Date: Monday 27 March 2017
Sponsor: The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Motion: In an increasingly customer led world, CMOs, not CFOs are the natural choice for Chief Executive (Carried)
In the chair: Greg Mulholland, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Leeds North West
| For the motion | Against the motion |
| Sarah Speake Consultant and former CMO of Clear Channel | Rick Payne Leader of the Financial Direction Programme, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales |
| Maria Heckel Marketing Director, Chartered Institute of Marketing | Ian Ailles Director General, House of Commons |
