2019 Executive of the Year Awards – Finalists announced
We will announce the winners at the awards ceremony in Melbourne on 14 November 2019.
CEO OF THE YEAR
Major Sponsor
Zena Burgess, CEO, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
David Hackett, CEO, MLC Life Insurance
Emma Hendry, CEO, Hendry Group
Fiona Johnston, CEO, UM Australia
Bobby Lehane, CEO, CHU Underwriting Agencies
Anthony Nantes, CEO, Wisr
Andrew Ritchie, CEO, EstimateOne
Michele Smith, CEO, North Eastern Community Hospital
Kim Wethmar, CEO, TravelEdge
John Winning, CEO, Winning Group
Managing Director of the Year
Akash Ahluwalia, Managing Director, Jenny Craig Australia and New Zealand
Caleb Bush, Managing Director and Senior Vice President, GPJ ANZ
Leanne Harwood, Managing Director Australasia and Japan, InterContinental Hotels Group
Matthew Keighran, Managing Director South East Asia Pacific, Hugo Boss
COO of the Year
Kiri Brain, former COO, Nexia Australia
Sunny D'Souza, Director of Operations and Transformation, Employsure
Jeff Yu, Co-Founder and COO, One Stop Warehouse
CFO of the Year
Michael Eadie, CFO, Credit Corp Group
Kerrie Parker, CFO, Deakin University
Leah Weckert, CFO, Coles Group
Matt Young, CFO, Treasury Wine Estates
HR Executive of the Year
Natalie Brooke, HR Manager, Menulog
Tanya Cook, Group Manager, People and Culture, Probuild Constructions
Peta Karunaratne, Executive General Manager, People and Customer Experience, Silver Chef
Lucy Lithgow, General Manager, People and Culture, BPAY Group
Marketing Executive of the Year
Matthias Bizilis, Head of Marketing, LifeChanger Foundation
Krystel Cochico, National Marketing and Communications Manager, VISA Global Logistics
Serena Leith, Head of Marketing ANZ, Spotify
Julie Toma, Head of Marketing and Communications, Catholic Healthcare
Sales Executive of the Year
Francine Ereira, General Manager, Sales and Solution Delivery, Zip Co Limited
Gary Griffiths, Director, Sales and Marketing, Tsubaki Australia
Michael Pachota, General Manager, Automobile, Suzuki Australia
Michael Reid, General Manager, QLD, NT and PNG, Cisco
Young Executive of the Year
Tom Amos, CEO, Sidekicker
Caleb Bush, Managing Director and Senior Vice Preisdent, GPJ ANZ; Managing Director ANZ, Project Worldwide
John Hobby, General Manager Pacific, Nu Skin Enterprises
Amber Manning, CEO, Just Cuts Franchising
Start-Up Executive of the Year
Anthony Nantes, CEO, Wisr
Kristofer Rogers, CEO, Split Payments
Marcella Romero, Founder and Managing Director, AimBig Employment
Robert Tadros, Founder and CEO, Impressive Digital
Executive Assistant of the Year
Justin Barwick, Executive Assistant to Chief Human Resources Officer, Serco Asia Pacific
Sylvie Boutros, Executive Assistant to the CEO, Dyldam
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
Education Executive of the Year
David Chiem, Founder, CEO and Executive Chairman, MindChamps
Neel Khokhani, CEO, Soar Aviation
Andrew Shea, CEO, Builders Academy Australia
Jon Whittle, Executive Dean, Faculty of Information Techonology, Monash University
Professional Services Executive of the Year
Milan Andjelkovic, Managing Director, Strategy, TM Insight
Natasha Norton, CEO, Accuteque
David Oxley, Head of Solutions, Employsure
Fatima Said, Co-Founder and Managing Director, eWave
Monika Tu, Director, Black Diamondz Property Concierge
Financial Services and Insurance Executive of the Year
David Hackett, CEO, MLC Life Insurance
Bobby Lehane, CEO, CHU Underwriting Agencies
Paul Moss, General Manager, Technology, Operations and Product, MyState Bank
Damien Mu, CEO, AIA Australia and New Zealand
Hospitality and Tourism Executive of the Year
Phillipa Harrison, Executive General Manager International, Tourism Australia
Leanne Harwood, Managing Director Australasia and Japan, InterContinental Hotels Group
Monique Parker, Director of Marketing and Communications, Kingfisher Bay Resort Group
Kim Wethmar, CEO, TravelEdge
Energy and Resources Executive of the Year
Karl Brown, Founder and CEO, Instyle Solar
Gina Rinehart, Executive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting
Chris Williams, Founder and CEO, Natural Solar
Anson Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO, One Stop Warehouse
Building and Construction Executive of the Year
Sam El Rihani, Founder and Managing Director, Decode Group
Emma Hendry, CEO, Hendry Group
Fotini Pratis, CEO, ACM (Australian Crane and Machinery) Group
Andrew Ritchie, CEO, EstimateOne
Health and Pharmaceutical Executive of the Year
Stuart Chesneau, Executive Director, Business Growth and Innovation, Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Mark Middleton, Group CEO, Icon Group
Kam Phulwani, Founder and CEO, Medsurge Healthcare
Michele Smith, CEO, North Eastern Community Hospital
IT and Telecommunications Executive of the Year
David Dicker, CEO and Chairman, Dicker Data
Anthony Nantes, CEO, Wisr
Jake Philpott, CEO, Tanda
Kristofer Rogers, CEO, Split Payments
Transport and Logistics Executive of the Year
Kylie Fraser, President, FMCG and Healthcare, Linfox Australia
Mark Haslam, Managing Director Oceania, APL Logistics Australia
Julian Leach, Co-Founder and CEO, ParcelPoint
Scott Walker, National Transport Manager, Commerical, VISA Global Logistics
Retail Executive of the Year
Akash Ahluwalia, Managing Director, Jenny Craig Australia and New Zealand
Bethany James, Owner and Founder, James Said
Matthew Keighran, Managing Director South East Asia Pacific, Hugo Boss
John Winning, CEO, Winning Group
Media Executive of the Year
Caleb Bush, Managing Director and Senior Vice President, GPJ ANZ
Annabelle Davidson, Founder and Director, Social Playground
Fiona Johnston, CEO, UM Australia
Kylie Watson-Wheeler, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand
Not-For-Profit Executive of the Year
Zena Burgess, CEO, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Vedran Drakulic OAM, CEO, Gandel Philanthropy
Arabella Gibson, CEO, Gidget Foundation Australia
Michael Hopkins, CEO, Master Builders ACT