Simms Jenkins
Founder & CEO | BrightWave
Simms is the 2020 EEC Email Marketer Thought Leader of the Year award winner. He is regarded as one of the leading experts in the email marketing industry, author of two definitive and highly regarded books on email marketing; The New Inbox (published in April 2013 by ClickZ/Incisive Media) and The Truth About Email Marketing (published by Pearson's Financial Times Press in 2008) and has been featured in The New York Times, Fortune Magazine, Forbes and many more. He is also a frequent and sought-after speaker at major digital industry and general business conferences and has been awarded some of the most prestigious awards in the digital industry.
Ryan Phelan | Chair of EEC Awards Subcommittee
CMO | Origin Email
For nearly two decades, I have focused on creating and leading innovative go-to-market strategies for high-growth SaaS software and Fortune 250 companies, including Canadian Tire, Capital One, Hewlett-Packard (Global), Skype, CenturyLink, Sprint, FedEx, First National Bank of Omaha, and U.S. Bank.
My experience and history in the industry – nearly two decades of online marketing experience with Adestra, Acxiom, Responsys, Sears & Kmart, BlueHornet and infoUSA – shaped my perspective on creating innovative orchestrations of digital marketing, data, AdTech, MarTech and customer activation.
Jose Cebrian | Vice-Chair of EEC Awards Subcommittee
SVP, Marketing Strategy | Merkle
Passionate about improving yield across the entire conversion path using all tools available. Speaker at industry and client events. Fluent in interactive marketing, technology, and finance.