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Duco Appoints Margaret Franco as Chief Marketing Officer

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Duco, the data automation company, has named Margaret Franco as its first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Franco brings over two decades of experience leading global marketing teams across the US, EMEA, and APAC. She has held senior roles at technology firms including Dell and HP, spending 13 years at Dell and rising to Senior Vice President for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa before her departure in 2020.

She has also served as CMO at Finastra and Kinasis, leading global marketing and business development functions. Most recently, she provided strategic marketing and growth advisory services through her firm, Growth Marketing Solutions. In 2022, Franco was recognised as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology by The Financial Technology Report.

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