Caroline Wood
Chief Marketing Officer
Strategic & Commercially driven Marketing & Brand leader with over 20 years experience building brands and accelerating growth.
About caroline
Caroline Wood is a Senior Marketing & Brand leader with over 20 years of experience in building and accelerating FMCG, beverage, and lifestyle brands in Australia, Europe, and the UK. She has a proven track record of delivering double-digit growth, leading high-performing teams, and shaping brand strategy and integrated communications. Known for driving commercial outcomes and strategic thinking, Caroline excels in leading teams, brand building, innovation, and market share growth. She has experience in transitioning businesses, managing budgets, and collaborating globally to drive brand success.
Experience
Fever-Tree Australia
Head of Marketing (2019 – 2026)
At Fever-Tree, Caroline grew the business significantly, expanded the product portfolio, led market share gains, and transitioned to a local production model. She managed budgets, collaborated globally, and fostered a high-performance culture. She also led marketing communications strategy and achieved remarkable brand health improvements.
Casella Family Brands
Marketing Manager (2016 – 2019)
At Casella Family Brands, Caroline led the Global Premium Brands team, developed brand strategies, launched NPDs, and built strong cross-functional relationships. She managed teams and delivered successful product launches and redesigns across the premium wine portfolio.
Lion
Brand Manager (2015 – 2016)
At Lion, Caroline developed brand strategies, led major sponsorships such as Melbourne Cup, and managed integrated campaigns and NPD launches. She collaborated with agencies and focused on premium equity and volume growth.
Pernod Ricard
Global Marketing Manager (2012 – 2015)
At Pernod Ricard, Caroline developed global brand strategies and campaigns for Malibu & Kahlúa at The Absolut Company in Sweden. She managed multiple NPD launches, set the long term strategy, built the global playbooks and led various packaging redesigns. She collaborated with global markets, agencies, and successfully delivered multiple global campaigns and product launches.
gyro.com
Account Director (2007 – 2012)
At gyro.com, Caroline led rebranding projects for global clients, delivered integrated campaigns, managed account and creative teams, and built long-term client relationships. She worked across B2B, FMCG, and retail sectors.
Dowell//Stubbs
Senior Account Manager (2005 – 2007)
Managed a variety of B2B and B2C clients. Strong focus on rebranding projects.
Qualifications
AI in Marketing Accelerator (2026)
AI Growth Academy
Mini MBA (2020)
Marketing Week Mini MBA with Mark Ritson
WSET Level 2 in Wines (2018)
WSET
Masters Degree (2002)
University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Key Industries
Software & Tools
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