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She develops enterprise strategy and health-plan intelligence, leads national programs for the Commercial business, and manages B2B omnichannel marketing, thought leadership, engagement, and revenue-growth initiatives for the nation’s fifth-largest health insurer. Lucie is strongest at translating buyer research, data, and unmet customer needs into integrated go-to-market strategies, value propositions, product roadmaps, and customer experiences across B2B, B2C, and B2B2C audiences. Her experience spans healthcare, technology, consumer packaged goods, wireless, financial services, pharmaceuticals and devices, and advertising, with global, international, U.S., regional, and multicultural-market leadership. She has led portfolio strategy, digital transformation, AI-powered content ecosystems, demand generation, product launches, shopper marketing, and cross-functional collaboration with commercial, clinical, regulatory, legal, engineering, design, data-science, and research teams. Among her concrete results, Lucie built an Aetna B2B thought-leadership platform driving $240 million annually and led the global EcoTank printer launch, which sold 15 million units in its first year and was recognized by The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. She holds an MBA in Marketing and combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, team mentoring, and continuous learning. ## Services - Retention Strategies - Marketing Training - Franchise Sales - Therapeutic Areas - Coaching - Policy Development - Strategic Thinking - Customer Satisfaction - Weight Management - Brand Building - Commercial Development - Conflict Resolution - Diplomacy - Build Strong Relationships - Field Communications - Skin - Skin Care - Negotiation - Cost Reduction - Thinking Skills ## Highlights - Current Lead Director Sr, Commercial Marketing Strategy at Aetna, a CVS Health company, supporting the Commercial business of the nation’s fifth-largest health insurer. - Partners with health economics, actuarial, network strategy, value-based care, regulatory, and clinical teams to develop enterprise strategic recommendations and market positioning. - Leads Aetna national programs and B2B omnichannel marketing to build commercial brand favorability, engagement, and revenue growth across B2B, B2C, and B2B2C audiences. - Built Aetna’s B2B thought-leadership platform, driving $240 million annually while targeting C-suite decision makers. - Mentors marketing and technology teams and contributes to Women in Technology, AI Center of Excellence, and AI Hackathon initiatives. - Previously led Aetna Western Region marketing across Commercial, Public and Labor, and Medicare businesses. - Developed Aetna Commercial integrated plans and campaigns supporting retention and acquisition goals, and championed Medicare growth and multicultural expansion through San Diego Padres activation and CVS Health in-store programs. - Led Americas product-portfolio marketing strategy and communications at Epson across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. - Drove Epson’s B2B and B2C team integration and go-to-market transformation, improving cross-functional workflows and aligning strategy frameworks. - Led the global EcoTank printer launch, achieving 15 million units sold in its first year and recognition from The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. - Developed the EcoTank brand and campaign and implemented Epson’s Digital Couture Fashion Designer Program across the Americas, helping establish its dye-sublimation printers. - Managed Epson marketing across printers, projectors, augmented reality, wearables, dye sublimation, sensing devices, robotics, scanners, and POS, including global web replatforming. - Partnered with Manchester United and Formula One Mercedes AMG teams to increase Epson brand visibility and engagement. - Directed business planning, product management, and product development across 38 countries for Novo Nordisk’s Latin America Regional Office. - Led Novo Nordisk marketing across diabetes, women’s health HRT, haemophilia, and human growth hormone, including innovation pre-launch and launch planning. - Represented Novo Nordisk in industry, patient-association, and World Health Organization collaboration supporting the Declaration of the Americas and patient care. - Managed marketing and product teams across all nine Comex companies in the U.S. and Canada as National VP of Marketing, reporting to the CEO. - Held accountability at Comex for national portfolio strategy, innovation, product development, product management, omnichannel marketing, and retail planning across a 3,300-location business. - Led Cricket Wireless integrated shopper and customer-specific marketing for Best Buy, Walmart, Dollar General, Kmart, Amazon, and HSN. - Supported muve music strategy, app development, product management, packaging, merchandising, and vendor partners the platform received recognition from CES, CTIA, AMA, EFFIE, and multiple publications. - Developed Western Union integrated marketing communications across domestic, Hispanic, and outbound U.S. corridors serving Europe, India, Pakistan, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Asia. - Managed Unilever’s