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		<title>Group Managing Director</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; It is my absolute pleasure to have been appointed Group Managing Director at Gloria Jean&#8217;s Coffees. Gloria Jean&#8217;s Coffees an Australian owned global specialty coffee company, and is a brand synonymous with coffee quality and leading franchise systems. The Gloria Jean&#8217;s Coffees story began in the USA in 1979 when Gloria Jean and Ed Kvetko opened a specialty gourmet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gloria Jean&#8217;s Coffees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; It is my absolute pleasure to have been appointed to the board of Gloria Jean&#8217;s Coffees as a Non Executive Director. Gloria Jean&#8217;s Coffees an Australian owned global specialty coffee company, and is a brand synonymous with coffee quality and leading franchise systems. The Gloria Jean&#8217;s Coffees story began in the USA in 1979 when Gloria Jean and Ed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best of the Best.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; YPO International Press Release. Best of the Best in Forum: The Terry Plochman Award &#8211; Winner: Mark Bilton This year&#8217;s winner is a Forum Officer who has made his mark on not one, but two YPO Chapters &#8211; and in the process, has strengthened his entire Region.  Mark Bilton joined the Auckland Chapter in 2001 and served as Forum Chair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vision and Structure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; If we don’t know where we are going, how will we get there and when will we arrive. So many companies just survive or do what they do, without taking the time to know where they are going. A vision is important, and I am not talking about a fancy plaque on a wall that no one can quote. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Authenticity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Bilton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#8220;Get real&#8221;. That statement encourages a certain authenticity and transparency. How much easier would it be to be who we really are rather than meet the expectations of others. I believe we all have God given talents and gifting and that these allow us operate with excellence in the area of life we operate in. We will be at [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Bilton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was an honour and a privilege to spend an evening with the Hon John Howard. I was impressed with his down to earth yet statesman like manner. The event was organised by the Greater Sydney WPO Chapter. The opportunity to meet and mingle with only a handful of other couples was indeed an &#8220;only in WPO&#8221; experience. Mr Howard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CEO Forum Interview.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Social media for CEOs&#8221; An interview with Mark Bilton &#8211; CEO &#8211; Hagemeyer Brands Australia The rise of social media has impacted upon both the professional and personal lives of millions of people. Getting started with social media can be a mildly bewildering experience, especially for time-poor CEOs. Mark Bilton, CEO at Hagemeyer Brands Australia, describes how he approached the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future Force 11</title>
		<link>http://markbilton.com/?p=339</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 07:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Bilton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Hagemeyer Conference Hagemeyer Brands had a conference early in 2011 bringing together all parts of the business. We held our strategic planning meetings for the Consumer Electronic Division and the newly formed Appliances Division. Each brand had its own sales conference. For the first time we had a full support services conference. This was complemented by a Summit with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JVC &amp; Ruby Rose.</title>
		<link>http://markbilton.com/?p=319</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; JVC announces a major new partnership with Ruby Rose Ruby Rose steps on board as new JVC ambassador and supports launch of Sydney’s newest pop-up festival JVC announces today it is working with Australia’s favourite VJ, model, designer, DJ and personality, Ruby Rose, throughout 2011 in a special partnership which will see Ruby Rose appear in a range of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My YPO.</title>
		<link>http://markbilton.com/?p=226</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Bilton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a privilege and pleasure to be a part of YPO over the last ten years. The Young Presidents Organisation now has over 18,000 CEO members. These leaders represent companies with a combined turnover of over USD5.4 Trillion. That is over 8% of global GDP. I have had the honour of serving at a Chapter Board level in [...]]]></description>
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