Todd Saunders
Five years ago, Sanitarium realised it needed to invest in leadership. Todd Saunders reveals that the company has seen tangible gains from this investment.
Every Australian child knows Weet-Bix, the iconic breakfast cereal from Sanitarium, a company that is more than 116 years old and whose aim is to create healthy, affordable food for all Australians. Todd Saunders is the general manager of Sanitarium, and is a complete believer in the company's ethos.
Todd started his successful career with the company in his early twenties. "I'm an accountant by profession, and I actually started my career at Sanitarium back in the 1990s. I moved around in manufacturing and distribution and then became the company's youngest finance manager I think I was 27 years old and then the youngest CFO at 29."
"I then went out on my own. I was a management consultant largely working in mergers and acquisitions with smaller listed companies, private equity, and venture capital funds. In 2009, I came back to Sanitarium as their strategy and development manager. In 2011, I was promoted to Sanitarium general manager for Australia."