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Wiley CMO, Clay Stobaugh, Announced as a Winner of the 2017 Cojones Awards at SXSW
[April 10, 2017]

Wiley CMO, Clay Stobaugh, Announced as a Winner of the 2017 Cojones Awards at SXSW


Clay Stobaugh, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at John Wiley & Sons (News - Alert), Inc. (NYSE:JWA) (NYSE:JWB) has been named as a winner of the 2017 Cojones Awards. The awards were presented during the prestigious South by Southwest (SXSW (News - Alert)) Interactive event, hosted annually in Austin, Texas, to 'celebrate the boldest modern marketers who have the courage to disrupt the status quo'. SXSW is an event for people to develop their careers by bringing together people from around the globe to meet, learn and share ideas.

The Cojones Awards, presented by nFusion, are awarded annually across five categories: Inspire, Be Bold, Connect, Innovate and Transform. The finalists and winners were selected by an independent panel of judges including the Association of National Advertisers, American Marketing Association, The CMO Club, and the Forbes CMO Network as well as Forrester (News - Alert) Consulting and Spencer Stuart. Stobaugh was the winner in the Transform category for building organizational capabilities that equip colleagues with the skills to become modern marketers at Wiley.

nFusion CEO John Ellett said of the award winners, "The pressure on marketin leaders today to grow their brands and transform their organizations is intense. The Cojones Awards honorees distinguished themselves as change agents who had the guts to be disruptive and positively impact their businesses."



On receiving the award, Stobaugh said, "I am honored that we were selected among industry leading finalists such as CA (News - Alert) Technologies, Pepsico Global Nutrition and TIAA. This award recognizes Wiley's role as a leader in modern marketing best practice and our progress at providing colleagues with the skills and tools they need to be successful marketers and our customers with best-of-class service. I am proud to receive this award as Wiley continues to make strides as a digital leader."

A complete list of judges and honorees can be found at http://info.nfusion.com/cojones.


About Wiley

Wiley, a global company, helps people and organizations develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Our online scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, combined with our digital learning, assessment and certification solutions help universities, learned societies, businesses, governments and individuals increase the academic and professional impact of their work. For more than 200 years, we have delivered consistent performance to our stakeholders. The company's website can be accessed at www.wiley.com.


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