As senior vice president of corporate marketing and communications, Ann Lewnes is responsible for Adobe's corporate brand and integrated marketing efforts worldwide. She drives the company's corporate positioning, branding and identity, public relations, customer engagement marketing, and vertical marketing to ensure strong connections with customers and constituents. As champion of Adobe's brand to employees and the community, she also oversees Adobe's sales and internal communications, corporate affairs, and community relations efforts.
Prior to joining Adobe in November 2006, Lewnes served as vice president of sales and marketing at Intel Corporation. With more than 20 years of technology experience, Lewnes built global demand for the Intel brand from consumers, business professionals, and key computer channels. She managed the highly successful "Intel Inside" program and oversaw several groundbreaking campaigns, including Intel's 386 SX campaign (the first-ever microprocessor campaign targeting PC end users) and the launches of the Pentium® and Intel® Centrino® processor brands.
In 1997, Lewnes was named one of the top 25 women to watch by Advertising Age. In 2000, she was elected to the American Advertising Federation's Hall of Achievement.
Lewnes holds a bachelor's degree in international relations and journalism from Lehigh University. She serves on the boards of the Association of National Advertisers and JumpStart, a nonprofit that provides support to families of autistic children. |