Freedom Foods Group Limited Appoints Denis Phelps as Chief Customer Officer and Gerard Smith as Chief Marketing Officer
August 24, 2021 at 06:58 pm EDT
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Freedom Foods Group Limited announced the appointments of Denis Phelps as Chief Customer Officer and Gerard Smith as Chief Marketing Officer, marking the completion of the executive renewal program that commenced last year. Mr. Phelps will lead the customer and category strategies across the Group in a newly created role that brings all geographies together in one team. Mr. Phelps has more than 25 years of experience in the FMCG sector, having held leadership roles in developed and emerging markets in Australia and the Asia Pacific region for companies including Danone S.A., Unilever Plc and The Clorox Company. His most recent role was with Danone, where he was Country Manager, Cambodia. Mr. Smith will lead the marketing, innovation and sustainability strategies across the Group, bringing all geographies together in one team. Mr. Smith has extensive experience across major FMCG organizations including Lion Group, Goodman Fielder and PepsiCo, Inc, where he led snack brands across global markets as Vice President Marketing (Global Snacks Portfolio).
Noumi Limited is an Australian fast-moving consumer goods company. The Company produces dairy and plant-based beverages, nutritional products and ingredients that are used in the health and fitness industries. Its segments include Dairy and Nutritionals, and Plant-based Milks. The Dairy and Nutritionals segment includes a range of long-life dairy milk beverage, nutritional products and performance and adult nutritional powders. The Plant-based Milks segment includes a range of long-life beverage products including almond, soy, oat, coconut, macadamia and other plant-based milks plus liquid stocks. It operates manufacturing facilities in Victoria and New South Wales and produces key brands including the MILKLAB range of shelf-stable dairy and plant-based milks, Australia's Own, So Natural, Crankt, Vital Strength and PUREnFERRIN lactoferrin. The Company sells its products to retailers and distributors in Australia, China, Southeast Asia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Middle East.