Pip Marlow and Aotearoa NZ co-chair Greg Lowe will oversee the ANZLF’s programme of work.
Salesforce Australia and New Zealand chief executive Pip Marlow has been appointed Australian co-chair of the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum, as successor to Ann Sherry AO.
The ANZLF brings business and government together to help Australia and New Zealand prosper. Along with the Aotearoa New Zealand co-chair Greg Lowe ONZM, Marlow will oversee the ANZLF’s programme of work to further strengthen the bilateral economic relationship.
Sherry has been involved in the ANZLF for many years, including as Forum co-chair for the past five years, during which time she was inaugural co-chair of the ANZLF’s Tourism Sector Group and pushed for the creation of the ANZLF Indigenous Business Sector Group and Emerging Leaders Group.
Sherry said: “Australia-New Zealand business links are so important to both economies and need to be a continued focus. Now feels like the right time to hand over the reins … as both countries begin to emerge from the pandemic and reconnect with the world … It is important to have a strong Australian business leader who has connections to New Zealand, so I welcome Pip Marlow, who was born and raised a Kiwi, to this role.”
Marlow brings considerable experience in innovation and technologies across the Tasman. Prior to her current role with Salesforce, chief executive customer marketplace at Suncorp, following 21 years with Microsoft in various roles in Australia and the US, culminating with six years as managing director of Microsoft Australia.
Marlow said: “I look forward to working with business and political leaders on both sides of the Tasman. With so much uncertainty in the world it is essential there are no unnecessary impediments to trans-Tasman business engagement … as we emerge from the pandemic.”
New Zealand co-chair Greg Lowe also welcomed the appointment and thanked Sherry for her leadership of the ANZLF and her “passionate advocacy for the trans-Tasman relationship throughout her career”.
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