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Australia recorded 49 ASX 200 CFO appointments in 2025, the highest in 7 years. For FMCG, food and beverage and fresh produce boards, the question isn't whether to replace finance leadership. It's why the role keeps turning over.

Australia's food manufacturing sector turned over $173 billion in 2023/24. 40% of the workforce in critical occupations is expected to leave the sector within a decade. Senior supply chain leadership is the gap most boards aren't planning for.

The Mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct is now law in Australia. Penalties reach $10M or 10% of turnover. Most mid-tier FMCG suppliers don't have the leadership capability to navigate what's coming.

74% of Australian food and grocery businesses are investing in generative AI. Coles saved $327 million through machine learning in a single year. FMCG boards are still hiring CEOs without AI literacy on the brief.

And What It Means for Australia’s Next Wave of Executive Hires

Executives Aren’t Looking, and That’s Exactly Why You’re Not Finding Them

Australia’s FMCG sector is running faster than its culture can keep up. This data-driven report exposes how toxic leadership, burnout, and executive turnover are costing billions in lost productivity, innovation, and trust—and why culture is now a core business strategy, not an HR issue.

Only 9% of FMCG CEOs in Australia are women. We expose the gender gap and what it’s really costing the sector.

A Merger Boom, But At What Cost?