Greater Sydney Area
A highly driven Senior Executive, with over 35 years in the FMCG and alcohol industries, and a wealth of experience operating successfully at CEO and Managing Director levels in global brand-leading companies. With significant exposure in multiple countries and categories, and with deep and broad experience here in Australia. A strategic leader with a proven successful track record of delivering strong results through building highly effective and talented teams, category-growing brands, and recognized for outstanding Customer relationships. Directly leading businesses and teams based in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and the US, and having responsibilities and operations that stretched across North America, Europe and Asia: With such Blue-Chip companies that include Mars Inc, Campbell-Arnotts and Diageo. A proven track record in: - Change and transformation: Known for delivering turnaround performance, and effectively navigating complex businesses through challenging conditions to sustainable competitive advantage - Above Budget Revenue & Financial delivery: Trusted for consistently delivering record performance at each line of the P&L: Creating sustainable growth, market-leading performance, and year-on-year efficiency - Team & People Leadership: Recognized for building highly effective and talented teams and creating engaging and motivating operating environments that attract talent, fuel potential, and inspire achievement - Commercial Strategy and Strategic Market Development: Skilled at developing compelling and insightful strategic visions, translated into clear strategies and plans to deliver success - Stakeholder Management: Highly skilled and adept at operating and navigating at all levels of an organisation, including Board, Executive Team, Family-owned and Private Equity environments
Successfully leading the transition of Accolade Wines to Vinarchy with the acquisition and merger of Pernod Ricard Winemakers, to form Australia and New Zealand's largest and leading Wine business. Establishing New Zealand's #1 wine business from scratch in record time, with the recruitment and creation of the market-leading wine player
Successfully leading the transformation and turnaround of Accolade Wines to be recognised as the #1 Wine business in Australia and a leader in the ANZ alcohol market. Accolade Wines is a global leader in the provision of premium, mainstream and value wines. With sales in excess of $1bn across 140 countries, Accolade is the number one wine company in Australia and the UK by volume, and the fifth largest wine company in the world. The company comprises 51 brands and over 1,600 employees across 12 countries, with international operations across the supply, production, sales and consumer marketing chain.
Diageo is a global beverage alcohol leader, and the world's largest Spirits supplier with over 200 brands being sold in over 180 countries. Diageo is the market leader in Spirits in Australia and New Zealand, with iconic brands that include Johnny Walker, Smirnoff, Tanqueray and Gordon's Gin, Bundaberg and Captain Morgan Rum, Pimms, Bailey's, and Guinness.
Inghams is one of Australia and New Zealand's top food companies, with an annual turnover of $2.5bn, and proudly employing over 8,000 people and operating in more than 100 locations across Australia and New Zealand. Ingham's today encompasses a fully integrated farming, primary and further processing poultry business, operating ten feed mills, eight primary production plants, seven further processing plants and a diversified Stockfeed, and Ingredients operation. Chicken forms an important daily part of the consumer diet, and as such, Ingham's products are in the top 5 of all products sold each day through grocery, and Inghams's sits as a #1 supplier to the Grocery, QSR, and Foodservice Channels.
Global President of Mars Drinks, a Segment of Mars Incorporated. Mars Drinks is one of the six global segments of Mars Incorporated, and is the Business-to-Business supplier of hot drinks to the workplace in North America, across Europe and Asia: With manufacturing plants in the US and UK, and business operations across multiple continents. The Global President holds full accountability and delivery in all operating geographies, and is responsible directly to the Board and Mars Inc Leadership Team for the strategic development and future of the Segment. Mars Inc is the +US$35bn privately-owned food company with operations in over 73 countries and with over 70,000 Associates.
Regional President - Mars Food Australia. Mars Food Australia is a leading Australian food business with a portfolio that includes the iconic brands of MasterFoods, Dolmio Pasta Sauces, Kan Tong, and Uncle Ben's Rice. As Regional President the role included the direct General Management of the Australian business, oversight for Mars Food South Africa (based in Capetown SA) a member of the Mars Global Food Segment Leadership Team (a Segment of Mars Incorporated), leader of the Mars Food global Sales Leadership Team, and Directorship of Mars Australia Pty Ltd. Mars Food Australia is based in Wyong, NSW, and with a portfolio predominantly in Australia and New Zealand, the role enjoyed full autonomy for the innovation, development, manufacture and marketing of all brands. Known for turnaround success, MFA enjoys consistent above market and category performance, world-leading employee engagement, and global recognition for Sustainability.
Sales Director - Mars Food Australia. Sales Director for the Mars Food business, based in Wyong, NSW: A leading member of the Mars Food Leadership Team responsible for the Australian Food business. Sales Director for a department of 60 Associates incorporating National Retail Accounts, Away-from-Home (business-to-business) Sales, Category Management, Trade Marketing and third-party Field support (which was transitioned to during this tenure). Primary responsibility for our top-to-top relationship with major Retail partners, lead for major trade negotiations, and proudly recognised for market-leading in Customer Engagement. Mars Food is consistently ranked #1 by Customers (Advantage Group Survey Results)