FINALISTS ANNOUNCED: 2020 Executive of the Year Awards

CEO of the Year

Major Sponsor

Top row, from left: Mark McGinley, CEO, CouriersPlease; David Gagovski, CEO and Managing Director, Cleaning Melbourne; Kate Farrar, CEO, LGIAsuper;
Sanjiv Manchanda, CEO, Atlas Iron; Marisa Mastroianni, Group CEO and Managing Director, UOW Global Enterprises; Travis Erridge, CEO and Co-Founder, TM Insight.Bottom row, from left: Clayton Howes, CEO and Co-Founder, MoneyMe; Mark Allison, CEO and Managing Director, Elders; John Winning, CEO, Winning Group;
Louise Adams, Chief Executive – Australia and New Zealand, Aurecon; Anthony Nantes, CEO, Wisr; Kath Blackham, CEO, VERSA.

Learn more about the 12 CEO of the Year finalists.

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Managing Director of the Year

Top row, from left: Akash Ahluwalia, Managing Director, Jenny Craig Australia and New Zealand; Kelly Van Nelson, Managing Director, Adecco Australia; David Gagovski, CEO and Managing Director, Cleaning Melbourne; Peter Welling, Former Managing Director, Citizen Services, Serco Asia Pacific.Bottom row, from left: Shelley Oldham, General Manager, Lismore City Council; Phillip Britt, Managing Director, Aussie Broadband; Marcella Romero, Managing Director, CEO and Founder, Arriba Group; Paul Sansom, Managing Director and CEO, Audi Australia.

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CFO of the Year

Top row, from left: John Wise, CFO and Company Secretary, Acumentis Group; Moazam A Shah, Global CFO, Aspen Medical.Bottom row, from left: Rachel Knight, CFO, Guide Dogs Victoria; Bevan Nicholson, CFO and COO, Hendry.

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CIO of the Year

From left: Jack Broughton, Head of IT, King Living; Craig Ulrick, CIO, Acumentis Group; Andrew Collins, CIO, Sport Integrity Australia.

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CMO of the Year

Top row, from left: Adriana Giometti, Chief Marketing and Client Relations Officer, Holman Webb Lawyers; Diana Faddoul, Marketing Business Lead, Uniting.Bottom row, from left: Ben King, National Marketing Manager, CouriersPlease; Serena Leith, Marketing Director, Spotify.

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COO of the Year

Top row, from left: Jo Devery, COO, Winning Group; Gerhard Veldsman, COO, Roy Hill.Bottom row, from left: Scott Gilroy, COO, AusDiagnostics; Matthew John Swindells, COO, Coles Group.

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Executive Assistant of the Year

Top row, from left: Candice Golding, Executive Assistant, Dr Jones & Partners Medical Imaging; Grace Newnham, Executive Assistant, MRI Software.Bottom row, from left: Nick Ginsburg, Executive Assistant to the Provost and Senior Vice-President, Monash University;
Talitha Ramsey, Executive Assistant to the Executive Chairman and CEO, Hancock Prospecting.

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HR and Recruitment Executive of the Year

Top row, from left: Ariane Aeschimann-Forbes, HR Director ANZ, Henry Schein; Katy Halliwell, People and Organisation Director, Mars Wrigley Australia.Bottom row, from left: Ingrid Anderson, Chief People Officer, BWX Australia; Robin Jerome, Managing Partner and Founder, Zeep Medical.

 

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Media Executive of the Year

From left: Luke Girgis, CEO, The Brag Media; Laura Aldington, CEO, Host/Havas; Kath Blackham, CEO, VERSA. 

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Not-For-Profit Executive of the Year

Top row, from left: Arani Duggan, Head of Marketing and Fundraising, Ronald McDonald House Charities; Naomi Steer, National Director, Australia for UNHCR.Bottom row, from left: Rachele Grassi, CEO and Secretary General, Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Australia; Jason Juretic, CEO, Stepping Stone House.

 

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Professional Services Executive of the Year

Top row, from left: Carolyn Breeze, General Manager Australia and New Zealand, GoCardless; Peter Welling, Former Managing Director, Citizen Services, Serco Asia Pacific.Bottom row, from left: Andrew Shea, CEO, Builders Academy Australia; Ryan Cummings, Managing Director, Whale Logistics (Australia).

 

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Property Executive of the Year

Top row, from left: Julian Green, Executive General Manager – Commercial, Property and Infrastructure, Hobart International Airport; Thinus Keeve, Chief Property and Export Officer, Coles Group.Bottom row, from left: Fotini Pratis, CEO, ACM Hire Group; Sam El Rihani, Founder and Chairman, Decode Group.

 

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Sales Executive of the Year

From left: Blaine Slater, Group Executive – New Business, TSA Group; Xavier Shortal, Sales Director, Mars Wrigley Australia; Stephen Brown, Sales Director APAC and Managing Director International, BWX. 

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Startup Executive of the Year

Top row, from left: Amanda Johnstone, Founder and CEO, Transhuman; Martin Karafilis, Co-Founder and COO, Tiliter.Bottom row, from left: Sangeeta Venkatesan, Executive Chair, FairVine Super; Marcella Romero, Founder and CEO, AimBig Employment.

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Young Executive of the Year

Top row, from left: Justin Gaggino, 2IC, HiSmile; Divya Mehta, Deputy Managing Director, Decode Group.Bottom row, from left: Laura Wedmaier, Commercial Director (Director of Corporate Services), Stuartholme School; Alexis Soulopoulos, Co-Founder and CEO, Mad Paws.