Fawn Annan
President and CMO ITWC, publisher of ITWorldcanada.com
Fawn Annan is the President, Chief Marketing Officer and Group Publisher of IT World Canada/IDG Canada. She is also partner and CMO for Digital Reno, a new story-telling agency located in Haliburton, Ontario.
Ms. Annan joined IT World in 1995 as General Manager, Executive Programs, launching the publishing enterprise into C-level events and research projects. In 2008 she was promoted to Chief Strategy Officer, helping IT World navigate the turmoil that was descending upon the print industry. A few years later in 2010, she assumed the role of President.
Ms. Annan is Chair of the Canadian Channel Chiefs Council, sits on the Ontario Board of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) and serves on the national board of Canadian Women in Communications and Technology (WCT). Ms. Annan has operated her own business and held senior positions in marketing and strategy with a variety of firms. In 2012 she received the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Award for her contribution to the IT industry.
She received her education in both in Australia and Canada, and attended York University studying Communications and Business. She also studied at Boston’s famous Babson College which houses the IDG Publishing Institute. She is currently working on her Masters degree in Media and Communications.
President and CMO ITWC, publisher of ITWorldcanada.com
Fawn Annan is the President, Chief Marketing Officer and Group Publisher of IT World Canada/IDG Canada. She is also partner and CMO for Digital Reno, a new story-telling agency located in Haliburton, Ontario.
Ms. Annan joined IT World in 1995 as General Manager, Executive Programs, launching the publishing enterprise into C-level events and research projects. In 2008 she was promoted to Chief Strategy Officer, helping IT World navigate the turmoil that was descending upon the print industry. A few years later in 2010, she assumed the role of President.
Ms. Annan is Chair of the Canadian Channel Chiefs Council, sits on the Ontario Board of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) and serves on the national board of Canadian Women in Communications and Technology (WCT). Ms. Annan has operated her own business and held senior positions in marketing and strategy with a variety of firms. In 2012 she received the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Award for her contribution to the IT industry.
She received her education in both in Australia and Canada, and attended York University studying Communications and Business. She also studied at Boston’s famous Babson College which houses the IDG Publishing Institute. She is currently working on her Masters degree in Media and Communications.
