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13 September 2018 - 4:22 PM

Executive of the Year Awards – Finalists announced

Congratulations to all of the finalists in The CEO Magazine’s 2018 Executive of the Year Awards. We will announce the winners at the awards ceremony…

Congratulations to all of the finalists in The CEO Magazine’s 2018 Executive of the Year Awards.

We will announce the winners at the awards ceremony in Sydney on 21 November 2018.

Major award

CEO of the Year



Rob Atkinson CEO ARN		Stephen Canning CEO JCurve Solutions

Rob Goudswaard CEO Credit Union Australia		Mark Nielsen APAC CEO and Executive Director Talent International

Giuseppe Porcelli CEO and Co-Founder Lakeba Group		Shelley Sullivan CEO and Founder ModelCo


James Thornton CEO Intrepid Group		Justin Wang Founder and Managing Director Property Investors Alliance


John Winning CEO Winning Group		Steven Wright CEO BIG4 Holiday Parks of Australia

Job-specific awards

Managing Director of the Year


Caleb Bush Managing Director and Vice President George P. Johnson Australia		Emma Hanh Ma CEO and Managing Director Health World Pharmaceuticals Australia


Oliver Horn Managing Director Swisse Wellness		Libby Roy Managing Director and Vice President PayPal Australia


Ron Santiago Managing Director Europcar Australia and New Zealand

CFO of the Year


James Aulsebrook CFO JCurve Solutions		Adam Campbell CFO Flight Centre Travel Group


Janelle Hopkins Group CFO Australia Post		Magdalena Kosior-Molloy CFO Holman Webb Lawyers


Trent Millane Commercial Director MediaCom

CIO of the Year


Peter Auhl CIO City of Adelaide		William Confalonieri Chief Digital Officer, CIO and Vice President Deakin University


Dr Philip Nesci Executive Director, Information and Communications Technology Australian Red Cross Blood Service		Mary-Lou O’Brien Chief Digital Officer Melbourne Girls Grammar School


Brett Winn CIO Blackmores

HR Executive of the Year


Franck Appleby People and Performance Director Adshel		Stig Bell Director of People and Culture SBS


Marissa Daras National People and Culture Director ARN		Michael Morris Head of Talent Employsure

Marketing Executive of the Year


Adriana Giometti Chief Marketing and Corporate Relations Officer Holman Webb Lawyers		Ric Navarro Global Director, Marketing and Communications Norman Disney and Young

Kate Massey CMO JCurve Solutions		Lisa Stockwell Marketing Director Arrow ECS ANZ

Sales Executive of the Year


Mike Cameron Group Executive, Customer and Revenue Property Exchange Australia		Kathryn Marshall CCO Acquire BPO


David Roddick Sales and Marketing Director Adshel		Jack Ukil Director of Sales Cvent Australia

Recognition awards

Young Executive of the Year


Akash Ahluwalia Managing Director Jenny Craig and Curves		Kate Massey CMO JCurve Solutions


Andrew Shea CEO Builders Academy Australia		Sabri Suby Founder and Head of Growth KingKong

Start-Up Executive of the Year


Martin Beeche Co-Founder and CEO Prosper Education		Sue Jauncey Founder and Director Pulse


Rajan Kumar Co-Founder and Managing Director The Lumery		Andrew Thorn Founder and CEO DigitalMaas

Not-For-Profit Executive of the Year


Gerry Andersen OAM CEO and Company Secretary Foodbank NSW and ACT		Rochelle Courtenay Founder and Managing Director Share the Dignity


Vedran Drakulic OAM CEO and Company Secretary Gandel Philanthropy		Arabella Gibson CEO Gidget Foundation Australia

Executive Assistant of the Year


Justin Barwick Executive Assistant to the Chief Human Resources Officer Serco Asia Pacific		Megan Green Executive Assistant to the CEO Perfection Farms and to the Joint Managing Director Victor Smorgon Group


Lydia Hart Executive Assistant and Supervisor Administration Roy Hill Holdings		Kathryn Moir Executive Assistant to the CEO Australian Red Cross Blood Service

Industry awards

Education Executive of the Year


Mathew Jacobson Founder and CEO Ducere Global Business School		Neel Khokhani CEO Soar Aviation


Anthony Mondello CEO Online Education		Andrew Shea CEO Builders Academy Australia

Professional Services Executive of the Year


Elizabeth Compton CEO LanguageLoop		Glenn McPhee Director of Recruiting Services ManpowerGroup Australia and New Zealand


Mark Nielsen APAC CEO and Executive Director Talent International		Justin Wang Founder and Managing Director Property Investors Alliance

Financial Services Executive of the Year


Dr Michelle Deaker Founder and Managing Partner OneVentures		Rob Goudswaard CEO Credit Union Australia


Angus McDonald CEO and Co-Founder Cover Genius		Libby Roy Managing Director and Vice President PayPal Australia

Hospitality and Tourism Executive of the Year


Sean Hunt Area Vice President of Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Marriott International		John O’Sullivan Managing Director Tourism Australia


James Thornton CEO Intrepid Group		Melanie Waters-Ryan COO Flight Centre Travel Group

Energy and Resources Executive of the Year


George Bauk CEO and Managing Director Northern Minerals		Dhruv Deepak Saxena Managing Director Riverina Oils & Bio Energy


Mark Williams Managing Director GWMWater		Anson Zhang CEO and Co-Founder One Stop Warehouse

Manufacturing Executive of the Year


Dr Aniss Chami CEO and Co-Founder Vitex Pharmaceuticals		Vanessa Katsanevakis Director Sussex Taps

Stuart Payne Director GP Graders		Dr Allen Saylav CEO Avass Group

Building and Construction Executive of the Year


Joshua Ridley CEO and Co-Founder Willow		Emma Hendry CEO Hendry Group


Robert Antoun Managing Director and Founder Antoun Civil Engineering		Ryan Steyn CEO and Founding Director Empower Construction

Health and Pharmaceutical Executive of the Year


Lesley Braun Director Blackmores Institute		Dr Aniss Chami CEO and Co-Founder Vitex Pharmaceuticals


Matt Muscio CEO and Managing Director LifeHealthcare		Emma Hanh Ma CEO and Managing Director Health World Pharmaceuticals Australia


Dr Joanne Pink Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director Clinical Services and Research Australian Red Cross Blood Service

IT and Telecommunications Executive of the Year


Carolyn Breeze Director and Head of Australia Braintree		Stephen Canning CEO JCurve Solutions


Tara Commerford Vice President and Managing Director Australia New Zealand GoDaddy		Peter Maloney CEO GlobalX

Transport and Logistics Executive of the Year


Neil Scales OBE Director-General Department of Transport and Main Roads (QLD)		Dan Reeve Market Director, Transport and Logistics SMEC


Ian Kent CEO Lionel Samson Sadleirs Group		James English Managing Director Ace Parking

Retail Executive of the Year


Rhian Allen Founder The Healthy Mummy		Shelley Sullivan CEO and Founder ModelCo


Thorsten Wichtendahl CEO Australian Geographic, The Co-op		John Winning CEO Winning Group

Media Executive of the Year


Rob Atkinson CEO ARN		Caleb Bush Managing Director and Vice President George P. Johnson Australia


Nick Hardie-Grant Managing Director Hardie Grant Media		Sebastián Siseles International Director Freelancer.com

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