# Elaine Kanak

> Elaine Kanak is Vontier's first enterprise chief marketing officer, responsible for performance marketing, branding, and communications across a portfolio that touches fueling, payments, fleet operations, car washes, EV charging, and vehicle repair. After senior marketing roles at American Express and Goldman Sachs and CMO roles at Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Invenco by GVR, she is building a more integrated marketing organization around customer insight, connected products, and organic growth.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer at Vontier
- **Organizations:** Vontier, Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Invenco by GVR, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Northwestern University Dance Marathon
- **Education:** MBA, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
- **Known for:** Appointed Vontier's first enterprise Chief Marketing Officer in October 2024., Leads Vontier's performance marketing, branding, and communications across its enterprise and lines of business., Previously served as chief marketing officer for both Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Invenco by GVR.

## Career timeline

- **2004-2005** — Served as executive co-chairwoman of Northwestern University Dance Marathon; the 2005 event raised $619,346.
- **2009** — Selected as an incoming James M. Kilts Marketing Fellow at Chicago Booth.
- **2009-2011** — Attended the University of Chicago Booth School of Business; her public profile lists her as an honors graduate, Marketing Group co-chair, class agent, and Kilts Marketing Fellow.
- **Date not public** — Held senior marketing roles at American Express and Goldman Sachs, including work connected to Marcus.
- **Before 2024** — Served as chief marketing officer of Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Invenco by GVR, two Vontier businesses.
- **2024-10** — Named Vontier's first enterprise Chief Marketing Officer.
- **2025-10** — Moderated Vontier's Convenience Retail Technology Showcase industry panel.
- **2026-02** — Appeared on The Future of Convenience podcast's NRF 2026 episode about practical uses of AI, automation, and connected-store technology.
- **2026-05** — Opened Invenco's Retail Technology Conference and joined a discussion on forces reshaping convenience retail.
- **2026-07** — Published a LinkedIn article arguing that convenience-store loyalty rests on trust as well as points.

## Achievements

- Appointed Vontier's first enterprise Chief Marketing Officer in October 2024.
- Leads Vontier's performance marketing, branding, and communications across its enterprise and lines of business.
- Previously served as chief marketing officer for both Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Invenco by GVR.
- Co-led Northwestern University Dance Marathon when its 2005 edition raised a then-record $619,346.
- Selected as a James M. Kilts Marketing Fellow at Chicago Booth.
- Built a public thought-leadership platform around connected convenience retail, customer loyalty, AI, and multi-energy mobility.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published 'Convenience Store Loyalty Isn't Just About Points. It's About Trust.' on LinkedIn, drawing on Vontier research into what drives convenience-retail loyalty.
- **2026-05** — Spoke at Invenco's Retail Technology Conference in Tucson about energy-market volatility, foodservice, digital retail, AI, and keeping people central to technology adoption.
- **2026-05** — Presented 'Vontier: Powering the Way the World Moves' at UNITI Expo 2026.
- **2026-03** — Published 'Four Trends Shaping Convenience Retail in 2026 - and How We're Responding' on LinkedIn.
- **2026-02** — Joined The Future of Convenience podcast live from NRF 2026 for a discussion of AI, automation, and connected-store technology.
- **2025-11** — Discussed order-at-the-pump and the expansion of foodservice beyond the store in a Convenience Store News video interview from the NACS Show.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vontier.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-p-kanak

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Last updated: 2026-08-14