Nobody Panic! It’s Just The Women In Media Power List Loooooong List

Nobody Panic! It’s Just The Women In Media Power List Loooooong List
David Hovenden
By David Hovenden



As hotly anticipated as a delivery order of the five essential food groups of grease, salt, sugar, bacon and bacon-related products on a Saturday morning after a gala awards ceremony, we give you the B&T Women in Media Power List longlist.

What is the B&T’s Women in Media Long list we ask? Simply, it’s our primary method of discovering who are all the amazing women working in the advertising, marketing and media in Australia and New Zealand. It’s the free-for-all opportunity to get your or besties’ names in front of us before we arrive at the 2022 final 30 Power List.

Before we get into it, a few rules (or perhaps guidelines) we ask you to observe.

Accept we’re fast and loose here at B&T. While every effort (i.e. asking the intern to check everyone’s LinkedIn profile from last year) has been made to ensure all details are correct at the time of publishing, they’re absolutely not going to be. We sincerely apologise if anyone on this list has changed jobs, moved overseas, left the industry, retired, died or done something so egregious to someone else as to be unworthy of this list. Remember the fast bit about our initial disclaimer. We will fix the problem as fast as we can.

Also, accept that while this list as a starting point is long, it is in no way complete. Heck we can’t even guarantee the whole 30 finalists from last year aren’t all here. God, we hope they are, but come on! That’s a lot of names to wade through.

While there’s near on 200 people in the starting lineup, our hope is to push it way, way higher. Afterall, that means there’s a beautiful burgeoning pool of talent of awesome women we’re not even aware of. Come on! Let’s push this baby to 1000.

NB: Nominating people outside the industry like your mum isn’t what we’re after; albeit knowing full well your mum is awesome!

Also please note, that this is not the people’s choice! There’s no voting here. Just an unearthing process of proper talent. If you or your favourite friend are somewhat unproven, there’s still time to stick an actual entry into the actual awards. 

If you do want to add someone, please add them to the comments section below.

If you want to kill someone because you’re so offended by something or someone on this list feel free to email david@bandt.com.au. If you want to get something changed quickly, email solomon@bandt.com.au.

Okay enough spoilers and disclaimers, here’s the long list, enjoy:

