Steve Rae

Steve was appointed Executive General Manager Strategy in 2018, following six years in a number of senior finance and strategy roles with Bega. He led the integration of the Mondelez grocery acquisition in 2017 and the acquisition and integration of the Peanut Company of Australia in 2018. Steve was part of the team involved in the acquisition of Lion Dairy and Drinks in 2021 and is currently leading the integration of that business.

He is responsible for Bega’s long term strategic planning processes and to ensure the group’s annual business plans, corporate activities and resources are aligned with strategy.

Prior to that, Steve worked with Lion Nathan Dairy and Drinks for ten years in a variety of commercial and corporate finance roles. He has more than fifteen years’ experience in food manufacturing and FMCG business. Steve holds a Bachelor of Economics (Monash), is a chartered accountant and attended the Stanford Senior Executive Program in 2018.