Marla Bace

Marla Bace is currently the General Manager, Marketing and Operations at Circles a division of Sodexo, providing concierge services, event management, and customized rewards and experiences for customers and employees.

Previously, she served as Chief Marketing Officer and a member of the strategic management team for Brinton Eaton a national wealth advisory firm. In her recent role, she was responsible for all marketing and business development activities (e.g., public relations, branding efforts, marketing communications, pricing, customer relations and product development) as well as change management and employee development.

From 2007 until early 2009, Ms. Bace was the Head of Global Marketing Best Practices for UBS Wealth Management. In her role she was responsible for identifying and replicating emerging and leading practices within UBS and best practices from other companies across global marketing to drive revenues and enhance business efficiency.

Prior to UBS, Ms. Bace was Chief Marketing Officer at J.H. Cohn, the 16th largest accounting and consulting firm within the US. As a direct report to the CEO, Marla planned and administered a $6 million budget and was responsible for guiding marketing and practice development activities across eight regions. She grew a passive nine-person marketing effort into a dynamic, 24-person, fully integrated Marketing Department that was instrumental in growing the firm's annual revenues from $123 million to $200 million over two years. The highlight was a public relations initiative which exceeded goals in the first year by over 125%.