New senior appointment and internal promotions.

The changes, which were effective this month, were confirmed in an exclusive interview conducted with V-Zug head of international markets, Ralph Kobsik, who is currently the acting head of sales and marketing for the Australian subsidiary following the departure of Mark Tragear in late April.

“V-Zug is happy to announce the appointment of Narelle Mottau as new Head of Finance and Administration underlining the focus and positive growth and expansion of the V-Zug business to the Australian market. With 15+ years’ experience in Senior Finance roles with ASX listed companies as well as dynamic SMEs, Narelle also has a strong technical and commercial background from a wide range of Industries such as FMCG, Media & Entertainment, Telecoms, Print, Wealth Management, Legal and Recruitment.

“We have also announced additional responsibilities for Jackie Wells-Jansz (key account manager Vic/Tas) and John Creecy (key account manager in QLD, NSW, WA). These staff have been given the full trust and support by the company to take responsibility as Key-Account Experts to further drive the V-Zug business in the market. Both Jackie and John manage the two major accounts – E&S Trading and Winning Appliances  – along with the key independent partners and the extra responsibility has been well received by the market and its trusted partners,” he said.

Kobsik has been the Head of International markets at V-Zug for two years. Prior to joining V-Zug, Kobsik spent 13 years with BSH and most recently was the director of regional sales for consumer products responsible for Eastern Europe, Turkey, Middle East and Africa.