Gill Zhou is the managing director of Condé Nast China. Prior to joining Condé Nast, she served as vice president and chief marketing officer of IBM Asia Pacific, establishing IBM’s Digital Sales Center in Greater China and formulating a first-of-its-kind digital buying experience for B2B clients. In a career spanning over 20 years, she has become a bestseller author, speaker, and member of the Board of Directors of Effie Worldwide. In 2021, she was named as one of the “Most Powerful Women” by Fortune China. In 2013, CITIC Press Group published her career autobiography, Bloom: Fortune Global 500 CMO Talks about the Workplace. In 2012, she was awarded the first “Chinese Women to Watch” distinction by Advertising Age.