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Panel
Amy Carstairs
Director of Community Events. , MDC
Panel Moderator
Kia Ora, I'm Amy, a final-year Marketing and Management student at the University of Auckland. From a young age, I've had a passion for creativity and communication, which I've now channeled into pursuing a career in marketing, with a focus on agency client servicing.
As the Community Events Director for UoA’s Marketing and Design Collective, I love fostering strong relationships and bringing together students who are equally passionate about marketing.
I'm thrilled to be your panel moderator for the night. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Frankie Coulter
2024 NZ Marketer of the Year, Goodman Fielder
Panellist
With over 20 years of international marketing, advertising, innovation, and business development experience, Frankie leads the marketing and category activities for Goodman Fielder New Zealand, one of the country's largest food manufacturers. Frankie holds a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Glasgow and has dual UK and New Zealand citizenship.
Frankie is passionate about developing strategies, managing power brands, setting turnaround goals, and ensuring consistent brand messaging across various marketing channels. Frankie has a strong track record of achievements in multiple categories, including food, snacks, household, vitamin supplements, beauty, and healthcare. Frankie is also skilled in strategic marketing, brand management, innovation development, advertising and creative development, and servant leadership. Frankie enjoys working with partners and creating team spirit and positive cultures.
Fiona Cressell
General Manager - Marketing Operations, Fisher & Paykel
Panellist
Fiona Cresswell is an experienced B2B technical marketer and inspiring people leader with 20 years’ experience in global medical device manufacturing at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. Leading teams of Clinical, Marketing and Operational professionals through numerous international product launches and transformation projects, Fiona has helped drive the growth of the organisation’s sleep apnea business to a turnover of more than NZ$350 million. More recently, Fiona’s focus has been on improving the efficiency and collaboration of marketing business-wide, and leading a digital transformation of marketing systems, processes and practices.
A charismatic and enthusiastic speaker, Fiona talks to the hearts and minds of all business professionals about some of the fundamental requirements to drive significant business growth, including; the importance of relationships; the need to build collaborative teams and how to build and maintain a competitive brand advantage.
Brian White
Recruitment Specialist, Salt
Panellist
Brian joined Salt 10 years ago to be their specialist recruitment consultant for the creative desk and has expanded his role to lead the marketing specialisation for NZ. He brings his passion from a former life as an animator and career mentor into matching the best talent with the industry. He believes a CV only tells a fraction of the candidates story, and works to uncover the full picture. Client side, he uses his expertise to advise hiring managers on changes in candidate behaviour and market information.
Prior to Salt, Brian has been an animator, tertiary tutor, legal executive and even a musician.
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Monthly Marketing Meetup September
Once a month, the Auckland marketing community meets at the MA in Parnell.
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Monthly Marketing Meetup September | Live-Stream
Once a month, the Auckland marketing community meets at the MA in Parnell.
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Power of Sustainable Marketing: Beyond Greenwashing—Join Us in September
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