Matthew Isles

Director

Matthew is one of the founding directors of Occasio Australia and was instrumental in securing the initial agreement with A G Barr and subsequent development and structure of Occasio.

Matthews background lies with FMCG and over his 15 years in the industry his experience has been encompassing high level grocery and route account management. His last 10 years prior to establishing Occasio Australia were spent with Mars Confectionery, where he was instrumental in taking the business into new categories such as licensing, sugar and biscuits. As well as working on the key brands such as M&M's, Mars and Snickers.

He holds a tremendous amount of knowledge across the industry and is passionate about the opportunities Occasio Australia withholds.

Matthew's core strengths lie in blank paper business and brand development, business building, medium to long term strategic and product development.

Brett Reddell

National Field Sales Manager

Brett’s whole career has revolved around customer service from his days in small grocery retail through dealing with corporate accounts. Brett started in an independent grocery business moving to Brisbane to join one of Australia’s largest retail giants. After this 8 year career he left and joined one of the worlds’s leading Tobacco Companies and moved his way into Key Accounts within the New Zealand market, Brett left to buy his own business and now has joined Occasio Australia.

Brett’s background in retail sees Occasio Australia well set to grow rapidly within the aggressive drinks market. With effective strategies we will see our fantastic Wimmers brand be a force in this growing market. Brett’s motto is “in stock on time all the time” and with his customer service focus will see our professional sales team develop the category within our key clients.