Laura Jean Hughes, MBA
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Scott Steele
Laura combines outstanding strategic marketing and communications skills with a skillful ability to build consensus across complex matrixed organizations. Her drive, leadership and innovative thinking consistently inspires us to develop solutions that exceed goals, focus on business value and deliver a final product that raises the bar and sets the standards for future initiatives. She never stops learning and teaching, loves to debate the merits of a concept and will always push to the end to make whatever we are working on just a little better.
Melissa Lilly
Laura is an outstanding marketing partner. She quickly learns your business, recommends creative and cost containing options, and mobilizes a highly skilled team of professionals to implement solutions on time and below budget. Laura's leadership made a deep impact in the success of our marketing program. I highly recommend Laura.
Scott Steele
Laura combines outstanding strategic marketing and communications skills with a skillful ability to build consensus across complex matrixed organizations. Her drive, leadership and innovative thinking consistently inspires us to develop solutions that exceed goals, focus on business value and deliver a final product that raises the bar and sets the standards for future initiatives. She never stops learning and teaching, loves to debate the merits of a concept and will always push to the end to make whatever we are working on just a little better.
Melissa Lilly
Laura is an outstanding marketing partner. She quickly learns your business, recommends creative and cost containing options, and mobilizes a highly skilled team of professionals to implement solutions on time and below budget. Laura's leadership made a deep impact in the success of our marketing program. I highly recommend Laura.
Scott Steele
Laura combines outstanding strategic marketing and communications skills with a skillful ability to build consensus across complex matrixed organizations. Her drive, leadership and innovative thinking consistently inspires us to develop solutions that exceed goals, focus on business value and deliver a final product that raises the bar and sets the standards for future initiatives. She never stops learning and teaching, loves to debate the merits of a concept and will always push to the end to make whatever we are working on just a little better.
Melissa Lilly
Laura is an outstanding marketing partner. She quickly learns your business, recommends creative and cost containing options, and mobilizes a highly skilled team of professionals to implement solutions on time and below budget. Laura's leadership made a deep impact in the success of our marketing program. I highly recommend Laura.
Scott Steele
Laura combines outstanding strategic marketing and communications skills with a skillful ability to build consensus across complex matrixed organizations. Her drive, leadership and innovative thinking consistently inspires us to develop solutions that exceed goals, focus on business value and deliver a final product that raises the bar and sets the standards for future initiatives. She never stops learning and teaching, loves to debate the merits of a concept and will always push to the end to make whatever we are working on just a little better.
Melissa Lilly
Laura is an outstanding marketing partner. She quickly learns your business, recommends creative and cost containing options, and mobilizes a highly skilled team of professionals to implement solutions on time and below budget. Laura's leadership made a deep impact in the success of our marketing program. I highly recommend Laura.
Experience
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First Mid
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United States
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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EVP, Chief Marketing & Deposit Officer
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Apr 2023 - Present
Responsible for the leadership of the Bank's marketing and deposit strategy, performance, culture, and overall customer experience. Responsible for the leadership of the Bank's marketing and deposit strategy, performance, culture, and overall customer experience.
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HTLF
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United States
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Financial Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
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2017 - 2022
Responsible for oversight of 11 Bank holding company Marketing, Advertising, Customer Experience, Digital Channels, Corporate Communications, and Investor Relations Communications. Along with a high performing 40-person marketing team and business partners across the company achieve both short- and long-term revenue growth, customer experience, and customer engagement goals. Responsible for oversight of 11 Bank holding company Marketing, Advertising, Customer Experience, Digital Channels, Corporate Communications, and Investor Relations Communications. Along with a high performing 40-person marketing team and business partners across the company achieve both short- and long-term revenue growth, customer experience, and customer engagement goals.
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Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.
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United States
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Marketing Officer
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2015 - 2017
Recruited to lead marketing for the CM Group of companies including Church Mutual Insurance Company, CMRegent Schools Insurance Company, CMVantage Specialty Insurance Company, and CMCares, the Church Mutual Foundation. Reporting to the CEO, responsible for brand, marketing growth strategies, new product development, and sales and marketing technology suite. As member of the Executive Leadership Team, contribute to short and long-term strategic planning to grow income, marketshare, loyalty, and employee engagement. Show less
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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VP, Digital Marketing Leader
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2014 - 2015
Responsible for delivery of data-driven marketing campaigns across digital platforms including paid media, web content, e-mail, live streaming video, webinars, blogs, and social media for Chase Commercial Banking. Responsible for delivery of data-driven marketing campaigns across digital platforms including paid media, web content, e-mail, live streaming video, webinars, blogs, and social media for Chase Commercial Banking.
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Federal Reserve Financial Services
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President, National Marketing
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2003 - 2013
Responsible for establishing the first national marketing function for Federal Reserve Financial Services to transform FRFS during regulatory, industry and technology disruptions. Mandate included implementation of C21 legislation, significant upgrade to FedLine, a critical component of the US payments system infrastructure, and comprehensive short and long-term growth marketing strategies for Fed Accounting Information Services (AIS), FedCheck Services, FedACH, FedCash, Fedwire Securities, Fedwire Funds, and National Settlement Services. Show less
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RR Donnelley
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United States
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Advertising Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President, Customer Experience
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2001 - 2003
Reporting to the CEO, responsible for establishing customer experience function, including multi-year experience improvement roadmap across processes and systems for marketing, sales, call center, and manufacturing, and distribution customer touch points. Reporting to the CEO, responsible for establishing customer experience function, including multi-year experience improvement roadmap across processes and systems for marketing, sales, call center, and manufacturing, and distribution customer touch points.
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Exelon
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United States
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Business Marketing
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1997 - 2001
Recruited to establish marketing function for ComEd electric utility company in preparation for deregulation of electric service through implementation of the Illinois Customer Choice Law. Reporting to the CEO, contributed to short- and long-term strategic planning activities for deregulation, product portfolio diversification, reliability, and sustainability. Recruited to establish marketing function for ComEd electric utility company in preparation for deregulation of electric service through implementation of the Illinois Customer Choice Law. Reporting to the CEO, contributed to short- and long-term strategic planning activities for deregulation, product portfolio diversification, reliability, and sustainability.
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Education
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
MBA, Executive MBA -
Northern Illinois University
BA, Journalism/Business Administration