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Qantas has united its airline and loyalty marketing under one chief marketing officer as part of a restructure of the team geared at better uniting the two sides of the business and improving marketing efficiency.

Marley Spoon chief marketing and growth officer, Kate Whitney, has joined the ever-growing ranks of marketing leaders taking on board roles and become a non-executive director at Wisr.

Former City Beach and Brisbane Airport Corporation marketing leader, Mike Doyle, has become the new head of marketing for Australian apparel brand, LSKD.

Even before she took the CMO job, Taz Bareham knew JobAdder’s branding and Adder snake iconography would hinder its geographic expansion and ability to win over larger in-house corporate recruitment teams.

Diversity of thought and experience are touted as increasingly important ways for organisations to get ahead, devise competitive advantage, build resilience and innovative thinking culturally, implement change and ultimately, drive growth.

Former Youfoodz CMO, Simon Jarvis, has realised his dream of becoming a CEO and joined Aussie plant-based food meal delivery service, Garden of Vegan, as its chief.

Audible’s director of brand and content marketing has switched audiobooks for the fitness sector and joined Fitness & Lifestyle Group as its new general manager of marketing and PR for A/NZ.

The Marketing Academy has revealed its latest tranche of 30 scholars including 18 client-side marketing, media and brand managers and leaders.

The Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) has taken the wrappers off a new micro-credential evaluation offering designed to better recognise and reward a marketer’s practical work experience.

In its recent ecommerce trends report, design consultancy, Designit, highlighted a shift across consumer brands and retailers towards circular services.

ABC’s head of media has switched the public broadcaster for next-gen share trading and superannuation and joined Superhero as its first head of marketing

It was when Jane Merrick completed her last role in superannuation and began seeking a senior marketing position within the technology space that she realised she in a category quandary.

Performance and analytics software provider, IR, has appointed a new chief marketing officer following the departure of long-serving global marketing leader, Kevin Ryder.

Keypath Education has brought on a new executive director overseeing marketing and customer experience.

Mentoring can be a transformational relationship, one that can lift career trajectories through powerful support and encouragement across industries and sectors. In particular, mentoring plays a key role in the development for nearly all executives.

SunRice has confirmed former Kellogg’s marketer, Tamara Howe, as its new chief marketing officer.

Investing is a serious business, and one that poses significant consequences for reckless or risky behaviour. But it can also deliver rewards above and beyond just financial gains, especially for those investors who enjoy the thrill of picking winners.

What does a world free of bias look like? This year’s International Women’s Day theme is ‘breaking the bias’ and it’s about working towards a world free of stereotypes and discrimination that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. It’s a world where difference is valued and celebrated.

Brands need to get over “perfection paralysis” and just start getting on with the job of addressing sustainability if they want to rise up and meet the expectations of their consumers.

Blooms The Chemist has promoted its chief marketing officer to the newly created role of chief operating officer after a restructure triggered by its new CEO.

For Australian ready meals company, My Muscle Chef, ‘strength’ was originally defined in physical terms, with its products catering to nutrition seekers in the workout crowd. But as the company began looking to expand beyond its initial success as a direct-to-consumer food business, head of marketing, Liam Loan-Lack, and his team started questioning exactly what strength means in today’s context.