Inside Retail
Top 50 People in E-commerce 2025

We need your help to ensure no stone is left unturned in the search for exceptional e-commerce leaders. Top 50 People in E-commerce 2027 nominations are now closed.

All eligible nominees will be invited to submit an application, which will be reviewed by our panel of judges.

To be eligible, you must be an e-commerce professional working at an e-commerce business or online marketplace in Australia (vendors/service providers are not eligible), and you must be able to demonstrate excellence in the following areas in the last 12 months:

  • Contributed to the commercial success of the business
  • Championed innovation within the business
  • Demonstrated leadership within the business

Winner 2026 – Guy Nappa, Oz Hair & Beauty

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Timeline

29 Sep – 13 Oct 2026
Nominations period

15 Oct – 3 Nov 2026
Submission period

7 Dec 2026
Finalists notified

24 Feb 2027
Report launch party

Judges

Mark Baartse

Mark Baartse

Consultant – Mark Baartse Consulting

Mal Chia

Mal Chia

Managing Director – Ecom Nation

Nicola Clement

Nicola Clement

Founder and E-commerce Consultant, NJ Clement Consulting

Nick Gray

Nick Gray

Founder and CEO – IGU Global

Lyn Nguyen

Lyn Nguyen

Founder and Director, Auvie Consultants

Anna Samkova

Anna Samkova

Co-founder and Strategic Advisor – Albany Advisory

Heather McIlvaine

Managing editor, features and premium, Inside Retail

Adam Thorn

Adam Thorn leads an international team of editors to produce Inside Retail’s global features content, including exclusive series, in-depth analyses of key trends and premium quarterly print magazines and reports. With almost two decades of experience as a journalist, he has previously worked for fashion and lifestyle publications in the UK and Australia, including Esquire, GQ, Gentleman’s Journal and Cosmopolitan. Adam has also presented hundreds of B2B podcasts on a variety of topics, as well as curating and moderating major business events.

Adam Thorn

Managing editor, features and premium, Inside Retail

Tong Van

Tong Van

Features and Premium Editor – Asia, Inside Retail

Tahlia Whitfield

Tahlia is a Features and Premium Editor at Inside Retail and Inside FMCG. She is the editor of Inside FMCG's quarterly print magazine and contributes to Inside Retail's exclusive content.

Tahlia Whitfiled

Features and Premium Editor – Inside Retail / Inside FMCG

Nicole Kirichanskaya

Nicole Kirichanskaya

Features and Premium Editor – US, Inside Retail

Harry Booth

Harry Booth

News Journalist, Inside Retail

Nick Antonopoulos

General Manager – Australia Post

Tarl Hart

General Manager, eCommerce Growth – Australia Post

To be announced

Triple Whale

2026 report launch party

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