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Jeremy Ahto, Fractional Chief Marketing Officer
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Jeremy Ahto

Visionary marketing leader steering brands toward growth with B2B and B2C expertise

A seasoned marketing executive with two decades building and operationalizing marketing and communications programs that bring brands to life and drive profitable growth across enterprise and mid-market B2B and B2C.

Fractional CMOMarketing & communications leadership
20+ yearsEnterprise & mid-market
B2B + B2CComplex sales & distribution
Brand → growthMemorable, measurable programs
About Jeremy

The marketing leader who brings brands to life

Two decades turning marketing and communications into memorable experiences and measurable growth.

Jeremy Ahto is a seasoned marketing executive with a proven track record of building and operationalizing marketing and communications programs that bring brands to life, deliver memorable and measurable experiences, and drive profitable business growth.

A customer-focused, data-driven professional well-versed in complex sales and distribution models, Jeremy brings more than two decades serving enterprise and mid-market B2B and B2C organizations, and has worked in and with creative, digital marketing, media, and branding agencies.

He is a passionate, confident, and empathetic leader known for building and growing high-performing teams that work across function and geography.

Bring the brand to life, then make it measurable.
How Jeremy has helped businesses grow

Two decades bringing brands to life

01

Led marketing as Managing Principal & CMO at The Northridge Group.

02

Ran brand marketing for North America as Head of Brand Marketing at Zurich Insurance.

03

Founded and led Brand A Marketing as Founder & CMO.

04

Drove marketing as VP at Finn Partners (Healy Comms).

05

Operationalized marketing and communications programs across enterprise and mid-market B2B and B2C organizations.

06

Works across creative, digital marketing, media, and branding agencies — building high-performing teams across function and geography.

What Jeremy does in an engagement

Four jobs, in the order they pay off

Brand + positioning

Bring the brand to life with a story that's both memorable and measurable.

Marketing operations

Operationalize programs across function and geography so they actually run.

Demand + customer experience

Data-driven programs across complex sales and distribution models.

Team leadership

Build and grow high-performing marketing teams that scale.

Executive experience

Operator seats, not advisory titles

Managing Principal, CMOThe Northridge Group
Head of Brand Marketing, North AmericaZurich Insurance
Founder, CMOBrand A Marketing
VP, MarketingFinn Partners
Clients served

Sectors he works across

InsuranceCommercial & personal lines
Financial servicesBanking & wealth
Professional servicesConsulting
Customer experienceContact centers
ManufacturingConsumer goods
TechnologySoftware & SaaS
Private equityEntrepreneurial ventures
Specialties

What he is called in to fix

Jeremy is brought in when a brand needs to grow — across complex B2B and B2C sales, distribution, and geographies.

What he does
Brand + positioningMarketing operationsDemand generationCustomer experienceIntegrated communicationsTeam developmentGo-to-market
Where he has done it
InsuranceBanking & financial servicesProfessional servicesCustomer experience & contact centersManufacturing & consumer goodsTechnology & SaaSPrivate equity
Let's have a conversation

Learn how Jeremy can help your business

Thirty minutes, no deck. Tell him where growth is stalling and he'll tell you what he'd do about it in the first hundred days.