Luke Forbes

Commercial responsibility for the Teys retail service processing portfolio and food solutions business unit

Value creation, growth and partnerships in protein solutions

Driving initiatives in; and supporting the team with unlocking commercial potential in the Foodservice space for Teys Australia

The Abergavenny Fine Food Co. are a family owned fine food manufacturer based in the southern hills of Wales, UK. With cutting edge production capability and an obsession for product innovation, Abergavenny reach customers across the globe. In this role, I led Abergavenny's commercial activity for the Asia-Pacific market.

I led the client management, commercialisation, product development and national sales team for Vesco's foodservice, health and QSR channels.

I led the key accounts department comprising of major quick service restaurant groups and national food franchises. A communications dense role, the remit was to align and aggregate independent food distributors of a co-operative network to work together as one.

I formed part of a transpacific consulting team. As a member of the UQ contingent I was blessed to be teamed with the highest calibre students, including elite minds from the Wharton Business School. This team accomplished an exhaustive project for an Australian consumer facing digital client. Our brief entailed a business interrogation, turnaround and feasible US market expansion strategy. Our team benefited greatly from the dedicated support and guidance from the UQ/Wharton business schools and alumni. A truly unique experience with unparalleled learning outcomes.

Continuing my development as a leader and undertaking the mentor-ship programme to help develop other up and coming business professionals.