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Your DKSH Grocery Connect team

Our people

You might have heard a little about DKSH Grocery Connect (previously CTD) already, because between our team members we seem to know everyone in the industry. It’s just what happens when your work spans decades and countries and categories. And it’s just what happens when you love everything to do with the grocery trade.

But allow us to indulge in a formal introduction.

DKSH Grocery Connect is a development and relationship hub for FMCG brands, manufacturers and retailers.

We’re born connectors. We’re engaged with everything that’s going on in the supermarket and we’re committed to helping amazing brands and products shine on the shelves. Relationships are at the heart of what we do. Our people have been building them all over the world, for decades. Our networks, experience and contacts are exceptional. Most importantly, we build relationships for you. We bring retailers and manufacturers together for mutual benefit.

And we have fun along the way! We enjoy working with our retail customers and trading partners, and they enjoy working with us. Our team is a well-balanced mix of problem solvers, nimble doers, creative thinkers and persistent closers. Consider us a very handy extension to your own in-house team.

David White

General Manager

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David White

General Manager

With a wealth of FMCG experience spanning over 25 years, David is well equipped to succeed for Clients and Partners across Retail, Foodservice and Out of Home channels.

Having led high performing teams at Lactalis, Diageo, Arnott’s, Layby Services and Mars, David brings a collaborative, pragmatic and energetic approach with an entrepreneurial flare. He has a growth mindset, with the vision and strategy to deliver long term results for Clients, Customers and Brand owners. 

Felice Testini

Founder

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Felice Testini

Founder

Felice “Persistence” Testini is the guy you want on your team – and we’re happy to say he’s at the forefront of ours! As any brand owner knows, getting your product on shelf is one story, keeping it there is another. The game is spirited and the competition is tough, but Felice understands it like no other and puts his full force behind brands he truly believes in.

What is this strength of force, you ask? He disarms with charm and solves problems with gentle suggestions and smart connections. We’re not exaggerating when we say that Felice is the person who ‘knows’ everyone in the food game. With over 30 years of experience in the FMCG and grocery markets internationally, his networks are quite astounding. Felice knows what it takes to launch a brand into the grocery market successfully and DKSH Grocery Connect partners and retailers are the beneficiaries of his hands on know how and networks.

After many years of running successful field companies overseas and within Australia, Felice teamed up with Steven Clemans in 1998 to form DKSH Grocery Connect; offering a totally integrated model of logistics, finance, marketing, sales and relationship management. He continues to work closely with our retail partners, like Woolworths and Coles, to help find innovative ways to grow categories and to stay relevant in a dynamic and ever-changing environment.

Glenn Evans

Senior Manager – National Sales

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Glenn Evans

Senior Manager – National Sales

FMCG is engrained in Glenn’s DNA. From the age of 17 pushing trolleys in from the carpark in a supermarket in Sydney’s South, working in supermarkets whilst completing a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) degree at the University of Wollongong, and all the way through his Sales career from a rep on the road to currently heading up the Sales function at DKSH Grocery Connect. An experienced Senior Sales Manager, with 15+ years experience across a broad range of sales functions and direct customer management across every major retailer in the Australian FMCG landscape, Glenn came to DKSH Grocery Connect in December 2020, working with a highly engaged team across all brands and customers.

Glenn has forged a career to date that saw successful stints with two well known family owned businesses in Australia. 12.5 years at Valcorp Fine Foods and 3.5 years at Vittoria Food and Beverage representing a raft of brands (both as a distributor model and company owned) in a multitude of categories. There aren’t many that he hasn’t touched or had exposure to! These roles saw him liaise with both internal and external stakeholders along with the customer to deliver strategies that will deliver consistent, profitable sales growth across the portfolio of brands in very competitive categories.

A sports fanatic in his time away from work, the principles of teamwork and collaboration with a ‘win win’ mindset for both DKSH and the clients we represent is a constant motivating factor and drive behind every day’s work.

Ludo Savelli

Business Insights & Category Manager

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Ludo Savelli

Business Insights & Category Manager

Ludo has an experience gained over 15 years of senior Sales and Category leadership positions in Australia, New Zeland and France. He worked for companies such as Asahi Beverages, Lion Dairy & Drinks, Beiersdorf, Pepsico and Colgate-Palmolive.

Ludo is responsible for managing client relationships, by providing business insights, category management and capitalising on growth opportunities. He is working cross-functionally to deliver timely reporting on Sales, A&P spend, commercial finance analysis and category insights to support the business unit and clients.

Catherine Thiebaut

Marketing Manager

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Catherine Thiebaut

Marketing Manager

Catherine is an agile and adaptable Marketing professional with extensive international experience working for major FMCG companies in Marketing and Category Management, both in B2C and B2B, in Australia, New Zealand, France, Asia, the Middle-East & Africa.
She has a broad exposure to a range of industries including food & beverages, healthcare & beauty/personal care, fine fragrances and home care.

Her different positions gave her experience in strategically managing local, regional and global brands.

Mithil Patel

Supply Chain Manager

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Mithil Patel

Supply Chain Manager

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