Salmat has appointed Rebecca Lowde as CEO of the $450m business, taking up the role permanently following her performance as acting CEO from May this year.

She succeeds Craig Dower left by mutual agreement at the time after three years in the job. He succeeded Grant Harrod, who is currently CEO of Pro-Pac, which has former AusPost CEO Ahmed Fahour as its chairman.

Lowde says, “This is an important and challenging time for Salmat as we complete the strategic review and work to achieve the best possible outcomes for all stakeholders.

“I look forward to continuing to lead the Salmat team and updating shareholders on our progress as we are able to do so."

Peter Mattick, chairman, and co-founder, Salmat, says, “Lowde joined Salmat as chief financial officer in August 2014 and has been closely involved with the business transformation and other strategic programs since that time. She has made a seamless transitions into the acting CEO role and the board is very pleased that she has accepted the offer to continue as CEO in the future.

“She has already made an enormous contribution to the business and we are confident that she will deliver great results for Salmat’s shareholders, clients and staff in this role. Her extensive leadership experience in Australia, Asia and Europe will serve Salmat well as we shape the future direction of the business.

While the marketing company sold its print assets five years ago to Fuji Xerox DMS for $375m, it still places a huge amount of print, and actively promotes print marketing. Salmat was founded by Philip Salter and Peter Mattick in 1979.

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