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Peter Horst

Peter Horst
CMO/ Strategic Advisor
Fortune 500 CMO, Author of “Marketing in the #FakeNews Era”

Peter is a Fortune 500 CMO with 30 years of experience across B2C and B2B products, services and technology. He’s held leadership positions for market leaders such as Capital One, General Mills, US WEST (CenturyLink), and TD Ameritrade. Most recently, Peter was Global CMO of The Hershey Company, where he led their global brands, innovation, design, media, digital advancement and global snacking strategy.

As founder of CMO Inc., Peter now advises organizations on marketing strategy and growth opportunities. As a regular contributor to Forbes, CMO.com and other publications, Peter writes about CMO leadership challenges in modern marketing. He is also a highly-rated keynote speaker at marketing conferences and corporate events around the world.

Peter has served on the boards of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Foundation for Fairfax County Public Schools, and Higher Achievement. Awards and recognition include Cannes Lions, Effie Awards, CMO Club Innovator Award, and being named a Forbes Top 50 Global CMO and #20 in ExecRank’s Top 500 CMOs in the World.