BIO

Kristen O'Hara is an innovative strategic marketer specializing in brand development, consumer insight and marketing integration. She has been at the forefront of the complex and ever-changing consumer/brand/media conversation. O'Hara is CMO of the Time Warner Global Media Group, leading its Marketing, Sales and Insights & Innovation teams since 2004. She was a key architect in reinventing the integrated marketing model by shifting the Group’s emphasis from transactional sales to insight and idea driven solutions that build brands and businesses. A catalyst for creativity and collaboration across the Time Warner enterprise, she has helped key Time Warner advertisers bring innovative solutions to market. Additionally, she has helped existing Time Warner brands create new products and platforms. While serving as Time Inc.'s Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Sales Strategy, O'Hara partnered with American Express Publishing on a ground-breaking database marketing tool that transformed print from a mass reach medium into a highly targeted ROI vehicle. The tool continues to be instrumental in extracting insights for and driving revenue from key categories such as fashion, retail, electronics and automotive. This achievement garnered O’Hara the Time Inc. President's Award in 2002.