  1. Adele Burke – General Manager, MediaCom Sydney
  2. Aimee Buchanan – CEO GroupM Australia & New Zealand
  3. Ainslee O’Brien – GM Commercial Networks, News Corp
  4. Aleisha McCall – Founder and CEO, Ultimate Edge Communications
  5. Alex Sloane – Meta Marketing Director
  6. Alicia Olson-Keating – Managing Director, Nielsen
  7. Alison Tilling – CSO, VMLY&R AUNZ
  8. Aliya Hasan – Head of Strategy, The Media Store
  9. Amanda Laing – Chief Commercial and Content Officer, Foxtel
  10. Amy Mills – Director Online Sales, LinkedIn APAC
  11. Anathea Ruys – CEO, UM
  12. Andrea Martens – CEO, ADMA
  13. Andrea Rule – Head of Enterprise, LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
  14. Angela Morris – National Chief Strategy Officer, Bastion Creative
  15. Angela Neville – GM and Sales Director Brisbane, Network 10
  16. Angela Tangas – CEO, dentsu
  17. Anna Bohler – Manager Personalised Marketing, IAG
  18. Anna Cherry – National Head of Strategy, Spark Foundry
  19. Annalise Dry – eCommerce Director, OMD Australia
  20. Annie Parker – Executive Director Tech Central, Greater Cities Commission
  21. Anny Havercroft – Head of Business Marketing AUNZ, TikTok
  22. Azadeh Williams – Founder and ManagingPpartner, AZK Media
  23. Barbara Humphries – Executive Creative Director, The Monkeys
  24. Bec Brideson – Consultant/Co-Founder and CEO, Bec Brideson/SUPERTAP
  25. Bec Brown – Founder and Managing Director, The Comms Department
  26. Belinda Drew – Chief Client Officer, The Monkeys
  27. Belinda Jennings – Founder and Director of Strategy, Mum Central
  28. Belinda Murray – Managing Director/ Leader Creativity & Flow, BWM Dentsu Melbourne, Murray
  29. Beverley McGarvey – Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer, Paramount ANZ
  30. Bobbi Mahlab – Founder and Chair/Co-Founder/ Member of the NSW Council for Women’s Economic Development/ Jurror, Mahlab, Mentor Walks, Women NSW, Cartier Women’s Initiative
  31. Brodee Myers-Cooke – Editorial Director/Editor-in-Chief, Mass Food/taste.com.au, News Corp
  32. Carmela Soares – Creative Strategist, Meta
  33. Carolyn Bollaci – Head of Media ANZ, Facebook
  34. Carrie Barker – CEO, the projects*
  35. Catherine Krantz – Executive Director Media Operations, Dentsu international
  36. Catherine Rushton – Chief Strategy Officer, Mindshare
  37. Catherine Smith – General Manager, Half Dome
  38. Cathy O’Connor – CEO and Managing Director, Ooh!Media
  39. Celia Wright – Chief Growth Officer, Essence
  40. Charlotte Valente – CMO, Seven West Media
  41. Charmaine Moldrich – CEO, Outdoor Media Association
  42. Chiquita King – Founder and MD, Cocogun
  43. Christina Aventi – Chief Strategy Officer, BMF Australia
  44. Claire Bisset – Head of Integrated Production, Clemenger, BBDO Sydney / Flare
  45. Claire Butterworth – National Head of Investment, GroupM
  46. Claire Fenner – Managing Director & Partner, Atomic 212°
  47. Claire Waring – ECD, R/GA
  48. Claudia Alvarado – Sales Director NSW & QLD, Totally Awesome
  49. Claudine Hall – Marketing Director, Are Media
  50. Deb O’Sullivan – General Manager, Customer Experience Applications, AUNZ, Oracle
  51. Debbie Leader – Head of Marketing, McGrath Foundation
  52. Dee Madigan – Executive Creative Director Campaign Edge
  53. Diane Ho – National Digital Sales Director, Paramount AUNZ
  54. Dina Bailey – Agency Partner, Facebook
  55. Dom Hickey – CSO, Howatson+Company
  56. Edwina McCann – Editorial Director at News Prestige, Vogue, Vogue Living, GQ – News Corp
  57. EJ Granleese – Founder and Managing Partner, History Will Be Kind
  58. Elizabeth Fox – Director of Vendor Performance, APAC | DEI Leader, Inclusion & Disability Director of Vendor Performance, APAC | DEI Leader, Inclusion & Disability, Google
