Mumbai, India – 2nd March, 2026: The CMO Assembly, a peer-led community of Chief Marketing Officers from consumer-facing brands, officially launched on January 15 with 100 founding CMOs and has grown to a 150+ member network within its first month, highlighting strong early momentum for the practitioner-driven initiative.
Conceived as a platform built by CMOs, for CMOs, The CMO Assembly was created to provide senior marketing leaders of consumer brands with a trusted environment for meaningful peer exchange and industry collaboration – an area often underserved by traditional industry forums.
What began as a small idea among a handful of marketing leaders has quickly evolved into a structured platform. Early milestones have included the formation of a founding CMO cohort, the initiation of peer-led discussions, and the onboarding of the Assembly’s first strategic partner – collectively reflecting the emergence of a new leadership platform for the marketing ecosystem.
The Assembly today brings together marketing leaders across sectors including FMCG, Retail, Auto, Pharma, BFSI, D2C brands, and more, creating a cross-industry network focused on real marketing challenges and shared learning.
Key initiatives include:
“The CMO Assembly started as a simple idea to create a space where CMOs could have real conversations with peers facing similar challenges,” said Vivek Sheth, Founder of The CMO Assembly.
“The response has been extraordinary. Launching with 100 founding CMOs and growing to over 150 CMO members within weeks shows that senior marketing leaders were clearly looking for a platform that is truly practitioner-led.”
Within a short span, the Assembly has begun to take shape as a structured leadership platform, moving from early curiosity to credibility and now toward becoming an institutional voice for CMOs to collaborate and collectively have conversations that move marketing forward.
