Sean Kilner is an experienced marketing and leadership professional with a strong background in innovation and commercialisation. Currently serving as a Senior Accelerated Change Leader at Lion since January 2017, Sean has held various key roles including Innovation Commercialisation Lead for New Zealand and Australia and Ventures Team Lead, focusing on exploring new growth areas. Prior to this, Sean accumulated significant experience at Pernod Ricard UK from August 2013 to December 2016 as a Senior Shopper Manager and Senior Customer Marketing Manager. Sean also worked at Distell from 2007 to 2013 as a Brand Manager and National Account Manager for the UK wine and spirits market, and began the career at KYOCERA MITA South Africa as a Sales Manager from January 2003 to December 2005. Sean holds a degree in Marketing/Marketing Management from Varsity College, completed between 2001 and 2003.