Don Hughes
Chief Information Officer

Don serves as Chief Information Officer and leads the development, product innovation and IT operations efforts of Kobie Marketing. Drawing from a wealth of technical and creative problem-solving skills acquired during the past 15 years, Don works closely with Kobie's clients to deliver new loyalty solutions that provide differentiating value. 

His experience spans a number of highly regarded technology companies, including TSYS, Harbinger/Peregrine Systems and Vantive/PeopleSoft. Don also has extensive retail and financial services experience having led large-scale loyalty implementations for retailers such as The Home Depot and Sears, among others.

In addition, Don owned and operated his own technology consulting practice, eLinkOne Inc.  He is an accomplished solutions architect and possesses a range of development and operations skills utilized on today's most advanced technology environments. His work has been recognized by The Technical Advisory Group as one the “Top Forty Most Innovative” in Georgia.