Grant McBeath will succeed Mark O’Donnell, who announced his retirement in June
Rockit Global chair John Loughlin has announced the appointment of Grant McBeath as its new chief executive officer.
Grant will succeed Mark O’Donnell, who in June announced his upcoming retirement.
Rockit said that the appointment followed a search that included international candidates for the role.
“The Rockit board is delighted with the appointment of a proven leader with a strong track record of performance in complex roles, fast moving businesses, country leadership in Asian markets and fast-moving consumer goods,” said Loughlin.
“Grant’s most recent roles were at Spark, and before that with Nokia, Cadbury, Caltex / Chevron Texaco, SC Johnson Wax and Coca-Cola Amatil,” Loughlin outlined. ”He has demonstrated experience delivering sales and services solutions at scale, being key in driving a transformation to agile while delivering strong revenue and profitability growth.”
Grant McBeath said he was excited to be taking on the role of CEO at Rockit.
“I am incredibly excited to be given an opportunity to lead the Rockit business which operates a complete value chain from orchards, mainly in New Zealand, to consumers around the world,” he said.
”There are huge challenges and some aspects of the business that will be new to me. At the same time, I can see that some of my career experiences will equip me well to contribute strongly where the prize is greatest for Rockit.
“I will be starting in the new role early this month and am looking forward to meeting the Rockit team, growers, customers and suppliers and making a high impact contribution to this fast-moving business,” McBeath continued.
”It is great to be able to have a quality transition working with Mark O’Donnell over his final months,” he added. ”It is a privilege to take over what Mark has built, and to take this business to the next level.”
