Caleb Bush Named Managing Director and Young Executive of the Year at The CEO Magazine Awards; UM’s Fiona Johnston named Media Executive OTY

From fierce competition and hundreds of entries, Caleb Bush, Project ANZ MD and GPJ ANZ MD & SVP, was awarded Managing Director and Young Executive of the Year at last night’s The CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards. UM Australia CEO Fiona Johnston won the Media Executive of the Year title and was named runner up CEO of the Year.

As one of the most prestigious events on the corporate calendar, The CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards provides the platform for an exceptional mix of successful executives and entrepreneurs to be acknowledged. In its eight year, the night has become synonymous with shining a spotlight on the achievements of the individuals who make this country’s top companies great.

From CEOs to self-starters, tech pioneers to thought leaders, The CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards saw 24 awards given across a number of industries rewarding the exceptional contributions made by Australia’s best CEOs and C-suite executives. This year’s esteemed panel of judges included the Managing Director of Twitter Australia, the CEO of Sportsgirl, the Founder of OzHarvest, the COO of Maserati ANZ and 11 other successful Australian executives.

Says Bush: “I am incredibly proud to have been named Managing Director and Young Executive of the Year. Everyone at Project and GPJ ANZ, along with our amazing clients have played a role in this achievement with a stellar year and much more to come in 2020.”

MAJOR AWARD

CEO of the Year
• Winner – David Hackett, MLC Life Insurance
• Runner-Up -– Fiona Johnston, UM Australia
• Highly Commended – Anthony Nantes, Wisr

JOB-SPECIFIC AWARDS
Managing Director
• Winner – Caleb Bush, GPJ ANZ
• Runner-Up – Leanne Harwood, InterContinental Hotels Group
COO of the Year
• Winner – Kiri Brain, Nexia Australia
• Runner-Up – Jeff Yu, One Stop Warehouse
CFO of the Year
• Winner – Leah Weckert, Coles Group
• Runner-Up – Matt Young, Treasury Wine Estates
HR Executive of the Year
• Winner – Natalie Brooke, Menulog

Marketing Executive of the Year
• Winner – Krystel Cochico, VISA Global Logistics Sales Executive of the Year
• Winner – Michael Reid, Cisco

RECOGNITION AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement Award
• Winner – Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting Young Executive of the Year
• Winner – Caleb Bush, GPJ ANZ and Project Worldwide Start-Up Executive of the Year
• Winner – Kristofer Rogers, Split Payments Executive Assistant of the Year
• Winner – Justin Barwick, Serco Asia Pacific

INDUSTRY AWARDS
Education Executive of the Year
• Winner – Jon Whittle, Monash University Professional Services Executive of the Year
• Winner – Milan Andjelkovic, TM Insight
Financial Services and Insurance Executive of the Year
• Winner – Bobby Lehane, CHU Underwriting Agencies Hospitality and Tourism Executive of the Year
• Winner – Phillipa Harrison, Tourism Australia Energy and resources Executive of the Year
• Winner – Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting Building and Construction Executive of the Year
• Winner – Sam El Rihani, Decode Group Health and Pharmaceutical Executive of the Year
• Winner – Stuart Chesneau, Australian Red Cross Blood Service IT and Telecommunications Executive of the Year
• Winner – David Dicker, Dicker Data
Transport and Logistics Executive of the Year
• Joint Winner – Julian Leach, ParcelPoint
• Joint Winner – Scott Walker, VISA Global Logistics
Retail Executive of the Year
• Winner – Matthew Keighran, Hugo Boss
Media Executive of the Year
• Winner – Fiona Johnston, UM Australia
Not-For-Profit Executive of the Year
• Winner – Vedran Drakulic OAM, Gandel Philanthropy

For more information visit: https://www.theceomagazine.com/events/executive-awards/