Astrud's career spans more than 20 years of marketing and data roles in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Including senior positions in banks, finance companies and advertising agencies, giving her a deep understanding of the financial services industry.

As a member of ANZ New Zealand’s Leadership team, Astrud holds two key areas of responsibility.

As GM of Data, Astrud is responsible for ensuring ANZ effectively leverages data and analytics to create real competitive advantage. This is an end-to-end role including establishing strategic priorities, building our data infrastructure, and developing the human, financial, technical, operational, cultural and governance capabilities needed to achieve our data ambition.

As GM of Marketing, Astrud is responsible for the continued growth and development of New Zealand’s leading financial services brand. Leading all brand and marketing initiatives across ANZ’s NZ business, including retail, business, corporate, agri and institutional banking, as well as ANZ’s sponsorship activities.

Founder of UK agency TRBI, a pioneering international research and planning agency, where she championed the implementation of insights to guide creative and innovative strategies for clients. As Partner for TRA, Colleen continues to incorporate advancements in knowledge into insights practice and activation.

With extensive experience spanning global markets and some of the world’s most respected brands, Colleen ensures that TRA is abreast of the latest thinking about marketing, human behaviour and insights methodologies.

Experienced Brand Management, Marketing Communications and Strategic Marketing Professional with a career that has included both agency and client side roles.

Carolyn started her career in London agencies, working on global brands including American Express, Emirates and AIG. Since emigrating to New Zealand she has worked in client side roles including her current role at Trustpower.

During her time at Trustpower the company has transformed from a predominately regional electricity retailer and generator, to the leading provider of bundled home services (energy and telco). Skilled in Marketing Communications, Brand Management, Marketing Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Advertising, Internal & External Communications, Copywriting and Management. She also has a special interest in the application of neuroscience and behavioral economics to Marketing. She has an honours degree in Biochemistry from St John's College, Oxford University and also own a local visitor attraction in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Shane is a senior executive with 20 years' global experience leading brand, marketing, customer experience and digital transformation strategies. 

His career kicked off with Australia Post in Melbourne in their graduate programme rising to product manager in the financial services group. Moving to London in 2004, he spent three years in advertising agencies which provided the opportunity to lead the global re-brand of Aviva across 28 markets, rebranding over 50 brands including Norwich Union, the UK’s largest insurer. This was quoted as the 'arguably slickest rebranding exercise in corporate history' by the Times in 2009.

For the last decade, Shane has led a team at ASB who are responsible for the strategic direction of the brand, the marketing of all products, services, segments, customer communications, digital marketing and our commitment to supporting NZ communities through our sponsorship portfolio.

He prides himself in leading teams that drive business outcomes through creativity. This has been recognised with 150+ NZ and global awards including winning the NZ & Australian Commonwealth Bank Group team of the year which all led to winning the NZ Marketer of the year in Nov 2021.

 Joanne (Jo) Mitchell is My Food Bag's Chief Customer Officer, leading the company’s Marketing and Customer Love teams.

Jo has over 25 years' experience spanning all facets of marketing in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She has held senior marketing roles at Kraft Foods (in the UK), Charlie's Drinks, McDonald's Restaurants and, most recently, DB Heineken. Jo has won multiple awards for her professional achievements including TVNZ/Marketing Magazine Marketer of the Year in 2019.

Olwin is a Senior Marketing and Communications Director with over 20 years’ experience. She has a proven track record in successfully leading high-performing marketing, business development and communications operations within organisations along with successfully implementing large projects from start to finish.

She has had the ability to deal professionally with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, and leads from a value base-set with exceptional awareness to be inclusive and fair. Olwin is know for working in, and with, diverse industries and in various geographies building relationships with local and international teams.

Nigel  leads a talented, committed, accountable and high-performing digital team, with collaboration, innovation and digital-led customer experience design as their focus. He works closely with C-level sponsors to ensure that the digital strategy, roadmap and prioritisation approach supports Lotto NZ's strategic objectives.

Nigel is known for his collaborative approach and ability to work with multiple, diverse teams across many locations, with a continual thirst for emerging consumer and industry trends and how they evolve our digital experience strategy.

At product management level, he leads the definition and principles of product management roadmaps, encompassing B2B, B2C propositions and services.

Fiona is skilled in communication and negotiation, with a wealth of expertise across all facets of marketing from: brand, product, communications, digital performance and data strategies; through to PR, partnerships, sponsorships and events. She is also equally at home in B2B and B2C environments, with experience across a range of industries and organisations.

Fiona is especially experienced in building, leading and developing teams of people in complex and transformational business environments. Marketing mentor, former board member of the New Zealand Marketing Association; council member of the Association of New Zealand Advertisers; and media representative on the Advertising Standards Complaints Board. 

Suraiya is an experienced international leader who has achieved great success in building high performing teams and developing people, to meet customer and business outcomes.

With global, regional and local experience, working for some of the world’s largest brands, her experience brings a unique blend of Brand Strategy, Advertising & Marketing Communications, Data Insight & CRM, Commercial P&L ownership, across B2B and B2C.