Cboe’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Carol Kennedy to retire

​​Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe), a market operator and global trading solutions provider, announced that Carol Kennedy, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, will retire on December 31, 2020. Cboe plans to promote Stacie Fleming as successor.

As seen on her Linkedin profile, Ms Kennedy joined Cboe in 1993 as Manager, Editorial Services, and subsequently served as Media Director, Managing Director of Corporate Communications, and Vice President and Chief Communications Officer.  Following her promotion to Chief Marketing and Communications Officer in 2018, she successfully merged and leveraged the company's Communications and Marketing functions into a single global team under her leadership. Ms Kennedy graduated from Northwestern University.

During her tenure, Ms Kennedy led the company's communications efforts for Cboe's transition from a membership organization to a for-profit company and its subsequent IPO, its transformational acquisition of Bats Global Markets, its assent as one of the world's leading market operators and its designation as an S&P 500 company. 

​Cboe Global Markets Chairman, President and CEO Ed Tilly said: "Over the course of a fantastic career at Cboe, Carol has made indelible contributions to Cboe's brand and culture, and her guidance and communications acumen have been integral to the company's transformation into a leading global market operator. She has masterfully shaped Cboe's proud corporate narrative, and her leadership, sound judgment and expertise have been essential to developing and maintaining Cboe's reputation as an industry leader committed to innovation, superior technology and best-in-class service." Tilly added: "Cboe has a deep and talented bench, and I am confident in Stacie Fleming's leadership abilities as her successful track record leading Marketing and Communications in Europe speaks for itself. She is a strong addition to the executive management team, and I look forward to working with her as we continue to position Cboe for success."

Fleming currently serves as Vice President, Marketing and Communications, an interim role established in August 2020 as part of the department's leadership transition.