Management
As guardians of a long and proud history, our senior management brings world-class industry experience, passion and an enduring commitment to innovation to ensure Accolade Wines leads the way in delivering outstanding quality products to our consumers.
Robert Foye
Chief Executive Officer
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Robert Foye
Chief Executive Officer
Robert has nearly 30 years’ experience in the beverage sector and a wealth of expertise in managing market-leading businesses across Asia-Pac, Europe and the Americas. In his role as Accolade Wines’ Chief Executive Officer, Robert is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organisation.
Prior to joining Accolade Wines, Robert was Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Treasury Wine Estates, (TWE) working closely with senior management to drive annual results and ensure the proper positioning of people and resources.
During his time with TWE he also held the role of President & Managing Director for the Company’s Asia and Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), and Latin America (LATAM) Regions.
Earlier in his career, Robert was a long-serving senior executive at the Coca-Cola Company, and has also held roles at several of the company’s partners and subsidiaries including Swire Beverages and The Minute Maid Company.
He holds a BA in Political Science and MBA from Rice University in Houston, Texas and has also received the CPA, CFA and CMA designations.
Anjanette Murfet
Chief People and Communications Officer
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Anjanette Murfet
Chief People and Communications Officer
Anj is a highly experienced people leader with more than 20 years as an executive human resources professional in the beverages, retail and manufacturing sectors in Australia, Asia, Africa, United Kingdom, United States and Europe.
Anj has deep expertise across all HR responsibilities however in most recent years has managed a number of successful business transformation projects both in Australia and internationally. Anj holds a Bachelor of Arts/Laws from the University of Tasmania.
Anj is passionate about making sure people are at the heart of everything we do. She leads the People & Communications function globally, driving a high-performance, inclusive culture with a strong focus on our people and communications enabling and supporting business growth.
Sandy Mayo
Chief Marketing Officer
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Sandy Mayo
Chief Marketing Officer
Sandy is a strategic brand marketer and proven leader with over 20 years’ experience across the alcohol and beauty sectors. She has a strong track record in effectively driving brand equity and growth across different geographies at both regional and global levels.
Prior to joining Accolade Wines, Sandy was based in the UK as Global Vice President - Skincare at Walgreens Boots Alliance, the world’s largest health and beauty retailer. She has also held various senior brand, category and marketing positions at Bacardi, Foster’s, Allied Domecq, Diageo and at Treasury Wine Estates, where she was Global Brand and Business Director for Penfolds.
Sandy works closely with many of our senior leaders on getting the most from our brands across the globe and contributing to the successful execution of our growth strategy. She is also responsible for overseeing insights and innovation, marketing systems and processes.
Peter Dixon
Managing Director – Asia & Global Travel Retail
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Peter Dixon
Managing Director – Asia & Global Travel Retail
Peter was most recently the MD for Treasury Wine Estates for Asia, Middle East & Africa and Global Travel Retail, and is credited with not only being a key architect in developing their strategy in Asia, but also leading their Asia team through the recent growth phase.
His previous roles with TWE include Managing Director North Asia and General Manager Greater China and so he is exceptionally well placed to step change our performance in this critical battleground.
Andrew Clarke
Managing Director – Australia, New Zealand and Pacific
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Andrew Clarke
Managing Director – Australia, New Zealand and Pacific
Andrew is a highly driven, successful senior executive with over 30 years' experience in the FMCG industry and a wealth of expertise in managing global brand-leading companies.
Andrew joins us from Diageo, prior to which he was Chief Executive Officer for Ingham’s Enterprises, Australia’s leading poultry business, and before that held senior commercial roles at both Mars and Campbell-Arnott’s.
Caroline Thompson-Hill
Managing Director, Europe
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Caroline Thompson-Hill
Managing Director, Europe
Caroline brings a range of leadership, innovation, commercial and customer skills to the role of Managing Director, Europe for Accolade Wines.
With 17 years’ experience in the drinks industry – mainly in wine – her remit is to lead our European commercial business with a focus on customers and consumers.
Caroline was previously Marketing Director for our European business working on brand, customer and consumer strategy. Before joining Accolade Wines, Caroline worked at Treasury Wine Estates and Diageo across the Europe and Americas regions.
Caroline holds an executive MBA from Cass Business School in London, graduating with a distinction.
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