Alumni and Careers
Alumni - keep in touch!
We like to keep you, our graduates, up to date. One way this is achieved is through regular postings of the 'Otago' magazine. Apart from keeping you up to speed with University developments, it also contains details of alumni events. These are a great way for you to catch up with friends and some of your favourite lecturers who are always keen to see how things are going for you.
On a professional note, these events also provide fantastic opportunities for you to make new contacts with colleagues from your chosen profession.
However ... we can't keep you posted if we don't know where you are! Because our graduates seem to find themselves in demand in almost every corner of the world, it's important that you let us know where you are and what you're up to.
We've made this task very simple for you. You can update your details by visiting the Alumni homepage.
Where are our Graduates now?
Studying Marketing at Otago has led our graduates into an impressive range of roles and industries. We are proud to introduce to you some of our successful graduates:
Dave Shoemack BCom(Hons)
Export Manager, DB Breweries
Alison Shanks BCom(Hons) & BSc
New Zealand Professional Cyclist, 2009 Track Cycling World Champion
Ngaia Calder BCom(Hons)
Research Manager - Focus Research
Anna-Claire Clendon BCom(Hons) & BA
Marketing & Sales Executive - enlight photo ltd
Peter Brown MCom
Commercial Manager - Port Otago
Damian Camp BCom(Hons) & BSc
Chief Executive Officer – Pacific Aerosp ace Ltd
Laura Davidson BA, BCom & MBus
Corporate Assistant Brand Manager –
Fonterra Co-operative Ltd
Jenna Egen BCom(Hons)
Vision Weaver - Extra Mile Company
Claire Gutzewitz BCom(Hons) & BA
Marketing Special Projects Executive - Lion Nathan
Jason Leong BCom, DipGrad, PGDipCom & MCom
Brand License Manager - Shell Brands International (SBI) – Pacific Islands, China & Africa, (Auckland, NZ)
Sarah McKinney BA, BCom(Hons) & MCom
Partner & Head of Banking Consulting, Forethought Research, Melbourne
Claire Murray BCom(Hons)
Category Manager, Giving and Sharing - Cadbury Confectionery NZ
Matthew Ngan BCom(Hons)
Area Manager – L’Oréal Australia
Jessica Ridout BCom & MBus
International Communications Manager
Nick Rogers BCom & DipGrad
Commercial Manager - DB Breweries
Dr Maree Thyne BA, DipTour & DipGrad, PhD
Senior Lecturer - University of Otago, Department of Marketing
Hamish Wiig BCom & MCom
Business Development Manager (South America) - Tait Radio Communications
Careers
Where will marketing take me?
Marketing is a people-oriented commerce subject and the career options it offers are exciting, challenging, and rewarding. Because it is such a broad based discipline, our marketing graduates find themselves well equipped to work in a huge variety of roles within organisations large and small, ranging across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
Like some of our former graduates, you may end up as part of a graduate training programme with such well-known companies as Nestlé, L'Oréal or Tip Top. Or, you may choose to work for a smaller organisation offering equally stimulating career opportunities ranging from sales to advertising or market research to market analysis.
How can we help?
We understand that launching a successful career can be a daunting task for graduates. To assist this process, our department assists the University Careers Advisory Service with regular on-campus employer presentations. We also maintain regular contact with a diverse group of more than 1100 organisations, many of whom think very favourably of Otago graduates when making employment decisions.