[axr] Sales & Marketing Collective: January 2026

Welcome to the first edition of the [axr] Sales & Marketing Collective for 2026. We appreciate you being part of our growing community.  

January set a confident tone for the year ahead, with continued movement across senior leadership, sales, marketing, and category functions. Activity remained strong across FMCG, retail, and consumer brands as organisations reset capability and structure for 2026. 

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Here are the key movements for [Month]:

Senior Appointments 

• Craig Wagner joined Metagenics as Regional Commercial Director. Craig was previously ANZ Group Director of Sales and New Zealand General Manager at Blackmores. 
• Reece Broadfoot moved from Nestlé Purina, where he was Head of Sales, to The Packaging Place as Sales Director. 
• Christina Walle transitioned from Danone, where she held the role of Head of Marketing, to Staedtler as Managing Director. 



Sales Appointments 

• Karen Wei moved from Galderma, where she was Key Account Manager, to Blackmores Group as National Account Executive. 
• Jason Murua moved from Laurent Baking Group, where he was State Sales Manager NSW, to Bakers Maison Australia as Business Development Manager NSW. 
• Megan Jarrott moved from Real Pet Food Company, where she was National Account Manager, to Adidas as Senior Specialist DPC. 
• John Molony moved from Danone, where he was Key Account Manager, to Combined Group as National Account Manager. 
• Megan Gregson moved from Princes Group, where she was Revenue Growth Manager, to MCoBeauty as National Account Executive. 
• Raj Duggan moved from General Mills, where she was National Account Manager, to PZ Cussons as Senior National Account Manager. 
• Sarah Cowlishaw moved from Revlon, where she was National Business Manager – Major Pharmacy & Retail, to Red Bull as National Business Manager Coles. 
• Rebecca Hansen moved from Good Drinks, where she was National Business Manager – On Premise, to Australian Vintage as National Business Manager – New Business. 
• Prue Andrews moved from Bacardi, where he or she was Head of National Accounts, to Divas Beverages as Head of National Sales. 
• Wai Sue Teoh moved from Lamb Weston Australia, where he or she was Business Development Manager, to CJ Foods Oceania as Sales Director. 
• Ben Stanley moved from Mars, where he or she was Customer Development Director, to Chobani as Head of Customer – Woolworths. 

Marketing Appointments 

• Freya Bruce moved from Kenvue, where she was Assistant Brand Manager, to Colgate‑Palmolive as Assistant Brand Manager. 
• Mark Little moved from World Vision, where she was Head of Lifecycle Marketing, to Fujifilm Australia as National Marketing Manager. 
• Tuuli Turunen moved from Tea Pigs, where she was Director, Brand Marketing, to Diageo as Head of Marketing Transformation. 
• Lara Jones moved from The Point, where she was Marketing Manager, to Stockland as Marketing Manager. 
• Frederica McCauley moved from InvoCare, where she was Head of Marketing – Pet, to Active Mobility as Marketing Manager. 
• Heather Staddon moved from Westpac, where she was Senior Marketing Manager, to ING Australia as Marketing Lead – Wealth & Lending. 
• Madeline Georgiadis moved from Carnival Australia, where she was Public Relations Manager, to Aurora Expeditions as Global PR & Communications Director. 
• Bernadette Mackinnon moved from MultiLit, where she was Marketing Director, to the Australian College of Physical Education as Chief Marketing & Customer Officer. 
• Oscar Presto moved from Hasbro, where he was Brand Manager, to L – founders of Loyalty as Licensing & Campaigns Manager. 
• Janine Riedel moved from JDE Peet’s, where she was Senior Brand Manager, to The Real Pet Food Co as Senior Brand Manager. 
• Grace Davey moved from The Kitchenary, where she was Senior Brand Manager, to Real Pet Food Company as Brand Manager. 
• Remy Smalley moved from Reckitt, where she was Head of Marketing ANZ, to Vestacy as Head of Marketing ANZ. 



Category Appointments 

• Vivi Wang moved from SC Johnson, where she was Category Strategy & RGM Manager, to PepsiCo as Senior Woolworths Category Manager. 
• Adrian Arndt moved from Diageo, where he was Commercial Strategy Lead, to Blackmores Group as Head of Category Development. 
• Alex Perry moved from Goodman Fielder, where he was Category Manager, to Lion as Category Manager.