SHOP! ANZ ELECTS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Retail marketing industry association, Shop! ANZ, has inducted six new directors to its board of 10 following a member nomination process that allows the Association’s members to choose their industry representatives.
Joining the Shop! ANZ board for a two year term is Angela Craven, Head of Category & Shopper – TipTop Bakeries, George Weston Foods; Sarah Katsidis, GM, Premiums & Merchandising, IVE Group; Andy Kirk, CEO, Crossmark; Gary Head, Executive Creative Director, XPO: The Mars Agency; Craig Elvin, CEO, Centrum Group; and Jenny Mastroianni, Innovation Insights Manager, Pernod Ricard.
Four members of the previous board were successful in their re-election, including Georgia Bruton, Managing Partner, Shopper, Wunderman Thompson; Mark Logan, Senior Manager, Instore Marketing, Woolworths; Nathan Tindall, Creative Director, Point Retail; and Robin Appel, Partnership Director, D2C.
Retiring from the Shop! ANZ board in 2023 are Ben Coady, General Manager Brand Activations, IVE Group; Martin Kennedy, Point of Purchase Manager, Nestle; Sally Tobin, Managing Director, XPO: The Mars Agency; Natalie Mitchell, Insights Manager, Marketing and Innovation, Dulux.
Three office bearers have been selected by the new board to fill the positions of Chair, Vice Chair and Company Secretary, with Andy Kirk replacing Sally Tobin as Chairperson; Georgia Bruton continuing as Vice Chair; and Gary Head replacing Martin Kennedy, as Company Secretary.
Carla Bridge, General Manager of Shop! ANZ, congratulated the new board, who will oversee the industry association through the next step of its development and evolution, and thanked the outgoing directors.
“My huge thanks goes to our outgoing board members, who joined the board in the middle of a pandemic with the world and businesses facing uncertain futures and assisted in navigating the association through these challenging times – often only able to meet over video calls.
“With the pandemic now behind us and the industry returning to its full capacity again, I thank the outgoing board for all of their hard work and advice over the past two years – we’ve achieved a lot in that 24 month period,” Ms Bridge said.
“I look forward to working with our new Board of directors to lead the retail and shopper marketing industry through the next two years to ensure that we continue to remain a relevant, indispensable sector of retail across Australia and New Zealand, with a pipeline of new developments and offerings to be rolled out to members and the industry.
Incoming Shop! Chairperson, Andy Kirk, also thanked the outgoing board members for supporting the Association and welcomed his new fellow directors.
“I’m delighted to be taking over the chair role at a pivotal time for the Association. Over the years the industry has evolved significantly and continues to do so and I look forward to helping to steer both the Association and industry through these changes and ensuring we’re offering the right supports and tools for success,” Mr Kirk said.
To view the profiles of Shop! ANZ’s new Board of Directors visit: https://www.shopassociation.org.au/shop-anz-board-directors
For interview opportunities with new Shop! Chair, Andy Kirk, phone Shop! on (02) 9281 2630 or email shop@shopassociation.org.au.
