Woolworths has announced a reshuffle of its leadership team, including a new Managing Director for Australia.
After two years as MD of Woolworths New Zealand, Natalie Davis will return to Australia from October and assume the role of Managing Director of Woolworths Supermarkets.
“In the past two years, Natalie has led the growth of Woolworths New Zealand, worked to deliver improvements across customer, brand and reputation metrics and also rapidly grown Countdown X, especially in e-commerce. Natalie will work in partnership with the Food Leadership team to continue to transform our Australia Food Business,” Brad Banducci, CEO, Woolworths Group said.
Claire Peters, current Managing Director of Woolworths Supermarkets will take up the position of Managing Director of B2B and Everyday Needs.
In this role, Claire will take leadership of Woolworth’s portfolio business including Big W, Woolworths International, Wholesale and Property. She will also take stewardship of the new partnership with PFD Food Services and join the investment Committee of venture capital arm, W23.
Colin Storrie, current Managing Director of Group Portoflio, will take up a new role as Managing Director of New Business and Partnerships.
“Colin is, in many ways, the unsung hero of our senior leadership team, generally working behind the scenes on many strategic initiatives that have helped us build the business that we have today,” Brad said.