New CEO for Suntory Oceania

Suntory Oceania has announced Dai Minato as the new CEO of Suntory Beverage & Food Oceania, effective from April 2025.

The company says that Minato is a highly respected leader in the global beverage industry and has been a key architect in shaping Suntory’s global business across the Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and U.S. markets.

Most recently, he led the strategic agenda and expansion of the business outside of Japan as Chief Strategy & Finance Officer at Suntory Beverage & Food International.

Minato will join Mark Hill, Managing Director - Suntory Global Spirits Oceania, in leading the $3 billion multi-beverage business as it prepares to go-live in mid-2025 and enters a new era of growth in Australia and New Zealand.

Dai Minato and Mark Hill of Suntory Oceania

Darren Fullerton, who announced his retirement in December 2024, will support the final stages of the creation of Suntory Oceania as a strategic advisor.

The $3B Suntory Oceania partnership will bring together the end-to-end manufacturing, sales and distribution of Suntory's licensed and non-alcohol portfolios. It will officially go-live in Australia in July 2025 and in New Zealand in January 2026.