Mariusz Surmacz

Managing Director - Australia, New Zealand and Japan @ The Duracell Company

About

General Manager and commercial transformation leader with 20 years of international leadership experience across consumer products distributed through major retail and trade channels in ANZ, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Proven record of architecting scalable go-to-market systems, lifting commercial standards and delivering structural revenue and margin acceleration across complex multi-market portfolios. Recognised for combining growth ambition with disciplined financial governance, premium channel execution and high-accountability operating rhythms. Experienced member of executive leadership teams with full P&L accountability and Board-level governance exposure within top-tier organisations operating in both highly autonomous (Berkshire Hathaway) and matrix-led (P&G) environments.

Country

Australia

City

Melbourne

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

Trade Marketing, FMCG, Categorization, Brand Management, Customer Insight, Marketing Strategy, Brand Equity, Consumer Products, Shopper Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Segmentation, Market Planning, Nielsen, Marketing Management, Product Innovation, Consumer Insight, Business Strategy, Key Account Management, Pricing Strategy, Key Account Development

Experience

Managing Director - Australia, New Zealand and Japan

The Duracell Company

2024-7 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Managing Director - Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South East Asia

The Duracell Company

2021-1 - 2024-6 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Managing Director - Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwan

The Duracell Company

2019-6 - 2020-12 · 1 yr 7 mos

Singapore, Singapore

General Manager - Central Europe, Balkans and Ukraine

The Duracell Company

2016-3 - 2019-5 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Warsaw, Poland

Interim General Manager - Central Europe, Balkans and Ukraine

The Duracell Company

2015-10 - 2016-2 · 5 mos

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Board Director & Chair, Finance Committee

Battery Stewardship Council

2021-5 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Chair, Finance Committee (since Nov 2025) - oversight of financial governance, budget oversight and funding model. Founding Board Director – co-established Australia’s first national battery stewardship scheme.