LinkedIn has revealed its 2018 Power Profiles list for Australia's marketing and advertising sector, with Y&R AUNZ CEO, PwC chief creative officer Russel Howcroft and Qantas CMO Stephanie Tully making the list.
Sizmek VP of strategic solutions APAC Timothy Whitfield, known for his 'ad tech share of the day', also made the cut, alongside AFK, Trinity Consulting Services and more.
The list is a essentially a compilation of the most viewed professionals on LinkedIn in 2016 across top categories, including founders & CEOs, SMBs, social impact, marketing & advertising, and HR.
Over the past couple of years, LinkedIn has become the world's largest professional network with over 590 million members globally, which includes 10 million members in Australia.
"A diverse community of 10 million members is a significant representation of professionals on LinkedIn as there are 12.6 million working Australians in a population of 25 million," LinkedIn country manager AUNZ Matt Tindale says.
LinkedIn has also unveiled other categories in their list which showcases five categories including founders & CEOs, SMBs, social impact, marketing & advertising, and HR.
Marketing and advertising:
Anthony J James, Head of Strategy, Innovation & Growth, Trinity Consulting Services
Branka Injac Misic, CMO, Arlo & Co
James Sugrue, Founder, AFK Agency
Louise Scott, Acting Executive Director - Markets & Partnerships, Tourism Western Australia
Peter Bosilkovski, CEO, Y&R ANZ
Russel Howcroft, Partner & Chief Creative Officer, PwC Australia
Stephanie Tully, CMO, Qantas
Timothy Whitfield, VP Strategic Solutions APAC, Sizmek
Founder & CEO:
Brian Hartzer, CEO, Westpac Group
Janine Allis, Director, Retail Zoo/Founder of Boost
Melanie Perkins, CEO & Co-founder, Canva
Matt Barrie, Chief Executive & Chairman, Freelancer
Nick Molnar, Co-Founder & CEO, Afterpay
Pip Marlow, CEO-Customer, Suncorp Group
Shayne Elliott, CEO, ANZ
Ruslan Kogan, Founder & CEO, Kogan
SMB:
Gretta van Riel, Founder, Hey Influencers
Jane Lu, Founder & CEO, Showpo
Jordan Grives, CEO & Founder, Capital J Investments
Kirill Eremenko, Founder & CEO, SuperDataScience
Lisa Messenger, Founder & Editor in Chief, Collective Hub
Naomi Simson, Co-founder, Big Red Group
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