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James Whitemore Joins Indeed as Chief Marketing Officer to Drive Global Marketing

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Business Honor
11 June, 2025

Whitemore joins Indeed as CMO, bringing decades of marketing expertise to drive global growth.

Indeed, a leading job matching and recruiting platform, appointed James Whitemore as its Chief Marketing Officer. Whitemore will report to Chief Revenue Officer Maggie Hulce and become a member of Indeed's senior leadership team. As CMO, Whitemore will be in charge of Indeed's worldwide marketing team which includes the Indeed Hiring Lab, global communications and brand, industry, category, lifecycle, country and field marketing. Reaching and interacting with companies and job seekers globally as well as proving how indeed are restructuring, expediting and humanizing the hiring process will be his main priorities.

Hulce stated that James has a proven history of bringing business success through new, customer-focused marketing strategies. As Indeed advances its mission to help people find jobs and streamline hiring for employers, James is expected to play a key role in shaping the company's public image and increasing the value it delivers to its business clients.

Whitemore joins Indeed with more than 25 years of experience leading sales and strategic marketing campaigns. Whitemore most recent position was Chief Marketing & Growth Officer at Celigo, a prominent cloud integration platform, where he was in charge of the sales and marketing plan to increase the company's visibility in an industry that is growing swiftly and spur growth. Whitemore oversaw the marketing operations at Sun Microsystems Storage Products Group for almost ten years, in addition to holding executive leadership roles at IBM Europe and Intrado.

Whitemore expressed admiration for Indeed's longstanding dedication to connecting people with opportunities and helping employers find the right talent. Whitemore expressed his passion for helping Indeed maintain its leadership in the development of based on artificial intelligence hiring, highlighting the opportunity to uncover more benefits for both businesses and job seekers. Whitemore added that in order to create more intelligent and significant connections, it is essential to make use of Indeed's distinct data, insights, and linked brands, such Indeed Flex and Glassdoor.