Meet the speakers

Ross McDonald | Country Manager | Perkbox

Ross McDonald is Perkbox’s Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand. Ross joined Perkbox after leadership roles at Zip, Expedia, nib and Google, responsible for the management, coaching and development of teams across Australia and New Zealand. Functionally a commercial leader, Ross is also renowned as a supportive and strategic people leader and a driver of cultural values. Before Google, Ross spent several years with Nestle in commercial roles across Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, having commenced his career with LEK Consulting.

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