Who are some of the leading movers and shakers when it comes to marketing prowess? In particular, in the dynamic West Coast region of the U.S.? Brand Innovators, a producer of conferences for the advertising and emerging technology industries, has announced its third annual list of “40 Under 40” brand marketers in the Western U.S.—and two of them represent the beauty industry: Lindsay Chastain, digital marketing director, Sephora; and Susan Kim, VP, global strategic marketing, Benefit Cosmetics.
 
The entire group was honored during a VIP reception at Dirty Water, a restaurant-brewery from Kristian Cosentino, last evening, during Brand Innovators Brand Wee San Francisco, July 13-17.
 
“These outstanding young marketing professionals are operating at extremely high levels of performance, ideating and leading some of the world’s most compelling innovations in marketing, amidst the backdrop of an extremely complex consumer media environment,” said Brandon Gutman, co-founder of Brand Innovators.
“We’re thrilled to honor these talented marketing executives, whose work is among the most innovative in the world. Through them, we’re getting a first look at how brand marketing is likely to be done for years to come,” added Marc Sternberg, co-founder of Brand Innovators.
 
Winners were selected by the Brand Innovators editorial team based on their professional accomplishments, expertise in leveraging digital media and emerging advertising technology platforms and a drive to continually keep their respective brands on the cutting edge of innovation.
 
Following are the 2015 “40 Under 40” West, San Francisco Brand Marketers:
Casey Acker Wolberg, VP, Social Media Marketing, Wells Fargo
Gedioen Aloula, VP, Head of US Consumer Marketing, Visa
Jennifer Bordner, Mobile Marketing Lead, CRM, Gap Inc
Travis Brennion, Brand Manager, Milk-Bone, Big Heart Pet Brands
Hamilton Brown, Sr. Brand Director and Managing Director – Taco Bell Foundation, Taco Bell
Judy Chan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Urban Airship 
Lindsay Chastain, Digital Marketing Director, Sephora
Christine De Martini, Director, Global Media & Marketing, Electronic Arts (EA)
Josh Ehren, Director of eCommerce – Digital Lab, VF Corporation
Tighe Flatley, Digital Marketing Manager, Gap
Kristen Gall, Sr. Director/GM, Global E-Commerce, LeapFrog
Carlos Gil, Global Sr. Social Marketing Manager, LinkedIn
Peter Giorgi, Global Head of Advertising and Content, Airbnb
Nick Higgins, Glad Marketing Director, Procter & Gamble
Justin Holmerud, Global Marketing Manager – Merchandising, Social Commerce & Personalization, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Dawn Horrell, Media Director, Piperlime & Athleta, Gap Inc
Jennifer Hwang, Director, Online Marketing, Salesforce
Megan Imbres, Director of Marketing, North America, Netflix
Jennifer Kaplan, Brand Manager, Clif Bar and Company
Scott Kegley, Director of Digital and Social Media, San Francisco 49ers
Noelle Kim, Product Marketing Manager Google Glass, Google
Susan Kim, VP, Global Strategic Marketing, Benefit Cosmetics
PJ Lewis, Senior Director, Global Brand Marketing and Design, Mattel
Justin Manfredi, Senior Director, Digital Marketing, Activision
Shaunte Mears-Watkins, Director of Marketing – Laundry, The Clorox Company
Shay Miles, Digital/Mobile Commerce & Marketing, The North Face
Chris Murphy, Director, Brand Communications and Digital Marketing, Adidas
Stephanie Naegeli, Digital Marketing Innovation Manager, Nestle
Jina Osumi, Director, Brand Strategy & Marketing Activation, Del Monte Foods
Alison Rezai, Vice President, Technology & Innovation Marketing, Visa
Bradley Roslyn, Digital Marketing, GoPro
Kristina Salcido, Shopper Marketing Manager, Starbucks
Brenden Schaefer, Marketing Director, Emerging Brands, PepsiCo
Denis Scott, Senior Director of Acquisition Marketing, OpenTable
Pooja Singh, Senior Director, Digital – Customer Experience, Walmart.com
Jesse Stollak, VP, Global Digital Brand and Innovation, Nike
Amity Valentin, Group Marketing Manager, Quickbooks Desktop, Intuit
Tom Valentin, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Digital Experience, AT&T
Michelle Weiskittel, Manager, Digital Media Marketing, Safeway
Rujul Zaparde, CEO, FlightCar