  59. Ellen Roel – Client Partner, Howatson+Company
  60. Ellie Rogers – Agency Director, ANZ Facebook
  61. Emily Bolton – EA to CEO ANZ, Spark Foundry
  62. Emily Foat – Head of Agency ANZ, Twitter
  63. Emily Murren – Director Consumer Marketing, Domain
  64. Emily Taylor – CSO, M&C Saatchi Group
  65. Emma Dallimore – Deputy News Director Sydney, Seven West Media
  66. Emma Montgomery – CEO, Leo Burnett
  67. Emma Robbins – ECD, M&C Saatchi Melbourne
  68. Emma Tommasini – Partner, Nature
  69. Estelle Bohensky – Head of People & Culture, Zenith Media
  70. Esther Carlsen – General Manager, Bench
  71. Esther Clerehan – Founder and CEO, CLEREHAN
  72. Eugenia Yeung – National Content Partnerships and Communities Lead, Reprise
  73. Felicity Hunt – Senior Client Partner, Twitter
  74. Fiona Nilsson – Managing Director of Food and Travel Australia, News Corp
  75. Fiona Roberts – Commercial Director, MiQ
  76. Fiorella Di Santo – COO, Medium Rare Content Agency
  77. Fran Clayton- CSO DDB Sydney, Director, Advertising Council Australia
  78. Gabriela Stewart – Client Managing Partner, L’Oréal, Wavemaker ANZ
  79. Gai Le Roy – CEO, IAB Australia
  80. Gayle de la Fuente – Client Account Manager, Twitter
  81. Gayle While – Chief Customer Officer, Dentsu Creative AUNZ
  82. Genevieve Clay-Smith – Non-Executive Director, Co-Owner, Co-Founder, Taste Creative/Bus Stop Films
  83. Genevieve Jacobs – Group Editor, Region Media Group
  84. Georgie Nichols – Sales Director NSW, Seven West Media
  85. Georgie Pownall – Managing Partner, By All Means
  86. Georgina Evans – Head of SEO, Reprise
  87. Hannah Cooper – Director, Advanced TV & Holding Groups, MiQ
  88. Helen Trinca – Managing Editor, The Australian, News Corp
  89. Helena Snowdon – Head of New Business, Media Brands – Publicis Groupe
  90. Holly Alexander – Head of Production, Howatson+Company
  91. Imogen Hewitt – CEO ANZ Spark Foundry
  92. Inbal Costis – Director of Business Operations in APAC & Head of China, Outbrain
  93. Iona McGregor – CSO, Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney
  94. Jacqueline Witts – Head of Planning, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne
  95. Jacquie Alley – Chief Operating Officer, The Media Store
  96. Jane Huxley – CEO Are Media
  97. Jane Palfreyman – Director of Marketing, SBS
  98. Jane Sullivan – Managing Director Wavemaker
  99. Jasmin Bedir – CEO/Creator, Innocean, Fck the Cupcakes
  100. Jen Sharpe – Founder and Managing Director, Think HQ
  101. Jennifer Lloyd – Finance & Commercial Director, Spark Foundry
  102. Jessica White – CEO & Partner, Cassette
  103. Jo Clasby – Director of Sales Total Publishing, Nine
  104. Jo de Fina – Executive Producer and Founder, The OTTO Empire
  105. Jo Scard – Founder and CEO, Fifty Acres
  106. Joan Warner – Principal, Gillooly Warner & Associates
  107. Joanne Gray – Executive Director, Pollination
  108. Joanne Painter – Co-founder and Managing Director, Icon Agency
  109. Jody Elston – Head of Strategy, RichardsRose
  110. Jonelle Lawrence – Managing Consultant PR & Production APAC, Clear Hayes Consulting
  111. Judy Sahay – Managing Director/Founder, Crowd Media HQ, Crowdshare/digiHUBS
  112. Julia Lefort – Head of Communications and Corporate Affairs, Plenti
  113. Julie Dormand – Managing Partner, The Works
  114. Judy Sahay – Mavin Consultant/Senior Advisor/Business Consultant, Managing Partner, Mavardo, 24HR Business Plan, Dormand Consulting, The Works
  115. Kandiese Villella – Head of Social, Reprise
  116. Karen Dewey – CEO, Lumi.Media
  117. Karen Halligan – Partner- Customer Brand and Marketing, KPMG Australia
  118. Karly Leach – General Manager, performance by design
  119. Kate de Brito – Executive Director, Flash
