Exiger CMO Kody Gurfein Wins PRNews’ Top Women Award

Exiger CMO Kody Gurfein Wins PRNews’ Top Women Award

Gurfein Recognized in ‘Industry Champions’ Category, Alongside Executives from Wells Fargo and U.S. Navy

WASHINGTON, DC. JUNE 11, 2025 – Exiger, the market-leading supply chain AI company and largest provider of supply chain technology to the U.S. Federal Government, today announced that Chief Marketing Officer Kody Gurfein has been named an honoree in PRNEWS’ 2025 Class of Top Women, which includes executives from DoorDash, ESPN, Google DeepMind, Lenovo and Merck.

Each year, an elite group of women are selected to represent the best and brightest up-and-comers, entrepreneurs, changemakers, industry champions, and motivators in the communications industry. Gurfein was recognized in the Top Women Awards’ “Industry Champions” category, which celebrates women of all ranks who’ve had an exceptional impact on the direction and advancement of the PR and communications industry beyond their impact at their own companies. 

“Kody is a powerhouse marketer that has built an award-winning marketing team,” said Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels. “She has driven Exiger’s brand to the center of business and policy, and has worked tirelessly to educate the market on the criticality of supply chain technology in shaping the future.” 

“Kody is a powerhouse marketer that has built an award-winning marketing team. She has driven Exiger’s brand to the center of business and policy, and has worked tirelessly to educate the market on the criticality of supply chain technology in shaping the future.”

Brandon Daniels

CEO, EXIGER

"This year’s Top Women are the trailblazing, ceiling-shattering women making waves within their organizations, whether it’s skillfully navigating a crisis, bolstering a company’s reputation, breaking through to new markets or supporting and mentoring their colleagues.” said Kaylee Hultgren, Content Director of PRNEWS and the host of the program.

"This year’s Top Women are the trailblazing, ceiling-shattering women making waves within their organizations, whether it’s skillfully navigating a crisis, bolstering a company’s reputation, breaking through to new markets or supporting and mentoring their colleagues.”

Kaylee Hultgren

Content Director, PRNews

Gurfein and her team’s accomplishments have been recognized by The STEVIE American Business Awards, which named Gurfein Marketing Executive of the Year, and OnConferences.  The Software Report also named Gurfein one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Software. A passionate leader and mentor, she founded and heads up Exiger WINs (Women’s Initiative Network), and was a founding member of Exiger’s charitable initiative, Exiger Cares. Gurfein is a marketing thought leader, contributing to Korn Ferry’s report on The Expanding Role of the Technology CMO, and a member of the Forbes Communication Council, Chief and Fast Company’s Executive Board.

PRNEWS celebrated this year’s Top Women Award winners during an awards ceremony on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at The Lighthouse in New York City. To see the full list of 2025 PRNEWS Top Women honorees, visit https://www.prnewsonline.com/go/top-women-in-pr-2025/.

About Exiger

Exiger is revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks navigate risk and compliance in their third-parties, supply chains and customers through its software and tech-enabled solutions. Exiger’s mission is to make the world a safer and more transparent place to succeed. Empowering its 550 customers across the globe, including 150 in the Fortune 500 and over 55 organizations across the Defense Industrial Base and government agencies, with award-winning AI technology, Exiger leads the way in ESG, cyber, financial crime, third-party and supply chain management and recently achieved FedRAMP® Moderate Authorization. Named one of Fast Company’s 2023 and 2024 ‘Brands That Matter’ and recipient of the Third Party Risk Association’s 2024 Innovator Award, Exiger’s work has been recognized by 50+ AI, RegTech and Supply Chain partner awards. Learn more at Exiger.com and follow Exiger on LinkedIn.

For more information, please contact:

Kody Gurfein
Chief Marketing Officer
1.914.393.0398
kgurfein@exiger.com

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