Marketing · Digital · Growth

I build better ways to connect marketing, technology and growth.

Marketing executive, advisor and entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience helping organizations turn complex marketing and technology challenges into measurable business results.

Founder, RoktureFormer Forrester Principal AnalystFinancial Services Executive
Fernando Pena Jr.
25+years connecting strategy, technology & growth

About

Strategy is only valuable when it creates movement.

I’ve spent my career at the intersection of marketing, digital experience and technology, helping organizations modernize how they attract, understand and serve customers.

My experience spans executive leadership inside major financial institutions, advisory work with global organizations, and entrepreneurship. Today, through Rokture, I work with leadership teams that want senior-level marketing direction without adding another layer of corporate complexity.

What has stayed constant is the goal: turn ambitious ideas into systems, experiences and programs that produce measurable results.

Selected impact

Results over rhetoric.

A few outcomes from transformation, growth and optimization work across my career.

$100M

incremental insurance policy revenue from AI-driven customer journey optimization

217%

increase in digital conversions for a financial advisory firm

$70M+

forecasted revenue contribution from an enterprise personalization platform

300%

increase in online visitor traffic after launching a new payment services website

45%+

increase in campaign production productivity following platform migration

35%+

reduction in call-center traffic after introducing digital self-service

What I bring

Equal parts strategist, operator and translator.

Growth StrategyFinancial Services MarketingDigital ExperienceMarketing TechnologyAI & PersonalizationAnalytics & InsightsGo-to-MarketExecutive Leadership

Experience

A career built around transformation.

From building digital capabilities inside banks to advising global executives and now helping organizations grow through Rokture.

2023 - Present

Rokture

Founder · Fractional Marketing Executive

Strategic marketing leadership for organizations navigating growth, digital transformation and increasingly complex customer journeys.

2022 - 2023

Forrester

Principal Analyst

Advised executives on marketing operations, technology, data, privacy and organizational effectiveness; created research, frameworks and tools used to guide transformation.

2020 - 2022

Truist

SVP · Marketing Technology

Led a 56-person organization and $35M budget spanning data transformation, real-time offers, personalization and voice-of-customer capabilities.

2017 - 2020

Seacoast Bank

SVP · Digital Marketing & Experience

Led digital marketing and customer experience capabilities across web, online banking, mobile, CRM, marketing automation and emerging digital service channels.

Earlier

Wells Fargo · Bank of America · Accenture · TIAA

Digital product, marketing and transformation leadership

Built and optimized digital products, campaigns and customer experiences across some of the country’s largest financial and professional-services organizations.

Ideas

I like making complicated things easier to act on.

My work has always involved translating between executives, marketers and technologists. I continue that through writing, speaking, client work and Rokture Ramblings, with observations on marketing, AI, technology and growth without the corporate theater.

ROKTURE RAMBLINGS

Ideas worth thinking about. Without turning them into a 47-slide deck.

Perspectives on what’s changing in marketing, where technology actually helps, and what leaders should pay attention to next.

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Fernando Pena Jr. portrait

Beyond the résumé

There’s more to life than job titles.

Outside of work, I’m a committed car guy who has spent years around Porsches, track events and automotive communities. I also train in Muay Thai and weight lifting, two pursuits that keep me challenged and always give me something new to work on.

When I’m not working or training, there’s a good chance I’m listening to rock music, watching hockey or football, or spending time with my family. I also value opportunities to contribute through board service, mentoring, speaking and community involvement.

Let’s connect

Good conversations usually start with a simple hello.

If you want to talk marketing, growth, digital transformation, advisory work, speaking, Porsches, or just about anything interesting, I’m always open to a worthwhile conversation.