SPC boss speaking at lecture tonight

TO MARK the centenary year of SPC’s operation, Coca-Cola Amatil group managing director, Alison Watkins is set to speak at the annual Fairley Foundation La Trobe Lecture in Shepparton tonight.

Running at La Trobe University from 7pm, Alison will address the challenges facing changing consumer demands and will explore what impact that has on traditional food and beverage businesses like SPC and Coca-Cola Amatil, and how Australian businesses successfully meet these new expectations.

Alison joined Coca-Cola Amatil as group managing director in March 2014 and is a non-executive director of The Centre for Independent Studies and the Business Council of Australia.

Her previous roles include chief executive officer of agribusiness, GrainCorp Limited and of Berri Limited and managing director of Regional Banking at ANZ.