MEET THE JUDGES

Grant Arnott

Managing Director 

Power Retail and Click Frenzy

 

Grant Arnott is a highly respected veteran of online retail and business media. He is an accomplished entrepreneur whose initiatives include publishing Power Retail and the E-Commerce Leaders’ Playbook, creating the Power Retail All Star Bash and the annual Top 100, and launching Australia’s first and largest national 24 hour online shopping event, Click Frenzy.   

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Ashley Hudson
CEO
Retail Global

Ashley has a passion for marketing, branding and all things growth which has shaped his career over the past 18 years. Having worked in social media, Branding Agencies, Scent Marketing, Sales consulting and completing an MBA in Marketing he found his passion for events bringing all areas of marketing under one umbrella. Having worked around the globe for the past 12 years running events in the Middle East, North America, India, Europe and the UK, Ash brought a wealth of cross-cultural experience to Retail Global and now holds the position of CEO.

Gai Le Roy
CEO
IAB, AUS

Gai is the CEO of IAB Australia which is the peak advocacy, research & standards industry body representing the $14 billion Australia digital advertising industry. Gai has worked in the media industry for 30 years in the digital ad industry and held senior strategy, data and research roles at Fairfax, Nielsen, ninemsn & Gateway Research. 

Mark Turner
Managing Director & Head of Affiliate Marketing
Neo Media World & GroupM.

Mark Turner, based in Singapore, is currently a Head of Affiliate Marketing, APAC at GroupM. Mark Turner brings experience from previous roles at Neo Media World. Mark Turner holds a 2009 - 2012 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology @ University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. With a robust skill set that includes Mobile Marketing, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing, PPC, Online Advertising and more.

Matthew Wood
Founder
Hello Partner

With 25 years of experience in performance and partnership marketing, Matthew has founded and successfully exited multiple affiliate-based businesses. He is the visionary behind Hello Partner, PI LIVE, CreatorFest, and The Influencer Marketing Show, along with their associated awards. Beyond his entrepreneurial ventures, Matthew is an investor and a proud dad to two young boys.