​This year has proven to Tony Quarmby his marketing team is even more resilient than he hoped. "Working in an industry that’s on its knees due to COVID-19 and coming in to work every day single-mindedly focused on supporting local businesses, who employ one in eight Territorians, has been a challenge but with new campaign approaches, incentive sales schemes and business support programs they have reacted stoically," he told CMO. "Even when their roles have changed and uncertainty has permeated the office they have remained focused on delivering the necessary outcomes."

Optus has appointed a new permanent chief of consumer marketing and product, filling the gap left by the departure of Vicki Brady.

Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is on the hunt for a new chief marketing officer after its CMO, Peter (Pod) McLoughlin, announced he will step down from the role for health and personal reasons.

When it comes to being a marketing chief these days, emphasis is often placed on the importance of an analytical, data-driven approach. But for Wotif Group’s general manager of marketing, Michael Betteridge, success comes from having the best of both science and art.

Many marketers can count the number of Australian owned, globally recognised brands on one hand. So it’s no surprise that experienced marketer and strategist, Rob Langtry, considers being brand custodian for the country’s wool industry a rare privilege.

News Corp Australia has promoted its strategic partnership director, Damian Eales, to group director of marketing following the departure of Corin Dimopoulos.

Leading fashion brand, Levi’s, has brought on a new global CMO among a raft of senior management appointments aimed at increasing its share of consumer wallets.