Pond’s, Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion, and Vaseline Petroleum Jelly brands across portfolio optimization, innovation, go-to-market, marketing, and research. - Developed Kellogg Western Region account-specific promotional plans for Albertsons, Food City, Unified, HEB, Grocer’s Supply, Food Maxx, Safeway, and Savemart. - Led Mr. Coffee specialty-category planning and stage-gate product development at Jarden Consumer Solutions, managing iced tea makers, hot tea makers, burr mills, grinders, and espresso makers. - Built scalable webinar- and partnership-based content marketing that reached thousands monthly, including an AI content engine reaching 3,000 decision makers per month. - Uses buyer research, persona development, and data-driven analysis to improve healthcare value propositions, messaging, campaign strategy, and stakeholder alignment. - Greenbelt Six Sigma certified, with experience in Lean, Kaizen, PMO, process improvement, and project management. - Holds an MBA in Marketing from Interamerican University and a BA in Communications from Loyola University New Orleans. - Completed executive education in Strategy & Innovation at Tuck, The Business of AI at London Business School, digital marketing and digital strategy programs at Columbia Business School, and Negotiation & Influence at MIT Sloan. ## Experience - **Lead Director Sr, Commercial Marketing Strategy at Aetna, a CVS Health Company** (2020-12-01–present) — Enterprise strategy & health plan intelligence: Partner directly with health economics, actuarial, network strategy, value-based care, regulatory, and clinical teams to develop enterprise-level strategic recommendations and market positioning across business segments. • Lead National Programs team supporting the Commercial business for the nation’s fifth-largest health insurer, driving integrated marketing plans across B2B, B2C and B2B2C audiences. • Manage comprehensive B2B omnichannel programs to drive commercial brand favorability, engagement and revenue growth. • Deliver a robust B2B thought leadership platform. • Categories include: Benefits Management, Women's Health, Mental Health, Well-Being, Gene Therapy, AI, Digital Transformation, Cost Management, GLP'1's, Biosimilars, Economy, Public Policy, Social Determinants of Health, Diabetes, Heart Health, Chronic Conditions, Cancer. • Mentor marketing and technology teams, contributing to Women in technology, AI Center of Excellence - **Director, Strategic Marketing at Aetna, a CVS Health Company** (2017-12-01–2020-12-01) — Led Marketing for the Western Region across all business areas Commercial, Public and Labor & Medicare working closely with Regional Executive Leadership, Sales, and Enterprise Marketing. • Developed Commercial Integrated plan and campaigns supporting retention and acquisition goals. • Championed Medicare growth plan and expansion to multicultural audiences including San Diego Padres activation and CVS Health in store programs. - **Head of Marketing, Strategy & Communications - Americas \(US, Canada & Latin America\) at Epson America Inc.** (2013-01-01–2016-01-01) — Led Americas product portfolio marketing strategy across all categories and marketing communication disciplines, including product marketing, media, ABM, advertising, digital marketing, demand gen, social media, email content, sales enablement, public relations, and e-commerce. • Deep involvement in creating and managing product roadmaps for b2b and b2c audiences. • Drove Team integration and transformation for Epson, overseeing B2B and B2C functions across the US, Canada, and Latin America. • Accelerated growth by transforming the go-to-market approach, improving cross-functional workflows, and aligning strategy frameworks. • Responsible for the Epson brand, Global web replatform, and all Epson portfolio product lines: Printers, Projectors, Augmented Reality, Wearables, Dye Sublimation, Sensing Devices, Robotics, Scanners, and POS. • Developed the Ecotank brand and campaign. • Envisioned and implemented Digital Couture Fashion Designer Program across the Americas, successf - **Sr. Marketing Manager National Retail Lead at Cricket Wireless** (2010-09-01–2012-09-01) — Oversaw Integrated Shopper Marketing/Customer Specific Marketing Communications plans Cross Product for all key National Retailers. Lead the marketing relationship with all National Retailers and tailored customer specific plans for each account: Best Buy, Walmart, Dollar General, Kmart, Amazon & HSN. Responsible for the marketing strategy development working with the sales and product teams to expand the Cricket National Retail business. Developed annual plans for new and existing accounts to drive the business by integrating In Store, Packaging, Merchandising, Advertising, Social Media, Digital, Public Relations, OOH, Events and Tradeshows. Worked in the development of the muve music brand platform and marketing plan. Fastest growing award-winning music platform that has received recognition by CES, CTIA, AMA, EFFIE and multiple publications. Supported product in strategy, app development, product management, packaging, merchandising, and vendor partners - **Sr Marketing Manager Integrated & Digital Marketing Communications The Americas at Western Union** (2009-06-01–2010-06-01) — Integrated Marketing