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Angeline Achariya

NED , C-Suite Executive

● I am a Chair, Board and Advisory Board Member, CEO, Intrapreneur and Director with over a decade of board-level experience working with renowned multinationals such as: JR SIMPLOT, MARS, FONTERRA, YUM BRANDS, MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL and SMEs and Start-ups in global markets across Asia, Australia, NZ, and the USA. ● At board level, what I do is help organisations to be more profitable and meet their business contractual, governance and ESG obligations. I do that by leveraging my extensive expertise to provide oversight, foresight, and valuable insights that accelerate the execution and commercialisation of innovations in various markets across ANZ and Asia Pacific and by using my negotiation experience to deliver winning outcomes in various business and sector situations such as deals, partnerships and conflicts. ● Board-level highlights include board/advisory board roles with AgriGate, G100, CSIRO and various Victorian Government boards. In an executive capacity, I can evidence deep expertise and vast experience in accelerating and commercialising innovation models, building collaborative innovation cultures, innovations to market in sectors such as food and agribusiness. ● Finally, I have a Bachelor of Science (Honours), and a Doctor of Philosophy and have Graduated from the AICD’s Company Directors Course. As an ecosystem connector, I have also cultivated diverse global networks and established myself as a sought-after Thought Leader, Advisor and Speaker by governments, media, industry, and research.


Expertise

  • Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
  • Consumer Goods
  • Dairy
  • Food & Beverages
  • Food Production
  • Government Relations
  • Hospitality
  • Import & Export
  • Think Tanks
  • Governance
  • Business Acumen
  • Change Management
  • Diversity
  • Research
  • Risk
  • Senior Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking

Experience

  • Non Executive
  • Committee Member
  • Advisory Board Chair
  • Advisory Board Member
  • Executive Director

Board or Committee Experience

Title Sub Committee Company Name Industry
Food & Agriculture Advisory Committee Future Protein Advisory CommitteeCSIROFood and Agriculture
Advisory BoardAgriGate GlobalFood and Agriculture
ChairG100 Mission MillionAgriFood innovation
Advisory CouncilFood FrontierThink Tank- NFP
Industry Expert & AdvisorEYFood Manufacturing
Advisory committee memberDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australian GovernmentNational Agriculture Labour
Panel MemberAgriFuturesEmerging industries in Agriculture
AdvisorInternational WELL Building Institute (IWBI Advisories)WELL Nourishment
Advisory CouncilAdvanced Manufacturing Victorian GovernmentAdvanced Manufacturing
committee memberVictorian GovernmentFood Innovation Network
Food & Fibre Expert Advisory CouncilVictorian GovernmentFood & Fibre
committee memberFinance risk, audit committeeAIFSTFood science professionals
committee memberRegional Development Australia Melbourne East (RDA ME)Regional Development [RDA]
Advisory boardAsialink and Chisholm Instituteeducation and capability
Industry advisory board chair and memberUniversity of MelbourneEducation and Research

Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
Executive Director – Global Innovation & GrowthJ R SimplotFood and Agriculture
CEO and COOMonash UniversityFood and Agriculture/Education and Research
General Manager InnovationMondelez InternationalFood Manufacturing
Chief Food Innovation & Technology Office/Executive DirectorYum Brands InternationalFood Service/Quick Service Restaurants
Future Business Innovation ManagerFonterra AustraliaDairy manufacturer
R&D Manager JapanMARS IncorporatedPetcare, Food, Confectionary manufacturer