Nicole Sparshott, CEO, T2 Tea

Nicky is a C-Suite Executive and Board Member. She has 24 years of experience in leading within global corporations. She has developed and built brands, grown businesses, and created and nurtured capability in systems and people She is recognized for her depth and breadth of expertise across FMCG, Retail, Luxury, and Ecommerce. Her experience spans food, beverages, health care and personal care. She has a long track record of successful delivery in Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company, P&G and George Patterson Y&R. Nicky holds a Masters in International Business from University of Technology Sydney. This has been supported by significant global business and management experience across Australia, New Zealand, UK, Europe, USA and the highly diverse markets of Asia. She was promoted to VP Refreshment at Unilever in 2011. In this role she led a portfolio of Ice cream and Beverage brands across Asia Pacific. In 2016 she was appointed CEO of T2 Tea Pty Ltd. T2 is a growing luxury retailer. Nicky is accountable for delivering the bottom line of T2 and for driving its global expansion, for omni-channel acceleration and for digital & tech enabled transformation. Nicky is also a Board Director of the World Wildlife Fund Australia. She is a passionate advocate that businesses today must drive sustainable agendas that positively impact both people and the planet. The best advice she has ever been given was "when you are dancing on thin ice you may as well tap dance," and that is how she lives her life in Singapore with her husband Graeme and their two kids, Keira & Lachlan.