Communications Cross Product all Market Segments for the Americas. Responsible for driving the development of Integrated Marketing Communication Plans that included Advertising, Social, Content, Promos, PR, Digital, OOH, Events and Account Specific for all corridors within US working with all the marketing directors and managers: Domestic markets, Hispanic and Outbound \(Europe, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Caribbean and Asia\). General and Multicultural marketing. - **National VP of Marketing US & Canada at Comex** (2008-05-01–2009-02-01) — Responsible for the management of all marketing & product teams across all 9 companies in the US and Canada, reporting to the CEO. Accountable for the development of the national level portfolio strategic marketing, innovation, product development, product management, omnichannel marketing, and retail plan. Comex Group is the fourth largest paint manufacturer and distributor of paints and waterproofing products in North America, with 3,300 locations. - **Marketing Manager- General & Multicultural Markets at Kellogg Company** (2005-04-01–2008-05-01) — Developed Account Specific Marketing Promotional Plans that brought incremental business and delivered successful ROI. Planning included cross-functional business plans with customer teams and customers utilizing the most efficient spending for the Kellogg P&L. Responsible for the development of the promotional annual plan for the Western Region by Key accounts included: Albertsons, Food City, Unified, HEB, Grocer’s Supply, Food Maxx, Safeway, & Savemart. Supporting all Kellogg business units: Morning Foods, Snacks and Frozen. Provided creative business solutions grounded in national, quarterly, and brand promotions, category management, consumer trends, shopping patterns, and in-market research information. Promos included: Concert Series, Sports \(FIFA, NFL, NBA, NASCAR\), Movies: Star Wars, Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean, Zumba, etc. - **Global Product Manager at Jarden Consumer Solutions** (2002-09-01–2005-04-01) — Responsible for business plan and product management and development for Mr. Coffee specialty product categories: New Product development including stage gate and Product Management, Marketing Plans, Brand Strategy, Consumer Promotions, Merchandising, Packaging, Website, & Trade Support. Worked closely with National Retailers, Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance and suppliers in China. Managed all Mr Coffe Secialty product lines: Iced Tea Makers, Hot Tea Makers, Burr Mills, Grinders and Espresso Makers. Greenbelt Six Sigma certified. - **Commercial & Marketing Director Latin America Regional Office at Novo Nordisk** (1999-01-01–2002-06-01) — Responsible for business plan, product management and development for the region which included 38 countries \(Mexico, Central America, The Caribbean, and South America\). Developed the integrated business and marketing plan for the region including all four-product categories Diabetes, Women's Health HRT, Haemophilia,Human Growth Hormone. Worked closely with HQ in Denmark and other key countries in Europe. Managed all marketing planning across the region and targets \(professional and consumer\) including innovation pre-launch and launch planning and implementation. Worked closely with Distributors, Sales Team, Opinion Leaders, Speakers Program, Patient Associations, Channels, Governments, Regulatory, Headquarters and Global teams. Developed marketing guidelines and procedures for the region. Served as Facilitator to Distributors and Sales Team. Served as Global Corporate Responsibility representative for the region. Key leader representing the company to Industry, Patient Asso - **Product Brand Manager. - Skin Care Category at Unilever** (1997-09-01–1998-12-01) — Responsible for three leading product lines in the skin care category: Pond’s, Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion, and Vaseline Petroleum Jelly. Portfolio management & optimization, Innovation & GTM, Marketing Plans Development/Implementation, Brand Strategy, Advertising, Public Relations, Direct Marketing, Special Events, Consumer Promotions, Trade Support, Customer Specific Shopper Marketing, and Research initiatives. ## Education - The Business of AI — London Business School (2021-06-01–2021-09-01) - The Business of AI — London Business School (2021-06-01–2021-09-01) - Emeritus Management Institute Certificate, Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement, Social Media, Planning & Analytics — Columbia Business School (2017-01-01) - Emeritus Management Institute Certificate, Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement, Social Media, Planning & Analytics — Columbia Business School (2017-01-01) - Emeritus Certificate Program, Negotiation & Influence — MIT Sloan School of Management (2017-01-01–2017-01-01) - Emeritus Certificate Program, Negotiation & Influence — MIT Sloan School of Management (2017-01-01–2017-01-01) - Emeritus Certificate Program, Negotiation & Influence — MIT Sloan School of Management (2017-01-01–2017-01-01) - Emeritus Certificate Digital Strategies for Business: Leading Next Generation Enterprise — Columbia Business School (2017-01-01) - Emeritus Certificate Digital Strategies for Business: