{"id":202,"date":"2017-12-04T15:17:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T15:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theadclub.org\/vitalsigns2018\/?p=202"},"modified":"2018-02-15T17:27:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T17:27:50","slug":"klingler-kathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/events.theadclub.org\/vitalsigns2018\/2017\/12\/04\/klingler-kathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Klingler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb_row wf-container\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" >\n\t<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 75px; height: 75px;\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><div class=\"wpb_row wf-container\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" >\n\t<div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/events.theadclub.org\/vitalsigns2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2017\/12\/kathy_klingler-update.jpg\" class=\" vc_box_border_grey attachment-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.theadclub.org\/vitalsigns2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2017\/12\/kathy_klingler-update.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.theadclub.org\/vitalsigns2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2017\/12\/kathy_klingler-update-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<h1>Kathy Klingler<\/h1>\n<h3>Chief Marketing Officer, SVP Product &amp; Marketing, Blue Cross Blue Shield MA<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/83__eA1pKko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Kathy leads the Product, Marketing, and Digital teams at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and is responsible for developing and bringing to market products and services that strengthen competitiveness and create exceptional experiences for customers and members. She is helping to lead the evolution to become a more consumer focused company, and ensures the brand strategy drives deeper engagement with both employers and members. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Kathy joined the company in February 2017, bringing with her over 25 years of experience solving business challenges through product development, branding, marketing, and communications across several industries. Before joining Blue Cross, Kathy served as SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Kaplan Higher Education, where she was responsible for the company&#8217;s national marketing efforts focused on student acquisition, retention, engagement, and brand management. Kathy was also the EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Santander Bank, where she led marketing and communications for the U.S. division, including their bank-wide rebranding to transform Sovereign Bank to Santander. 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