About GDMA
The GDMA is an organisation that represents, supports and unites marketing associations from around the globe that focus on data-driven marketing.
It leads worldwide initiatives aimed at providing marketers with global trends, thought leadership and know-how on data-driven marketing and advertising across all sectors, disciplines and channels.
In excess of 30 affiliate organisations are part of GDMA. Collectively, they represent a significant proportion of the world’s major brands, corporations, suppliers and agencies.
Through its members associations, the GDMA provides access to the world’s largest network of data-driven marketing organisations and influencers.
Global GDMA Executives
Áine O’Connor is the Client Services and Communications Manager with the IDMA.
Akira Oka is President and CEO of DMJ.
Antonio Rosa is president and CEO of ABEMD (Associacao Brasileira de Marketing Direto – Brazilian Direct Marketing Association)
Cécile is a member of the Board of Adetem, the biggest global marketing association in France with 1500 members (mainly brands).
Chris Combemale is the Group CEO of the DMA UK, comprising the DMA, IDM and TPSL companies.
David Dickens is Chief Executive Officer of South Africa’s DMA.
Diana Janssen has been the director general of the Dutch DMA since 2006. She is currently also serving as FEDMA’s Co-Chair.
Finn Thomsen was co-founder of Wunderman International, the first Direct Marketing agency in Denmark.
John Wiltshire is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Marketing Association.
György Huszics is the President of DIMA Hungary since 2014. He is also the Co-Founder and CRM Director of CRANE, providing data driven marketing solutions to its partners on regional and global level.
Ivan Vandermeersch has worked almost 30 years in communication of which 10 years in media research and then more than 10 years in industry representation.
Joost is Founder & Chairman of ICEMD, The Institute for the Digital Economy (Spain), which has been part of ESIC Business & Marketing School since 2011.
Lisa is Chairman, Data-Driven Marketing Association of Singapore, and Customer Market Development Manager, HP Inc, Asia Pacific & Japan.
Martin Jones was elected President of AMDIA in April 2014 following a previous period as Board Member.
Martin Nitsche is Chair of GDMA and Founder and Managing Partner of Solveta GmbH and is considered as one of Germany’s leading CRM and Marketing experts.
Mary Teahan is past Chair of GDMA – formerly IFDMA – Mary is Board Member and Honorary President of amdia, the Argentinean DMA.
Patrick Tapp is President of DDV (Deutscher Dialogmarketing Verband e.V)
Sébastien Houzé is Secretary General of FEDMA.
Shelly Singh is Founder & COO of DMA, MENA. Shelly is an adept media and marketing professional with two decades of contributions in print media.
Stephen is Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Alliance for Data Leadership (AADL) and its group of Associations – Association for Data-Driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA), the Institute for Analytics Professionals of Australia (IAPA), Data Governance Australia (DGA) and the Digital +Technology Collective (D+TC).
Since being appointed DMA CEO in 2014, Tom Benton has led a three-year transformation of DMA that includes a re-branding to become the Data & Marketing Association with an organizational and resource alignment focused on advocacy, innovation, education and connections.
Tony is a successful business leader with expertise gained from working in commercial, not-for-profit and membership organisations at executive and board member level.
Tore Thallaug CEO, has been active in the industries of media, business information and direct & data-driven marketing, as MD/CEO for many years.
Valentina Carnevali is Co-founder of 4IT Group and CEO of DMA Italia.
Vatsal Ahser is Founder and CEO of DMA Asia. He started his journey with DMAi as a Director & CEO in 2011.
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