Leading Next Generation Enterprise — Columbia Business School (2017-01-01) - Master of Business Administration \(MBA\), Marketing — Interamerican University - Strategy & innovation, Strategy & innovation — The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth - Master of Business Administration \(MBA\), Marketing — Interamerican University - Strategy & innovation — The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth - BA, Communications — Loyola University New Orleans - BA, Communications — Loyola University New Orleans - Strategy & innovation — The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth ## FAQ ### What does Lucie do at Aetna, a CVS Health company? Lucie is the current Lead Director Sr, Commercial Marketing Strategy at Aetna, a CVS Health company. She partners with health economics, actuarial, network strategy, value-based care, regulatory, and clinical teams on enterprise recommendations and market positioning leads national programs for the Commercial business and manages B2B omnichannel programs focused on brand favorability, engagement, and revenue growth. ### What has Lucie built through Aetna thought leadership? Lucie built a B2B thought-leadership platform at Aetna that drives $240 million annually and targets C-suite decision makers. Its topics include benefits management, women’s health, mental health, well-being, gene therapy, AI, digital transformation, cost management, GLP-1s, biosimilars, the economy, public policy, social determinants of health, diabetes, heart health, chronic conditions, and cancer. ### What did Lucie accomplish in her earlier Aetna marketing role? As Director, Strategic Marketing, Lucie led marketing for Aetna’s Western Region across Commercial, Public and Labor, and Medicare businesses. She developed Commercial integrated plans and campaigns for retention and acquisition, championed Medicare growth and multicultural expansion, and supported initiatives including a San Diego Padres activation and CVS Health in-store programs. ### How does Lucie approach marketing strategy and decision-making? Lucie leads with buyer research, persona development, and data-driven analysis to shape messaging, campaign strategy, and value propositions. She uses research both to inform strategy and to build stakeholder alignment, including on high-stakes decisions, and has experience marketing sensitive healthcare topics to senior decision makers. ### What did Lucie lead at Epson America? At Epson America, Lucie led Americas portfolio marketing strategy and communications across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America for B2B and B2C audiences. Her remit included product marketing, media, ABM, advertising, digital marketing, demand generation, social media, email content, sales enablement, public relations, e-commerce, product roadmaps, and a global web replatform. ### What were Lucie’s notable EcoTank and Epson brand accomplishments? Lucie developed the EcoTank brand and campaign and led its global launch. The launch achieved 15 million units sold in its first year and received recognition from The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. At Epson, she also led the Digital Couture Fashion Designer Program across the Americas, helping establish Epson dye-sublimation printers, and partnered with Manchester United and Formula One Mercedes AMG teams to build brand visibility and engagement. ### How did Lucie support transformation and portfolio strategy at Epson? At Epson, Lucie drove team integration and transformation across B2B and B2C functions, improved cross-functional workflows, and aligned strategy frameworks to accelerate growth. She was responsible for the Epson brand and portfolio lines including printers, projectors, augmented reality, wearables, dye sublimation, sensing devices, robotics, scanners, and POS. ### What was Lucie responsible for at Novo Nordisk? As Commercial & Marketing Director for Novo Nordisk’s Latin America Regional Office, Lucie led business planning, product management, and product development across 38 countries in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. She developed integrated business and marketing plans for diabetes, women’s health HRT, haemophilia, and human growth hormone, working with headquarters in Denmark and key European markets. ### How did Lucie work across stakeholders and public-health efforts at Novo Nordisk? Lucie managed regional marketing planning for professional and consumer audiences, including innovation pre-launches and launches. She worked with distributors, sales teams, opinion leaders, speaker programs, patient associations, channels, governments, regulatory teams, headquarters, and global teams developed regional guidelines and procedures and served as the regional Global Corporate Responsibility representative. She also represented Novo Nordisk in industry and patient-association work and in World Health Organization collaboration supporting the Declaration of the Americas and patient care. ### What did Lucie do as National VP of Marketing at Comex? At Comex, Lucie managed marketing and product teams across all nine U.S. and Canadian companies, reporting to the CEO. She was accountable for national portfolio strategy, innovation, product development and management, omnichannel