In this episode, Food & Drink Business editor, Kim Berry, talks to the managing director at General Mills ANZ, Karen Jenkins. We start off taking a look at Karen’s career with the multinational food company, and her experience moving up through the ranks.

We discuss the benefits of developing an understanding of all parts of the business, and the value in working in different countries while with the same company.

Karen shares her experience of working in the UK during Covid and Brexit and what she learned from leading during a time of immense challenges and uncertainty.

We talk about being a woman in leadership and what her experience has been as she moved into senior leadership roles and the importance of having a network of women in similar roles for support, understanding, and advice.

We finish the conversation with Karen’s thoughts on the current food and grocery market, and the impact cost-of-living pressures are having on consumers’ behaviour. And talk about the importance of its ongoing support of Foodbank Australia.

LINKS:

Sponsored by CommBank

commbank.com.au/manufacturing

General Mills

www.generalmills.com.au

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