Contributors

Paul Sharpe

Paul Sharpe is the General Manager of Australia/New Zealand at FranConnect. Paul is responsible for all go-to-market activities for FranConnect in ANZ including strategy, sales, customer success, and the continued growth of all FranConnect product lines in ANZ. 

A creative business and sales leader with demonstrated capability in transforming and building high-performing teams within the B2B Information Technology Services sector, Paul has also held senior leadership roles at Nexon, IBM, Samsung, and NTT Ltd, with extensive experience leading sales, product, and marketing teams.  

Peter Buckingham

Peter Buckingham is the Managing Director of Spectrum Analysis Australia Pty Ltd, a Melbourne based mapping and statistics consultancy, a Certified Management Consultant, and Victorian Chapter President of the Institute of Management Consultants.

Peter George

Peter George is the Executive Chairman of Retail Food Group.

Peter J Caddick

Peter J Caddick is the Co-Founder of The Social Ammo. Peter and the Social Ammo team have been proud to provide pro-bono work and all the social media content for this years CEO Cook Off.

The Social Ammo believe in jointly helping businesses and NPO's tell their story through Social. In the process we hope our circular structure will become an example to others to follow.

Peter landed in Australia in 2008 with only some bright ideas and a passion for creating brands with inspiration. Jump forward to 2014, after a establishing a successful national cafe franchise brand Charlie Lovett, Peter now embarks on a new creative dream.

A social enterprise called The Social Ammo. Pioneering disruptive technologies, innovating social content and jointly delivering value to charities and companies in a circular structure. Social Ammo is changing the way social media is used and perceived in the business landscape.  

Rachael Sutton

Rachael Sutton is a partner with the law firm Holman Webb.

Telephone: (02) 9390 8422

Rachel Scoular

Rachel Scoular is a leading media dietitian, nutritionist and food industry consultant, with a wealth of experience in industry and manufacturing. Rachel is passionate about innovation and specialises in recipe generation, new product development and nutrition communications. She is well-trusted in the field with a notable social media following of over 25,000. Rachel currently consults in the QSR space and food manufacturing sector, assisting small start-ups, mid-tier and nationwide brands to achieve success.

Richard Wynn

Richard Wynn has extensive experience in the retail, hospitality and marketing recruitment space, working for Michael Page in both Australia and the UK for more than 12 years. Currently the Regional Director for Australia, Richard focuses on senior executive recruitment across these sectors and nationally.

Rodd Nuttall

Rodd Nuttall is a Managing Director, Best Practice Franchising.

Best Practice Franchising Pty Ltd is a consulting firm dedicated to supporting Franchise groups & brands achieve success. Our firm has highly experienced franchising and finance experts who can assist with 5 core specifics Access to Capital Strategies, Franchisee Sustainability Controls, Bank Accreditation and Management, Franchise Finance Delivery, Realising Value Execution.

Sam Christou

Sam Christou is the Industry Head of Consumer Goods & Entertainment, Google Australia 

Sam Quirk

Sam is a Research Assistant at RMIT University currently working on the QSR Sector Action Plan to address food waste which is funded by End Food Waste Australia.