Endeavour Group has announced further changes to its executive leadership team following CEO Steve Donohue stepping down.

Endeavour Group said the changes were part of its continued transformation of the business to drive improved performance.

Paul Carew has been appointed Managing Director of ALH Hotels, commencing in the new year. Carew is an experienced hospitality executive with more than 18 years in leadership roles in gaming and entertainment. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Tabcorp.  

He will replace interim ALH Hotels Managing Director Paul Walton, who has led the business since Mario Volpe stood down in 2023 due to ill health. Paul Walton will return to his substantive role leading the Group’s Pinnacle Drinks business.

Harinder Saluja has also been appointed to a newly created role of Chief Transformation Officer, joining from the NSW Government’s Process and Technology Harmonisation Program. Saluja brings deep technical and leadership experience that the company said will drive the One Endeavour transformation program along with upgrades of key technology systems in the business.

Chief Marketing Officer Jo Rose has chosen to leave the company after three years to spend some time closer to her family in the United Kingdom. Rose has led the marketing and customer teams since joining the business shortly after demerger, coming to Australia nearly nine years ago originally to join Woolworths. She led the establishment of Endeavour’s unified customer strategy and end-to-end demand generation practice, and has been instrumental in strengthening its leading brands.

Ilana Stringer will step down as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer in February after more than three years with Endeavour Group and five years with Woolworths prior to demerger. She successfully established Endeavour’s Group Strategy and M&A practices, leading the organisation and Board through the initial strategy cycles of the business. She also established the first Transformation office and commenced the One Endeavour program.

Rose and Stringer will both continue in their roles in the business until the second quarter of the next calendar year.

Donohue (above) said: “Paul and Harinder bring new skills and deep experience to the executive team and will help drive the next phase of Endeavour’s success. I am very pleased they have accepted these important roles with the business.

“I would also like to thank Paul Walton for his leadership of ALH Hotels, taking on the role in difficult circumstances and creating substantial value for the business.

“Jo and Ilana have both made outstanding contributions to Endeavour, establishing strong platforms for growth and improving the performance of the business. On behalf of the entire management team, I wish them the very best for the future.”

Endeavour announced in September that Donohue and the Board had determined now was the right time for a new leader to take the Group into its next phase of growth.