B&T’s CMO Power List Inductees Glam-Up For Exclusive Dinner With Are Media

B&T’s CMO Power List Inductees Glam-Up For Exclusive Dinner With Are Media

The most powerful CMOs in Australia descended on Sydney’s AALIA restaurant last night for an incredible night of celebration created by B&T and Are Media’s Gourmet Traveller.

Lead image L-R: Suzana Ristevski, CMO, NAB; Celeste Barber; Michelle Klein, chief customer and marketing officer, IAG; Kirsten Hasler, head of marketing, IKEA.

The inductees of B&T‘s CMO Power List were joined by luminaries from across the advertising spectrum including GroupM’s CEO Aimee Buchanan, Initiative head honcho Mel Fein and AANA CEO Josh Faulks.

The event was hosted by the inimitable Celeste Barber. Check out all the snaps of the glammed-up marketing bosses (and some slightly less glamorous B&T staffers) below:

An incredible spread was envisioned and delivered by AALIA’s executive chef Paul Farag and head chef of Brisbane’s celebrated Agnes, Ben Williamson, who flew in specially for the evening.

Here’s the full list of CMO Power List inductees, in no particular order:

  • Vandita Pandey, CMO ANZ, snacks and beverages, PepsiCo
  • Jo Boundy, CMO, CommBank
  • Andrew Hicks, CMO, Woolworths Group
  • Mim Haysom, EGM brand and marketing, Suncorp Group
  • Chris Brown, SVP/chief customer officer, McDonald’s
  • Anubha Sahasrabuddhe, chief growth officer, Lion
  • Jenni Dill, CMO, Arnott’s Group
  • Susan Coghill, CMO, Tourism Australia
  • Kate Blythe, CMO, MECCA Brands
  • Brent Smart, CMO, Telstra
  • Michelle Klein, chief customer and marketing officer, IAG
  • Georgia Hack, chief digital and marketing officer, L’Oréal
  • Suzana Ristevski, CMO, NAB
  • Dean Norbiato, general manager, marketing, KIA
  • Suzanne Stretton-Brown, director of marketing ANZ, Universal Pictures
  • Jenny Melhuish, marketing director, ALDI
  • Natalie Lockwood, vice president, head of marketing, Visa
  • Anneliese Douglass, director – marketing and communications, Nestlé
  • Amanda McVay, chief customer officer, Coles Group
  • Kirsten Hasler, head of marketing, IKEA



Please login with linkedin to comment

CMO Power List

Latest News

SBS Audio Campaign Tells The Stories Of New Australians, With Multilingual Content Offerings To Assist Migrants
  • Advertising
  • Campaigns

SBS Audio Campaign Tells The Stories Of New Australians, With Multilingual Content Offerings To Assist Migrants

SBS Audio has launched a new marketing campaign for its ‘Australia Explained’ service which supports new migrants to successfully navigate life in Australia and achieve a greater sense of belonging and social cohesion. SBS’s flagship service for new migrants, Australia explained, has launched a multi-platform marketing campaign that reaches into the heart of the migrant […]

Tracker App Launches, Promising Consumers A Read On Brand’s & Products Sustainability Chops
  • Advertising

Tracker App Launches, Promising Consumers A Read On Brand’s & Products Sustainability Chops

Shoppers can now get access to sustainability information at their fingertips through Tracker, a first-of-its-kind mobile app. The Tracker app centralises sustainability data into a single, easy-to-understand format, helping shoppers make informed choices about the brands and products they support. Shoppers can simply scan the barcode of their favourite supermarket, chemist or department store item […]