Janes appoints new Chief Marketing Officer to drive strategic growth and brand innovation

Janes, the leader in foundational military intelligence, today announced the appointment of Heather Williams as Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Williams will be instrumental in driving the company’s ambitious growth strategies, shaping its market presence, and deepening engagement across the global defence and intelligence communities and defence industrial base.

“Janes is a long-standing leader in military intelligence, a testament to its ability to adapt, innovate, and consistently deliver trusted, mission-critical insights,” Williams said. “I’m honoured to join the team at such a defining moment to help amplify the brand and elevate the global impact of the intelligence Janes delivers in an ever-changing security landscape.”

Williams brings extensive marketing and communications leadership experience with a proven track record of delivering data-informed strategies that drive growth, market engagement, and positive brand recognition for companies providing solutions to defence, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Most recently she served as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Noblis, where she received the President’s award for Living and Growing the Noblis brand. Williams has also held senior marketing and communications positions at Northrop Grumman, KeyW (now Jacobs), CSC (now DXC Technologies), and ARINC (now Collins Aerospace).

“We are thrilled to welcome Heather Williams as Chief Marketing Officer at Janes. Her expertise in driving growth and brand recognition within the defence and intelligence communities makes her an excellent addition to the Janes leadership team,” Blake Bartlett, Janes CEO, said. “Heather will play a critical role in the evolution of the Janes brand as we continue to strengthen and scale our market position and deliver new and innovative solutions that help advance our customers’ missions.”