Mumbai: HCL Technologies has announced the appointment of Jill Kouri as its global chief marketing officer (CMO).

In her new role, Kouri will lead the company’s global marketing programmes to advance HCL’s focus on helping companies reimagine their business for the digital age.

“As HCL continues to drive its strategy to be the digital partner of choice for global enterprises and reinforce its industry-leading ESG practices, it is imperative to strengthen our marketing leadership,” said HCL Technologies' CEO & MD, C Vijayakumar. “Jill brings rich experience in areas from purpose articulation and global brand building to demand generation and sales enablement, and we are thrilled to welcome her to our leadership team.”

Kouri joins HCL Technologies most recently from JLL, where she was CMO, Americas, for seven years. Prior to that, she spent 14 years in senior marketing leadership roles at Accenture.

“While I was familiar with HCL Technologies at a high level, I was completely in awe of the organization’s rich history, culture, and focus on innovation and entrepreneurial mindset,” Kouri said. “HCL is at a critical point in its journey, having reached the $10 billion revenue mark, and I am excited to lead the efforts to create more widespread brand awareness and affinity, all while driving a very strong growth agenda.”