Gillian Franklin, Managing Director
Gillian Franklin, Managing Director and founding partner, is well known and highly regarded in the industry with a very impressive track record. Key successes and achievements in her career include:
- Appointed General Manager Division II at Revlon at the age of 26
- Telstra Business Women of the Year Victoria, in her category - 1986
- Identified as one of the 'next 10 to watch' in BRW magazine's Australia's Most Powerful Women
- Global Entrepreneur of the Year for Australia in Washington 2000, attended by 1000 women from 40 countries
Gillian is currently a member of the AICD – Australian Institute of Company Directors and a number of prestigious boards including Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, Microsurgery Foundation, Neopec, The Heat Group, CTFAA (Cosmetic, Toiletry & Fragrance Assoc. of Australia) now the ACCORD, and MTC (Melbourne Theatre Company). Her experience on other boards includes:
- Commonwealth Games 2006 Strategy Bid Committee
- Asthma Foundation
- People Telecom
- Prime Minister Gold Medal Access Awards (Chair)
Bev Craig, Past Creative Director Bev Craig is an award-winning creative person who provided strong strategic input into the direction of the company. Bev was:
- Group Head in an advertising agency in Zimbabwe at the age of 24 where she won many awards in television and print
- Ran her own advertising, design and promotions company in South Africa
- Awarded the most prestigious American Direct Response Awards' Presidents Trophy for Overall Winner for a direct mail campaign and a South African Loerie Award for best packaging
Under Bev's creative direction, Heat received five prestigious P&G Awards, for initiatives developed in Australia. Bev was also responsible for initiating Jennifer Hawkins as the face of Covergirl in Australia (the first time a local face has been part of the global strategy).
In 2010, after 10 years with the company, Bev retired from the business in order to focus on new plans. The Heat Group would not be what it is today without her contribution.
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