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Uber Eats account and driven the now globally successful ‘Tonight,
office. Kali is a role model for women around her, within The Trade Desk, in her client interactions, and through mentoring and community activities. The judges said: “Kali has had a truly impressive career progression across multiple locations, markets and through some very challenging times.”
Benton Goodbrand
ResolutionDigitalMelbournegeneralmanager
I’ll Be Eating’ (TIBE) campaign. As a result of Tori’s leadership, Special was able to partner with Uber Eats to take TIBE to seven global mar- kets and won 43 awards at every major award show. In 2021, Tori was promoted to head of business management, implementing the employee onboarding process and introducing an EAP program dur- ing COVID-19. The judges said: “Tori is clearly a huge part of the Special team and has been heavily involved and responsible for building the amazing culture that is widely known across the industry.”
Kali Guillas
The Trade Desk lead director, client strategy Kali is a change maker within The Trade Desk, chair-
ing the corporate social responsibil- ity committee, which saw her lead a campaign to remove single-use plas- tic from The Trade Desk SEA offices. In just 10 years, Kali has progressed from intern to her current position, collecting half a dozen promotions along the way. During the past year, she has had a defining role in the success of The Trade Desk in Australia and New Zealand, opening and driving growth in the Melbourne
Benton is driven and passionate about making a difference outside his scope as general manager. From an industry perspective, Benton is a part of the MFA, and a mentor with Out for Australia (LGBTQI Mentoring program) and Open Pride (Omnicom’s LGBTQI D&I initiative). Resolution, in part with Omnicom, has launched an official D&I Charter and
Benton has been a Chapter Lead for its LGBTQI pillar. He has also taken on board the charters wider principles to launch Melbourne’s Women in Leadership, recognising the need to support and mentor up-and-coming women in the business. Over the past 12 months, the Melbourne business has grown strongly under his leadership. The judges said: “Benton is obviously committed to solving any tough issues within the industry in a very inspirational manner and demonstrates impressive career growth.”
Nick Brignell
GroupM & Xaxis national head of client development
During the past five years, Nick has expanded his remit from state manager leading the Xaxis business in Victoria and South Australia to national head of client develop- ment for GroupM’s expanded programmatic division. Nick built GroupM’s DOOH business, Sightline, and is
currently building an AI-powered influencer marketing business for the company, demonstrating a commitment to innovation. He has enabled his team to build bespoke tech, data, ecomm and media structures for clients that increase ROI and efficiency. The judges said: “The entry demonstrates Nick’s development and ability to take on new business challenges, as well as show true industry leadership.”
Jonelle Lawrence
Clear Hayes Consulting managing consultant, PR and production
Within six months of joining Clear Hayes Consulting, Jonelle was promoted to head of PR and built its new production arm from scratch. She utilises this production expertise and internal resources to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the Verizon Media Academy Masterclass online
within 10 days of conception. Jonelle spearheads strategic communications