KY from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
This luncheon gives attendees the opportunity to come together and to benefit from an informative presentation. This year’s keynote speaker will be Mary Zalla of Landor, who will discuss her background and career.
Mary Zalla is Landor’s global president of consumer brands and managing director of the Cincinnati and Chicago offices. She focuses on developing Landor’s consumer branding offer, interacts with key consumer branding clients, and works to expand and enhance Landor’s capabilities. She brings more than 25 years’ experience in design, brand strategy, innovation, creativity, and organizational leadership. Mary has held a number of significant positions at Landor, serving most recently as chief executive officer and president.
During her tenure as CEO, Mary focused on three key initiatives: leading the development of new internal vision and values, launching two internal awards programs to spark creative competition, and renewing Landor’s focus on external awards. Under her leadership, the company increased its overall external awards more than 20 percent year over year, including winning its first two Gold Lions at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity.
In her role as managing director, Mary led the Cincinnati office as it grew to become Landor’s single largest office, the hub of two of Landor’s most important client relationships and a place where emerging practice areas such as brand environments and new media have been developed.
The luncheon is open to everyone. The cost to attend is $35 per person for members and $50 for future members. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 859-578-6384 or online at www.nkychamber.com/events. The Title sponsor for the event is PNC Bank. Sponsorships are still available.