Kevin Jurd joined the Sydney office of Spencer Stuart in 1993 and served as the managing director of the Australian operations for a combined seven years, and is currently a member of the global firm’s Board of Directors. He is a member of the Consumer Goods & Services Practice and formerly led the practice in the Asia Pacific region. Kevin has undertaken a wide range of international and local Board, CEO, senior executive and functional head assignments in the consumer goods, retail, consumer finance, hospitality, leisure and media sectors.
Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Kevin was director of marketing and business development with PepsiCo Group’s retail business. Earlier, Kevin was with the internationally successful Penfolds Wine Group, Australia’s largest wine company, where he progressed to become global head of marketing. In this role, Kevin’s key responsibility included the strategic planning, merger and acquisition and integration of a large number of Australian wine companies in both Australia and North America. Kevin’s prior six years were spent marketing major, global and local brands in the food, beverage and retail industries.
Kevin was educated at the University of New South Wales, graduating with a bachelor of commerce degree (marketing).