SYDNEY: Maggie Beer Holdings (MBH) announced the appointment of Ms Kinda Grange as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company through the next phase of its growth strategy.
A food & beverage industry leader, Ms Kinda Grange has an outstanding track record of building brands with a focus on marketing, innovation, insights, and data – experience that aligns with MBH’s ambitious brand and e-commerce growth strategy.
Ms Grange most recently held the position of Joint Managing Director Australia at Goodman Fielder, one of Australasia’s largest FMCG organisations and where she spent 18 years in several senior leadership roles including Chief Growth Officer, Group Head of Marketing & R&D ANZ, General Manager Grocery and Marketing Director Grocery ANZ.
While at Goodman Fielder, Ms Grange had responsibility for e-commerce, digital marketing and product categories that include, plant-based foods, spreads & oils, bakery, in home baking & dairy.
Ms Grange will join the Company as CEO on 1 March 2023. Her appointment comes as Maggie Beer Holdings completes its transformation and strategic repositioning and is primed to leverage its position as Australia’s leading purveyor of premium food, beverage, and gifting products.
Reg Weine, MBH’s Chairman, said “Kinda’s impressive track record of delivering strategic and operational business outcomes, combined with her entrepreneurial and innovation mindset will accelerate MBH’s vision & strategy. Having most recently led a business with $1.5b in revenue across Australia, with twelve manufacturing sites, and 1600 employees, Kinda clearly has the strategic, commercial and leadership experience to be able to leverage our leading e-commerce platform and Maggie Beer branded portfolio.
Ms Kinda Grange said “It is a privilege to be joining the Maggie Beer Holdings group and to have the opportunity to take the business to the next level. I am passionate about food and am excited by the opportunity to build on the amazing foundation already created.”