More female industry leaders take seats on AANA Board bringing the total to six for 2011/12

November 16 2011, 12:04 pm | BY Lynchy | 1 Comment

inese1.jpgMore women are joining the board of the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA), highlighting the rise of female leaders in the industry.  

A total of six board members for 2011/12 are women (up from three in 2008/09), including newly-elected Deputy Chair Inese Kingsmill of Telstra, (pictured). Board members were elected at the AANA AGM, on Thursday 10th November.

Says chairman, Joe Talcott:  “It’s fair to say we have moved beyond the era of ‘tokenism’ when it comes to female participation at the board level of our industry. “

These leaders represent some of Australia’s biggest national advertisers by media spend and stature. They clearly have the confidence of their organisations and will provide sound guidance to AANA in a challenging year ahead.

The AANA Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction of AANA in the rapidly evolving advertising, marketing and media landscape.

The 2011/12 Board members are:

Ian Alwill

Executive Director, Group Marketing & Communications

Nestle

Rebecca Boustead

Director, Corporate Communications & Regulatory Affairs

Kellogg’s

Mike Connaghan

Chief Executive Officer

STW Group

Madeleine Fitzpatrick

VP/Director of Marketing

McDonald’s Australia

Matthew Hall

Partner

Swaab Attorneys

Amanda Johnston-Pell

Independent Director

Inese Kingsmill

Corporate Marketing Director

Telstra (Deputy Chair AANA)

Monique Macleod

General Manager, Brand & Broadcast

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Alex Parsons

Managing Director – Audience Team

Ninemsn

Mark Reinke

Executive General Manager,  Group Marketing

Suncorp-Metway Limited

John Sintras

Chief Executive Officer

Starcom MediaVest Group

Katrina Southon

VP and Managing Director

MTV Networks Australia & New Zealand

Simon Talbot

Director, Corporate Affairs A/NZ

Kraft Foods (Treasurer AANA)

Joseph Edward Talcott

Chief Creative – NewsLab

News Ltd (Chairman AANA)

Matt Tapper

National Marketing Director

Lion

Scott Thompson

Divisional Manager, National Marketing

Toyota 

Among retiring Board members were Mark Buckman (formerly of Commonwealth Bank, now Telstra) James Tait (Lion), Sarah Gibbons (Mars), Joanne Pollard (Ninemsn), and Peter Webster (Toyota).

 

Says Talcott: “AANA thanks our Board members who are stepping down for their time and dedication over the years. We are fortunate to have had access to their passion and expertise and wish them all the best.”