Youngish achievers from around the world honoured.

 

Two Australians have made it onto Office Products International’s list of ‘40 under 40’ personalities who have impressed the business and workplace supplies sector with their work ethic and achievements.

 

OPI’s annual list of the ’40 under 40’ includes OP execs from around the world and the two Aussies featured this year are Gemma Bush, a Townsville-based business development manager at GNS Wholesale Stationers and Andrew McKenna, marketing director at ACCO Brands Australia/NZ in Sydney.

 

OPI’s report had this to say about the Australian nominations:

 

Gemma Bush - GNS

A 15-year sales expert, Gemma Bush has vast experience across the wholesale, retail and convenience sectors, currently as account manager of GNS Wholesale Stationers in Australia. Having joined the organisation in 2014 as a business development representative servicing newsagents, her sales knowledge and training skills helped her territory’s revenue grow consistently across all major seasonal retail promotions. Five years ago, Bush took on a wider sales remit to also include GNS’ commercial reseller customers. According to GNS managing director Paul Yardley, she has brilliantly adapted to and excelled at everything thrown at her, always going “above and beyond”. Bush’s latest challenge happened in 2022 when she successfully took on managing GNS’s national multi-site retail chain customer Spotlight.

 

Andrew McKenna – ACCO Brands

Andrew McKenna has been with ACCO Brands Australia for about 13 years, in roles of ever-increasing responsibility – from junior product manager over senior brand manager to his current position of marketing director. McKenna, according to his peers, has the skill to combine creative thinking with the commercial discipline required in his present role which he’s held for the past two years. An outstanding work ethic, great management style and an ability to generate a positive culture are other character traits associated with him. Working for an organisation like ACCO, which has seen so many changes, has been, in McKenna’s words “fantastic”. “From innovation across multiple product portfolios to the way we communicate with our consumers, it’s great to work in an industry so adaptive to change.”

 

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