  120. Kate O’Ryan Roeder – Managing Director Sydney Mindshare
  121. Kath Blackham – Founder and CEO, VERSA
  122. Katherine Williams – COO, ABI Interiors
  123. Kathryn Carter – General Manager APAC, Snap Inc.
  124. Kathy Schokman – Head of Content & Partnerships, Sportsbet
  125. Katie Finney – Director, 7RED, Seven Network
  126. Katie Firth – Managing Partner, DDB Group Australia
  127. Katie McGrath – Chief People and Culture Officer, Seven West Media
  128. Katie Palmer-Rose – Managing Director, Social Soup
  129. Katie Rigg-Smith, chief strategy officer WPP ANZ
  130. Katie-Jane Michael – National Agency Lead, Reprise
  131. Katrina Alvarez-Jarrett – ECD, TBWA/Sydney, AWARD School Head
  132. Katrina McCarter – Founder and CEO, Marketing to Mums, Partnership Mastery
  133. Katrina Strickland – Editor of Good Weekend Magazine, Nine
  134. Kellie Dawson – Managing Director, MediaCom Brisbane
  135. Kellie Northwood – CEO/executive director, The Real Media Collective/TSA Limited
  136. Kelly Noble – Owner, Founder and Editor-in-Chief/ Director & Co-Founder, Glam Adelaide, Showcase SA
  137. Kelly Stambanis – GM Australasia, Thrive PR + Communications
  138. Kerry Field – Chief Growth Officer, Mindshare
  139. Kim Feitelberg – Executive Planning Director, VCCP
  140. Kim Portrate – CEO, ThinkTV
  141. Kim Xavier – Head of Strategic Insights, Zenith Media
  142. Kimberlee Wells – CEO, TBWA Melbourne and Adelaide
  143. Kirsty Muddle – Chief Executive Officer dentsu Creative Australia & New Zealand
  144. Kristin Carlos – MD of Platform, News Corp
  145. Kylie Blucher, Managing Director of Nine Queensland and Nine Northern NSW, Nine Entertainment Co.
  146. Kylie Rogers – Executive GM Customer and Commercial, AFL
  147. Lara Brownlow – Head of Agency and Channel Sales ANZ, LinkedIn
  148. Laura Aldington – CEO, Host/Havas
  149. Laura Cremon – Agency Development Manger, Twitter
  150. Laura Nice – Co-CEO, OMD Australia
  151. Lauren Joyce – Chief Strategy & Connections Officer, ARN
  152. Lauren Simpson – Marketing Manager ANZ, Twitter
  153. Lauren Swidenbank – Founder & CEO, Cali Social
  154. Leanne Cartwright-Bradford – SVP & Head of Audible Operations, APAC, Audible
  155. Lee Leggett – Chief Growth Officer APAC, Wunderman Thompson ANZ
  156. Leilani Abels – Founder & MD, Thrive PR + Communications
  157. Liesa Bacon – Director Audiences, ABC
  158. Lilian Sor – Chief Strategy Officer, Clemenger BBDO Sydney
  159. Lindsey Evans – Founding Partner and CEO, Special Group Australia
  160. Lisa Davies – CEO, AAP
  161. Lisa Lie – Head of People and Culture, Half Dome
  162. Lisa Squillace – National Sales Director, Network 10
  163. Lisa Sutton – Founder and Director, Enigma
  164. Lisa Vitaris – CMO, Amaysim
  165. Liz Baldwin – Senior Vice President, Head of Streaming, 10 ViacomCBS AUNZ
  166. Lizzie Baker – National Head of Investment, Zenith Media
  167. Lorraine Jokovic – CEO, LOUD Communications
  168. Lottie Laws – Director of Partnerships, Pinterest
  169. Lou Wilson – Head of New Business AUNZ, Marketing Solutions, LinkedIn
  170. Louisa Mennell – Head of Performance Media, Reprise
  171. Louise Barrett – Managing Director National Sales, News Corp
  172. Louise Butler-Green – Executive Manager Marketing, Everyday Banking, Digital, Shopping & Customer Programs, Commonwealth Bank
  173. Lucie Jansen – Chief Investment Officer, Spark Foundry
  174. Lucy Formosa Morgan – Commercial Operations Director, NOVA
  175. Lunia Ryan – Senior Client Account Manager, Twitter
  176. Lynne Scrivens – Deputy News Director Melbourne, Seven West Media
  177. Mandi Wicks – News Director, SBS
  178. Mandie van der Merwe – ECD M&C Saatchi Sydney
  179. Margie Reid – CEO Thinkerbell
  180. Maria Grivas – CEO, Reprise Australia
