Auckland 2016

25-27 Jun, Sat–Mon 10pm–5am, ASB Showgrounds

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Margaret Haseltine

NZTE Beachheads advisor, Australia

Margaret Haseltine brings more than thirty years’ business experience in a broad range of senior positions and ten years of Board directorship. A proven executive leader, Margaret has delivered significant achievements in the areas of change management, governance, organisational culture and profitability.

Extensively experienced in the food and beverage sector, Margaret was CEO of Mars Food Australia for five years from 2004, after holding a number of key executive and senior management roles over her twenty years with the company. During her time as CEO, Margaret’s responsibilities included full P&L management and leadership for a $380 million food manufacturing business employing more than 580 people. She was also responsible for running the Mars Inc. supply chain for Australasia with a $1 billion portfolio.
Since leaving Mars six years ago, Margaret has embarked on a professional career as a non-executive director, and has worked with over ten boards in various roles and sub-committees.

Margaret maintains strong industry links with professional bodies such as the Australia Food and Grocery Council, and the National Food Precinct. She has a passion for great corporate governance, and three of her board appointments are ministerial appointments. This includes the Central Coast Water Corporation, the National Skills and Standards Committee and the Ourimbah Campuses Advisory Board.

Board appointments include Deputy Chair of the iconic food distributor Stuart Alexander, Fantastic Holdings (Fantastic Furniture), the third largest retailer in Australia by sales value, and a role as Australian Independent Director on the board of NZ Southern Hospitality Limited, New Zealand's largest hospitality and food service equipment supply company.
Margaret has a strong experience in policy and procedures, and up until recently was a non-executive director of NCSI, an audit and accreditation company.

Margaret is a member of Women on Boards, Chief Executive Women, and mentors and advises in many of the board-ready programmes.

Sunday 26 June

Private Label vs. Branded Products

11:35am-11:55am Seminar Series

Margaret Haseltine

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

Private label supply is a major opportunity for New Zealand businesses in the Australian food and beverage market - but to get it right, you need to plan carefully and know the market well.

This session will give you key background on what private label is, and what it means in the Australian context; how it differs from a branded product approach; how private label functions in foodservice and in key retailers (including Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Costco), and the key trends across the industry in Australia and overseas. Margaret will also introduce you to the pros and cons of a private label approach, how the supply chain for private label operates, and how to manage your margins, using case studies from the Australian market to demonstrate how companies have tackled the market. You’ll leave the session better equipped to decide if private label is right for your business in Australia and to build a plan for success in this important channel.

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