Who’s Your Most Powerful Women In Media? Vote Today!
In celebration of our Women in Media awards, B&T has scoured the industry and pulled out some of the women we think are kicking-butt in the workplace.
They include the women innovating, embracing change, great leaders and those turning things on their head.
This is only the start of what we envision will be a rather substantial list, so if there’s someone who’s not on here who you think should be on here, let us know in the survey box at the very bottom of this article (sorry, you’ll need to scroll to the end).
You’ve got one week to get your suggestions in. The deciding rank of the most powerful women in media will be announced at the Women in Media Awards on August 13. And make sure to nominate yourself or a colleague for the Women in Media Awards.
Name | Company | Title |
Alaina Hawley | Mediacom | National People & Culture Director |
Aleisha Haslemore | Ultimate Edge | Founder and managing director |
Alice Manners | IAB Australia | CEO |
Aimee Buchanan | OMD | Managing Director |
Anita Jacoby | ITV Studios Australia | Managing Director |
Annie Parker | Co-founder of muru-D, Director of Code Club Australia | |
Bec Brideson | Venus Comms | Director |
Carolyn Mackintosh | Clemenger | Creative Director |
Cathy O’Connor | NOVA | CEO |
Chantal Walker | Foxtel | Director Customer & Loyalty Marketing |
Charmaine Moldrich | OMA | CEO |
Deanne Weir | Chair of Hoodlum, Chair of WE Magazines Pty Ltd, Board member of International Women’s Development Agency, | |
Dee Madigan | Campaign Edge | Executive Creative Director |
Edwina McCann | Vogue | Editor |
Ellie Rogers | Head of Agency | |
Frances Anne-Keeler | Tourism Australia | Deputy CEO |
Gaye Steele | Macleay College | Head of Marketing and Admissions |
Helen McCabe | Australian Women’s Weekly | Editor in Chief |
Iona Macgregor | Publicis Worldwide | Chief Strategy Officer |
Ita Buttrose | Co-host of Studio 10 on Network TEN, Managing Director of Chief Executive Women | |
Jackie Frank | Pacific Mags | Group Publisher – Fashion & Health Titles at Pacific Magazines |
Jane Caro | Writer, Commentator, Lecturer | |
Jane Huxley | Pandora | Managing Director ANZ |
Jodie Sangster | ADMA | CEO |
Joe Pollard | Telstra | Group Managing Director, Media & Marketing |
Judith Lucy | Comedian, Author | |
Karen Stocks | Managing Director | |
Karly Leach | Maxus | MD |
Kat Thomas | One Green Bean | Founder & ECD |
Kate Vale | Spotify | Managing Director, Spotify ANZ |
Katie Rigg-Smith | Mindshare | CEO |
Kieran Moore | Ogilvy Public Relations | CEO Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide | Regional Talent Director Ogilvy PR Asia-Pacific |
Lee Leggett | Initiative | CEO |
Lee Tonitto | AMI | CEO |
Lindy Olsen | Fit Media | General manager, Fit Media and editor-in-chief of Oxygen magazine and Clean Eating |
Maile Carnegie | Managing Director | |
Marina Go | Bauer | General Manager, Hearst-Bauer Media + Chair of Wests Tigers |
Margaret Zabel | McDonald’s Australia Limited | VP Marketing |
Melinda Geertz | Leo Burnett | CEO |
Mia Freedman | MamaMia | Co-founder and content director |
Mim Haysom | M&C Saatchi | Managing Partner |
Nicole Boyd | Mediacom | Managing Director Brisbane |
Nicole Sheffield | NewsLifeMedia | CEO |
Nicole Taylor | DDB | Managing Director |
Olivia Wirth | Qantas | Group Executive, Brand, Marketing & Corporate Affairs |
Rhiannon MacDonald | Mail Online | Managing Editor |
Richenda Vermeulen | Start Up Victoria | Founder of Ntegrity |
Robi Stanton | Turners Broadcasting | VP of Sales and Marketing SE Asia Pacific |
Sarah Wyse | Videology | Managing Director ANZ |
Sophie Madden | Media Federation | CEO |
Sunita Gloster | AANA | CEO |
Tara Lordsmith | Myer | Group general manager – marketing |
Vittoria Shortt | Commonwealth Bank | Group Executive, Marketing and Strategy |
Virginia Hyland | Hyland Media | Founder and principal |
Yvonne Bauer | Bauer Media Group | Owner and Chief Executive |
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