  181. Maryna Fewster – CEO Western Australian, Seven West Media
  182. Megan Kay – Managing Director, Zenith Melbourne
  183. Megan Oliver – Client Partner, Twitter
  184. Melanie Silva – Managing Director ANZ, Google
  185. Melanie Wiese – CSO, Wunderman Thompson
  186. Melina Cruickshank – PropTrack- CEO, REA Group
  187. Melinda Petrunoff – Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand, Pinterest
  188. Melissa Fein – CEO, Initiative
  189. Mia Freedman – Co-Founder and Creative Director, Mamamia
  190. Michelle Holland – Managing Director Sydney and Brisbane, Ogilvy Australia
  191. Michelle Hutton – CEO and Vice Chair APAC, Edelman
  192. Minsun Collier – National Head of Data & Technology Acceleration, MediaCom Australia
  193. Monique Perry – Managing Director Media & Sports and Pacific Cluster Leader, Nielsen
  194. Naomi Gorringe – National Marketing Director, SCA
  195. Naomi Shepherd – Group Industry Director/Head of Brand, Meta, Facebook
  196. Nat Brady – General Manager, M&C Saatchi Group Australia
  197. Natalie Harvey – National Sales Director, Seven West Media
  198. Natalie Taylor – Executive Producer, Sherpa
  199. Nickie Scriven – CEO, Zenith Media Australia
  200. Nicky Briger – Editor at Marie Claire, Bauer Media Group
  201. Nicole Bence – Network Digital Sales Director/Chairperson, Seven West Media, IAB
  202. Nicole Boyd – Head of Client Service, The Media Store
  203. Nicole Byers – Group Publisher, Are Media
  204. Nicole Cadiz – Head of Video ANZ, Twitter
  205. Nicole Milward – Acting Group Communications Director, Lyreco Group
  206. Nicole Prior – Managing Director AUNZ, Xandr
  207. Nikki Clarkson – Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, SCA
  208. Nikki Hills – Co-Founder & Strategic Director, WOM Network
  209. Olivia Ruello – Director, Talent Acquisition and Onboarding , NSW Department
  210. Paige Prettyman – Managing Director: Creative, Brand & Advertising, Deloitte Digital
  211. Paige Wheaton – National Head of Investment, Mindshare
  212. Pamela Bishop – COO, Blooms The Chemist
  213. Pamela Klioufis – CEO ANZ, BCW Global
  214. Paula Lopes – National Agency Lead, Reprise
  215. Pauly Grant – Chief Talent Officer ANZ, Publicis Groupe
  216. Philippa Noilea-Tani – Chief Investment Officer, Wavemaker
  217. Pia Chaudhuri – Executive Creative Director, BMF Australia
  218. Pip Marlow – CEO ANZ & ASEAN, Salesforce
  219. Poorani Adewole – National Head of Performance, Mindshare
  220. Priya Patel – Group Chief Executive Officer, DDB Aotearoa NZ
  221. Prue Cox – Director Enterprise SEA & ANZ Marketing Solutions, LinkedIn
  222. Rachael Powell – Head of Consumer & Market Insights AU/NZ, Google
  223. Rachel Page – General Manager, Sales AUNZ, Yahoo
  224. Rachida Murray – Chief Digital Officer, Spark Foundry
  225. Rebecca Costello – CEO, Schwartz Media
  226. Rebecca Robertson – Managing Partner, Howatson+Company
  227. Rebecca Stambanis – Head of Strategy and Founding Partner Melbourne, Special Group Australia
  228. Rebecca Tos – Founder & Principal Advisor, Rebecca Tos Advisory
  229. Renee Hyde – MD, Howatson+Company
  230. Ricci Meldrum – MD, TBWA/Melbourne
  231. Richenda Vermeulen – Founder and CEO, ntegrity agency
  232. Robi Stanton – Vice President of International Television Distribution, Warner Bros.
  233. Rochelle Burbury, Principal, Third Avenue Consulting
  234. Rochelle Levy – Account Director, Leba Ethnic Media
  235. Rose Bernauer – Partner Manager, Twitter
  236. Rose Herceg – President, WPP ANZ
  237. Ruth Haffenden – Managing Partner, The Works
  238. Sally Kissane – CEO, Ogilvy Australia
  239. Sam Turley – Chief Creative Officer, Mindshare
  240. Samantha Do – Marketing Manager, KFC
  241. Sammy Bolton – Partner & Head of Strategy, Audience Precision
