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Zach Kitschke

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Zach Kitschke is the Chief Marketing Officer of Canva, an online design and publishing tool.

Last updated Oct 7, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Role
Chief Marketing Officer
Company
Based
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Connections
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Years in industry
12 years

Bio

Zach Kitschke is the Chief Marketing Officer of Canva, an online design and publishing tool. Since its 2013 launch, Canva has grown from an Australian startup into a global company with 60 million monthly active users, more than 2,000 employees, and a $40 billion valuation. Kitschke joined as one of the company's first employees, leading communications efforts around its initial launch and fundraise. Over the course of his tenure he took on a wide range of functions — including support, product leadership, and building out the people function — before assuming responsibility for Canva's international brand and growth efforts as CMO. Source 1: firstround.com — The story of why Canva worked: Zach Kitschke shares his ...

Expertise & education

Expertise

Brand StrategyContent MarketingCreative TechnologySaaS MarketingDigital AdvertisingProduct MarketingMarketing at ScaleDesign Democratization

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree, University of Western Australia