Vanessa Lowien

Vanessa Lowien is an accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience in innovation and brand management, currently serving as the Head of Global Innovation Management at Blackmores Group since June 2016. Vanessa leads a team of nine Activity Managers in overseeing the Global Innovation process across 13 countries and multiple brands, contributing to a pipeline of 200 projects. Key achievements include developing Blackmores Group's inaugural Packaging Strategy and a three-year global innovation pipeline generating $40 million in sales. Vanessa's career also includes roles such as Global Brand Strategic Projects Lead, Head of Global Marketing - Move, and Group Marketing Manager - ANZ, following earlier positions at KFC South Pacific. Vanessa holds a Master of Marketing from Macquarie Business School and a Bachelor of Business from the University of Southern Queensland.