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Understanding the ever-changing issues and priorities facing businesses is an important role of a world-class university. The long standing Industry Advisory Board is our commitment to identifying and addressing these issues.
Comprising of senior executes from across a range of industry sectors, our Board offers commercial value and business orientation. It provides input, guidance and support to the department as it implements its vision and strategy for the future.
BBus, EMBA (AGSM)
Company Director (ASX, Private Family, Not for Profit)
Nicki has over 20 years' experience working in FMCG marketing, innovation roles and general management roles. She began her career at Nestle as a marketing graduate and has worked leading teams with Cadbury Schweppes, Campbell Arnott's, Kraft, McCain Foods, SPC Ardmona (Food Division of Coca Cola Amatil), and was Group CEO for Powerforce (Powerforce, demoplus and Artel) in positions of increasing responsibility covering categories, products, brands, consumer insight, innovation, sponsorship, communication and consumer services. She has experience across all sales channels and multiple geographies. Roles have included: Vice President Innovation, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, Marketing Director Australia & New Zealand for Kraft Foods, Marketing & Innovation Director for SPC Ardmona & McCain Foods; General Manager Beverage Marketing for Cadbury Schweppes Australia and Head of Major Donor Partnerships at Australian Red Cross.
Nicki Anderson is highly recognised in the industry for her marketing skills including her Non-Executive Director roles at Select Harvests and Funtastic Limited (ASX listed companies); Mrs Mac's Limited (private family); Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and Australian Made Campaign Limited. She is Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee for both Funtastic & Mrs Mac's and a member on all other boards. Above all, Nicki is a passionate, high energy leader who inspires people to achieve more than they thought possible. She is always interested in and respectful of other people's point of view, but will drive the team forward aggressively to deliver results. Nicki’s passion is giving back to her local community, balancing this with travel therapy.
Marketing has been at the cornerstone of her career. Nicki has a passion for people and a thirst for knowledge and is Past Chair of the Department of Marketing Advisory Board, Monash University, providing the connection between industry and academia. Over the last two years Nicki has played an active role, representing industry, in the faculty accreditation by both EQUIS and AACSB and also in the recruitment panel for the Monash Business School.
Director
Cassie Jai is the founder and Director of redrobinblue a boutique marketing consultancy specialising in strategic qualitative research, ideation and brand planning in the FMCG and retail space.
Over the last 16 years Cassie has worked across Australia and around the Globe in both agency and client side roles as Research Director, Head of Marketing Capability, Strategic Planner, Insights and Innovation Manager.
With a passion for insight and outcome led research she has become an expert in visualising and communicating insights to ensure they stick.
Regional General Manager
Laura, once an overseas student from China, has enjoyed over 20 years banking experience across Asia and Australia.
She worked for Bank of China (China), Dao Heng Bank (now DBS) (Hong Kong) before pursuing postgraduate studies in Finance and Economics in Australia.
She joined NAB from RMIT Graduate school for a 19-year career there to build experiences in multiple sectors, chiefly in property, export trade, food & agribusiness. Laura has been actively dealing with Australian businesses, Asian and China investors on trade and investment opportunities across these sectors. She is multi skilled to look after customer relationships, leading teams and heading up strategic roles.
Laura recently joined Westpac Agribusiness as Regional General Manager to look after a distribution business in Northern Victoria region covering key agricultural corridors in Mildura, Swan Hill, Shepparton, Echuca and Deniliquin.
Laura is passionate about business relationships between Australia and China. She has been actively promoting healthy relationship through business dealings, public engagement, thought leadership developments and social media. She was predominantly featured on front cover by The Australian through its annual drawcard conference The Global Food Forum.
Laura graduated as GAICD from AICD and the Agribusiness program at Harvard Business School. She remains an active Vice-Chair for Food and Agribusiness Committee, Vice President at Aust-China Business Council, Victoria. She is also a member of the Industry Advisory Board at Department of Marketing and guest lectured at Monash Business School on Agribusiness Financing.
BBus(Mktg), MMktg Monash University
Chairman Emeritus DDB Group Asia Pacific.
John Zeigler launched the world's first integrated agency in 1986, making him one of the most experienced integrated marketers at a time when everyone was taking the single minded approach to communications. Nearly 30 years on, as Chairman and CEO of DDB Group Asia Pacific India Japan, John leads one of the most successful agency networks in Asia Pacific spanning 26 agencies in 14 countries, and more than 3,200 employees. In 2010 and 2012, under his watch, DDB Group Asia Pacific was awarded Campaign's Creative Network of the Year; he was also named Campaign's Agency Head of the Year in 2010. Additionally, DDB Group Asia Pacific was nominated mUmbrella's APAC Network of the Year for a second consecutive year.
John graduated from Monash with a Bachelor of Business (Marketing), a Master's Degree (MBM) and is Past President of the Monash Marketing Alumni. He has been a member of the Industry Advisory Board since 2004, which he chaired in 2010 and 2011, representing the interests of industry and the university.
In 2013 John was honoured as Global Marketer of the Year by the Academy of Marketing Science along with the Brand Leadership Award at the CMO Asia Awards.
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