  242. Sandra Wee – Senior Director of Commercial Operations APAC, The Trade Desk
  243. Sara McDonald – Head of People & Culture, Spark Foundry
  244. Sarah Adam-Gedge – Managing Director, Wipro Limited
  245. Sarah Belle Murphy – Digital Product & Commercial Consultant
  246. Sarah James – Managing Director Melbourne, Initiative
  247. Sarah Keith – Group Managing Director Active International and Involved Media, Active International
  248. Sarah Letts – Head of Content Solutions, TotallyAwesome
  249. Sarah McGregor – Executive Creative Director/Certified Auntie, dentsu, The Aunties
  250. Sarah O’Carroll – Editor-in-Chief at Forbes Australia
  251. Sarah Tucker – Head of APAC Marketing – Marketing Solutions, Enterprise, LinkedIn
  252. Sarah Wyse – Indepedent Advisor, act media ventures
  253. Sasha Firth – Managing Partner, DDB
  254. Sasha Smith – Head of Media, Howatson + Company
  255. Sev Griffiths – General Manager, Bohemia Group
  256. Sharon Zeev Poole – Founder & Director, Agent99 PR
  257. Sharyn Smith – Founder/Executive Director, Social Soup; Co-founder/Executive Director, The Influence group; Chair, Australian Influencer Marketing Council (AiMCO)
  258. Sheryl Marjoram – CEO, DDB Sydney
  259. Shivani Maharaj – Chief Content & Partnerships Officer, Wavemaker ANZ
  260. Sian Cook – Managing Director AUNZ, M&C Saatchi
  261. Sian Whitnall – Co-CEO, OMD Australia
  262. Simone Gupta – CEO, Havas PR Australia/Red Havas/One Green Bean
  263. Simran Kaur – Founder, Pounce Marketing
  264. Sive Buckley – Chief Experience Officer, Essence
  265. Skye Lambley – CEO, Herd MSL
  266. Sophie Beard – Creative Director, Howatson+Company
  267. Sophie Hicks Lloyd – Head of Client Partnerships and Sales, Cartology
  268. Sophie Langton – Head of Planning, Spark Foundry
  269. Sophie Madden – CEO, Media Federation of Australia
  270. Sophie Price – CSO, MediaCom
  271. Stefanie DiGianvincenzo – Creative Strategist, Facebook
  272. Stefanie Morrison – National eCommerce Lead, Reprise
  273. Sue Squillace – CEO ANZ, Carat, Dentsu Media
  274. Sunita Gloster – CEO/Senior Consultant/Advisor. Gloster Advisory/Accenture/UN Women Australia
  275. Susan Searle – Director, NEXTGEN Distribution
  276. Susannah George – Founder and CEO, Urban List
  277. Suzanne Steele – Vice President and Managing Director, Adobe ANZ
  278. Suzie Cardwell – General Manager Client Product & Strategy, News Corp
  279. Suzie Roberts – MD, VCCP
  280. Suzie Shaw – We Are Social CEO
  281. Suzy Smiley – Managing Director, Apparent
  282. Tania David – Head of Marketing & Business Development, Finecast
  283. Tanya Denning Orman – Director of Indigenous Content, SBS
  284. Tanya Vragalis – MD, TBWA/Sydney
  285. Tara Ford – Chief Creative Officer, The Monkeys
  286. Tara Mckenty – Creative Head APAC, Google
  287. Taryn Williams – Founder/CEO, theright.fit/The Influencers Agency
  288. Teresa Waltermann – Client Partner, Twitter
  289. Tereza Dodd – GM, PlatformGSK
  290. Terri Owens – Head of Business Operations, GroupM
  291. Tiffany Damm, Commercial Director & GM Melbourne, UnLtd
  292. Vanessa Mitchell – Change Communications Lead, nbn Australia
  293. Vanya Mariani – Commercial Director- Media (Sales & Customer Solutions), Carsales
  294. Venessa Hunt – General Manager/Board Director, ThinkPremiumDigital/UnLtd
  295. Veronica Cremen – Founder and Managing Director, Vonnimedia
  296. Victoria Curro – Managing Director, R/GA Sydney
  297. Virginia Hyland – CEO, Havas Media Group Australia
  298. Viv Gibson-Thomas – Head of Strategy, The Contenders
  299. Wendy Gower – Managing Director, Hearts & Science/m2m Australia
  300. Yvette Costi – CMO, Blooms The Chemist

 




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