marketing, and retail planning for Comex Group, described as North America’s fourth-largest paint manufacturer and distributor of paints and waterproofing products, with 3,300 locations. ### What was Lucie’s role at Cricket Wireless? As Senior Marketing Manager, National Retail Lead at Cricket Wireless, Lucie led integrated shopper and customer-specific marketing across key national retailers: Best Buy, Walmart, Dollar General, Kmart, Amazon, and HSN. She developed strategy with sales and product teams to grow the national retail business and created annual plans integrating in-store activity, packaging, merchandising, advertising, social media, digital, PR, out-of-home, events, and trade shows. ### What was Lucie’s involvement with the muve music platform at Cricket? Lucie helped develop the muve music brand platform and marketing plan, supporting strategy, app development, product management, packaging, merchandising, and vendor partners. Muve music was described as a fast-growing, award-winning music platform recognized by CES, CTIA, AMA, EFFIE, and multiple publications. ### What did Lucie do at Western Union? At Western Union, Lucie drove integrated marketing communications plans across products and market segments for the Americas. Her plans included advertising, social, content, promotions, PR, digital, out-of-home, events, and account-specific activity for U.S. domestic, Hispanic, and outbound corridors serving Europe, India, Pakistan, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Asia. ### What product lines and responsibilities did Lucie manage at Unilever? At Unilever, Lucie managed the Pond’s, Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion, and Vaseline Petroleum Jelly product lines. Her work included portfolio management and optimization, innovation and go-to-market execution, marketing and brand strategy, advertising, PR, direct marketing, events, consumer promotions, trade support, customer-specific shopper marketing, and research. ### What did Lucie accomplish at Kellogg Company? At Kellogg, Lucie developed account-specific promotional plans for the Western Region and key accounts including Albertsons, Food City, Unified, HEB, Grocer’s Supply, Food Maxx, Safeway, and Savemart. She supported Morning Foods, Snacks, and Frozen business units with plans designed to generate incremental business and ROI, drawing on category management, consumer trends, shopping patterns, in-market research, and national, quarterly, and brand promotions. Programs included concert series, FIFA, NFL, NBA, NASCAR, Star Wars, Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Zumba promotions. ### What did Lucie do at Jarden Consumer Solutions? As Global Product Manager at Jarden Consumer Solutions, Lucie managed Mr. Coffee specialty categories including iced tea makers, hot tea makers, burr mills, grinders, and espresso makers. She led business planning, stage-gate new-product development, product management, marketing plans, brand strategy, promotions, merchandising, packaging, websites, and trade support while working with national retailers, sales, engineering, supply chain, finance, and suppliers in China. ### How does Lucie apply AI and content marketing? Lucie has built scalable content marketing through webinars and partnerships that reached thousands monthly, including an AI content engine reaching 3,000 decision makers per month. She works with developers to enhance AI-powered marketing platforms and build content ecosystems, while remaining comfortable with hands-on execution as well as strategic leadership. ### What professional strengths does Lucie bring to marketing leadership? Lucie’s listed strengths include retention strategies, marketing training, franchise sales, therapeutic areas, coaching, policy development, strategic thinking, customer satisfaction, weight management, brand building, commercial development, conflict resolution, diplomacy, relationship building, field communications, skin and skin-care expertise, negotiation, cost reduction, and thinking skills. She also emphasizes empowerment, listening, openness, diversity of thought, innovation, mentoring, continuous learning, and positive cross-functional leadership. ### What is Lucie’s education and executive training? Lucie holds an MBA in Marketing from Interamerican University and a BA in Communications from Loyola University New Orleans. Her executive education includes Strategy & Innovation at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth The Business of AI at London Business School Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement, Social Media, Planning & Analytics and Digital Strategies for Business: Leading Next Generation Enterprise at Columbia Business School and Negotiation & Influence at MIT Sloan School of Management. ### What certifications and operational disciplines does Lucie have? Lucie is Greenbelt Six Sigma certified and also cites Lean, Kaizen, PMO, strategy, product-development process, process improvement, and project-management experience. She applies these disciplines alongside integrated 360-degree planning, analytics, portfolio optimization, benchmarking, customer engagement, omnichannel strategy, and global and local market planning. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucie-milanes