Jane joined Hort Innovation in 2021 and currently job-shares the role of General Manager, Marketing & Demand Creation with Jane Smith. Jane has over 25 years of experience developing and leading world-class brand portfolios with major multi nationals such as Diageo, Lion Beer, Carlton & United Breweries, The a2 Milk Company and Procter and Gamble. She has worked in Australia, Asia and the US in both local & global roles.
Jane also co-founded a successful marketing consultancy in 2012 that draws on the disciplines, tools and learnings perfected over years of working in the world’s best marketing organisations to boost the capability and capacity of businesses in need of these services.
Jane and Kylie have previously job-shared the role of GM Marketing, Retail for ANZ region of the Demant Group, prior to that were jointly the Global Brand Growth Director at The a2 Milk Company and prior to that they were at Lion Beer Australia where they held the position of Strategy & Planning Director, with oversight for the marketing strategy, innovation, insights and marketing capability functions.
