Maria Garrido

Maria leads the Marketing team at Deezer and defines and sets the Global Marketing and Communications strategy to continue to shape the brand’s future and contribute to its accelerated expansion. Collaboration, trust, empathy and empowerment are the foundation of her management style.

With more than 25 years of experience in leading profitable global businesses, she specializes in transformational leadership, marketing & brand strategy, innovation, insights, cross-functional team leadership and digital & data analytics. Her resume includes operational and strategic roles in Consumer Goods, Media, Communications and Entertainment across North America, Latin America and Europe.

Before joining Deezer, Maria was Senior Vice President of Vivendi Brand Marketing and responsible for expanding the company’s global leadership in entertainment. During her work as Chief Insights Officer for Havas Group, she led the insights and innovation practice, focused on startup ecosystems, data science and marketing technology to deliver actionable insights & value added client services.