B.A. (Economics) (Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, USA). M.B.A. (Marketing) (Clark Atlanta University Graduate School of Business, Atlanta, Georgia, USA).
Principal, DeVard Marketing Group 2007-2010. Senior Vice President, Marketing and Brand Management, Verizon Communications Inc.
Member of the Board of Directors of Belk Inc. Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Spelman College. Member of the PepsiCo African-American Advisory Board.
Biography
Jerri DeVard, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, is responsible for all of Nokia's marketing, brand management, communications and selected industry collaboration activities. She was named to the Nokia Leadership Team in January 2011, when she joined Nokia. She reports to the executive vice president, Markets.
Jerri has extensive marketing experience with a wide range of leading consumer brands, including Verizon, Citigroup, Revlon, Harrah's and Pillsbury. Her expertise encompasses brand management and multi-cultural marketing, with a strong foundation in direct marketing and e-commerce.
Jerri previously was principal of New York-based DeVard Marketing Group, where she counseled major consumer-product companies, including Microsoft and Allstate Insurance, on leveraging technology for effective marketing.
She has experience in the telecommunications industry through her tenure at Verizon Communications Inc., where she served as senior vice president for marketing and brand management from 2003 to 2007. Before Verizon, she served as chief marketing officer for Citigroup's e-consumer business, and she held senior marketing positions at Revlon Inc., Harrah's Entertainment and the Pillsbury Co.
Jerri also provided counsel and her experience in fundraising to President Barack Obama's election campaign.
She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Spelman College and an MBA in marketing from Clark Atlanta University Graduate School of Business, in Atlanta, United States, her home country.
Biography
Jerri DeVard, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, is responsible for all of Nokia's marketing, brand management, communications and selected industry collaboration activities. She was named to the Nokia Leadership Team in January 2011, when she joined Nokia. She reports to the executive vice president, Markets.
Jerri has extensive marketing experience with a wide range of leading consumer brands, including Verizon, Citigroup, Revlon, Harrah's and Pillsbury. Her expertise encompasses brand management and multi-cultural marketing, with a strong foundation in direct marketing and e-commerce.
Jerri previously was principal of New York-based DeVard Marketing Group, where she counseled major consumer-product companies, including Microsoft and Allstate Insurance, on leveraging technology for effective marketing.
She has experience in the telecommunications industry through her tenure at Verizon Communications Inc., where she served as senior vice president for marketing and brand management from 2003 to 2007. Before Verizon, she served as chief marketing officer for Citigroup's e-consumer business, and she held senior marketing positions at Revlon Inc., Harrah's Entertainment and the Pillsbury Co.
Jerri also provided counsel and her experience in fundraising to President Barack Obama's election campaign.
She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Spelman College and an MBA in marketing from Clark Atlanta University Graduate School of Business, in Atlanta, United States, her home country.
