Kim Paige

A seasoned brand marketer and general manager with over 25 years of experience, Kimberly is widely recognized as a leading business executive that is known for driving transformative growth among existing and emerging Brands and Companies. She cites her ability to drive revenue, stay connected with consumers and culture, and build inspired and empowered teams as keys to her success.

In late 2019, Kimberly joined ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) as EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, BET. In this role she is responsible for managing and implementing brand and marketing strategy across all platforms including all BET linear networks, and the #1 Black streaming platform, BET+. In addition, she leads P&L management for BET Digital and the highly successful BET Live Events business.

Prior to joining BET, Kimberly was the Chief Operating and Brand Officer, Sundial Brands where she partnered with founder and CEO, Richelieu Dennis, to manage the company's integration into Unilever. Kimberly led the overall strategic direction and operations plan to deliver future growth across the entire Hair, Skin and Bath/Body portfolio. During her tenure, Kimberly oversaw Operations, Marketing, International, and Sales, and played a leading role in the launch and marketing of the $100M New Voices Fund in support of Women of Color Entrepreneurs.

Prior to entering the Beauty sector, Kimberly worked at The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) for 16 years in various roles in North America and Global. Her roles included Vice President, Venturing and Emerging Brands (VEB) where she was responsible for leading marketing, innovation and assessing high growth merger and acquisition opportunities of emerging beverage brands. She is widely known for her leadership, turnaround, and delivery of record growth of the $3.5B Sprite and Flavors portfolio. During her leadership, she relaunched The Coca-Cola Company's 2nd and 3rd largest global brands and led key marketing partnerships with the NBA, LeBron James, Drake, and many others.

Kimberly started her career in Brand Management at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, OH. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications & Business from Howard University and a MBA from Clark Atlanta University. She has been recognized as one of the Top Marketing Executives to Watch, Top Forbes CMOs and interviewed by leading industry publications on how to expand brands globally and effectively market to youth, millennials, and multicultural consumers. She is actively involved in many professional and social organizations and serves on the Board of Spanx, Versed Beauty Brands and Morehouse School of Medicine.