We will announce the winners at the awards ceremony in Melbourne on 14 November 2019.
CEO OF THE YEAR
Major Sponsor


Zena Burgess, CEO, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners


David Hackett, CEO, MLC Life Insurance


Emma Hendry, CEO, Hendry Group


Fiona Johnston, CEO, UM Australia


Bobby Lehane, CEO, CHU Underwriting Agencies


Anthony Nantes, CEO, Wisr


Andrew Ritchie, CEO, EstimateOne


Michele Smith, CEO, North Eastern Community Hospital


Kim Wethmar, CEO, TravelEdge


John Winning, CEO, Winning Group
Managing Director of the Year


Akash Ahluwalia, Managing Director, Jenny Craig Australia and New Zealand


Caleb Bush, Managing Director and Senior Vice President, GPJ ANZ


Leanne Harwood, Managing Director Australasia and Japan, InterContinental Hotels Group


Matthew Keighran, Managing Director South East Asia Pacific, Hugo Boss
COO of the Year


Kiri Brain, COO, Nexia Australia


Sunny D'Souza, Director of Operations and Transformation, Employsure


Jeff Yu, Co-Founder and COO, One Stop Warehouse
CFO of the Year


Michael Eadie, CFO, Credit Corp Group


Kerrie Parker, CFO, Deakin University


Leah Weckert, CFO, Coles Group


Matt Young, CFO, Treasury Wine Estates
HR Executive of the Year


Natalie Brooke, HR Manager, Menulog


Tanya Cook, Group Manager, People and Culture, Probuild Constructions


Peta Karunaratne, Executive General Manager, People and Customer Experience, Silver Chef


Lucy Lithgow, General Manager, People and Culture, BPAY Group
Marketing Executive of the Year


Matthias Bizilis, Head of Marketing, LifeChanger Foundation


Krystel Cochico, National Marketing and Communications Manager, VISA Global Logistics


Serena Leith, Head of Marketing ANZ, Spotify


Julie Toma, Head of Marketing and Communications, Catholic Healthcare
Sales Executive of the Year


Francine Ereira, General Manager, Sales and Solution Delivery, Zip Co Limited


Gary Griffiths, Director, Sales and Marketing, Tsubaki Australia


Michael Pachota, General Manager, Automobile, Suzuki Australia


Michael Reid, General Manager, QLD, NT and PNG, Cisco
Young Executive of the Year


Tom Amos, CEO, Sidekicker


Caleb Bush, Managing Director and Senior Vice President, GPJ ANZ;
Managing Director ANZ, Project Worldwide


John Hobby, General Manager Pacific, Nu Skin Enterprises


Amber Manning, CEO, Just Cuts Franchising
Start-Up Executive of the Year


Anthony Nantes, CEO, Wisr


Kristofer Rogers, CEO, Split Payments


Marcella Romero, Founder and Managing Director, AimBig Employment


Robert Tadros, Founder and CEO, Impressive Digital
Executive Assistant of the Year


Justin Barwick, Executive Assistant to Chief Human Resources Officer, Serco Asia Pacific


Sylvie Boutros, Executive Assistant to the CEO, Dyldam


Nick Ginsburg, Executive Assistant to the Provost and Senior Vice-President, Monash University


Talitha Ramsey, Executive Assistant to the Executive Chairman and CEO, Hancock Prospecting
Education Executive of the Year


David Chiem, Founder, CEO and Executive Chairman, MindChamps


Neel Khokhani, CEO, Soar Aviation


Andrew Shea, CEO, Builders Academy Australia


Jon Whittle, Executive Dean, Faculty of Information Techonology, Monash University
Professional Services Executive of the Year


Milan Andjelkovic, Managing Director, Strategy, TM Insight


Natasha Norton, CEO, Accuteque


David Oxley, Head of Solutions, Employsure


Fatima Said, Co-Founder and Managing Director, eWave


Monika Tu, Director, Black Diamondz Property Concierge
Financial Services and Insurance Executive of the Year


David Hackett, CEO, MLC Life Insurance


Bobby Lehane, CEO, CHU Underwriting Agencies


Paul Moss, General Manager, Technology, Operations and Product, MyState Bank


Damien Mu, CEO, AIA Australia and New Zealand
Hospitality and Tourism Executive of the Year


Phillipa Harrison, Executive General Manager International, Tourism Australia


Leanne Harwood, Managing Director Australasia and Japan, InterContinental Hotels Group


Monique Parker, Director of Marketing and Communications, Kingfisher Bay Resort Group


Kim Wethmar, CEO, TravelEdge
Energy and Resources Executive of the Year


Karl Brown, Founder and CEO, Instyle Solar


Gina Rinehart, Executive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting


Chris Williams, Founder and CEO, Natural Solar


Anson Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO, One Stop Warehouse
Building and Construction Executive of the Year


Sam El Rihani, Founder and Managing Director, Decode Group


Emma Hendry, CEO, Hendry Group


Fotini Pratis, CEO, ACM (Australian Crane and Machinery) Group


Andrew Ritchie, CEO, EstimateOne
Health and Pharmaceutical Executive of the Year


Stuart Chesneau, Executive Director, Business Growth and Innovation, Australian Red Cross Blood Service


Mark Middleton, Group CEO, Icon Group


Kam Phulwani, Founder and CEO, Medsurge Healthcare


Michele Smith, CEO, North Eastern Community Hospital
IT and Telecommunications Executive of the Year


David Dicker, CEO and Chairman, Dicker Data


Anthony Nantes, CEO, Wisr


Jake Philpott, CEO, Tanda


Kristofer Rogers, CEO, Split Payments
Transport and Logistics Executive of the Year


Kylie Fraser, President, FMCG and Healthcare, Linfox Australia


Mark Haslam, Managing Director Oceania, APL Logistics Australia


Julian Leach, Co-Founder and CEO, ParcelPoint


Scott Walker, National Transport Manager, Commerical, VISA Global Logistics
Retail Executive of the Year


Akash Ahluwalia, Managing Director, Jenny Craig Australia and New Zealand


Bethany James, Owner and Founder, James Said


Matthew Keighran, Managing Director South East Asia Pacific, Hugo Boss


John Winning, CEO, Winning Group
Media Executive of the Year


Caleb Bush, Managing Director and Senior Vice President, GPJ ANZ


Annabelle Davidson, Founder and Director, Social Playground


Fiona Johnston, CEO, UM Australia


Kylie Watson-Wheeler, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company Australia and New Zealand
Not-For-Profit Executive of the Year


Zena Burgess, CEO, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners


Vedran Drakulic OAM, CEO, Gandel Philanthropy


Arabella Gibson, CEO, Gidget Foundation Australia


Michael Hopkins, CEO, Master Builders ACT