Kim Sharan is the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Ameriprise Financial.  Ameriprise is a $14 billion Fortune 300 financial planning and services company with more than 12,000 financial advisors and registered representatives.  A senior executive with more than 25 years of extensive global leadership and managerial experience in the financial services industry; she is recognized as an inspirational and strategic leader with exceptional managerial, team building and communications skills.

At Ameriprise, Kim spearheads the creation and implementation of all facets of the company’s brand and marketing strategies, including advertising, client acquisition and loyalty, and web site strategy and development.  Kim also leads the retail retirement business.

When Ameriprise became an independent, publicly owned company in September 2005, after being spun off from American Express, Kim was the driving force behind the development and implementation of the company’s brand strategy and overall market positioning, name change and all rebranding initiatives.  To support the introduction of the new brand, she directed the creation and launch of an innovative $200 million advertising campaign (Dreams Don’t Retire) that received multiple creative and media awards and achieved over 50 percent brand awareness in just one year.

Kim has worked in the financial services industry for over 25 years with deep experience and expertise in strategy and business development, sales, operations and all facets of marketing.  She has held senior management positions at leading financial global brands including Merrill Lynch and Citibank.

Kim received her BA in Economics from Drew University and her MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School Of Business.  She was named one of the Top 100 Women in Corporate America by Women 3.0 Magazine in 2006 and one of the Top 25 Women To Watch by Minneapolis Business Journal in July 2007.

Kim serves on the Board of Girls Inc., a non-profit organization focused on educating, empowering and inspiring future female leaders.  She serves on the Advisory Boards of eWomen Network, a resource network connecting and promoting women in their business, womencertified.com, a trusted web-based service for women looking for excellence in sales and service, as well as the North Shore Holiday House, a Huntington, NY charity for underprivileged children.

She is married and has one daughter.

About Ameriprise Financial
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a leading financial planning and services company with more than 12,000 financial advisors and registered representatives that provides solutions for clients' asset accumulation, income management and insurance protection needs. The Company's financial advisors deliver tailored solutions to clients through a comprehensive and personalized financial planning approach built on a long-term relationship with a knowledgeable advisor. The Company specializes in meeting the retirement-related financial needs of the mass affluent and affluent. Financial advisory services and investments are available through Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Member NASD and SIPC.