Tristan Butt

Tristan is a purpose-driven CEO, Board Director, and investor with more than 25 years of senior leadership experience across food & beverage, FMCG, retail, and e-commerce. His career spans the UK, Europe, APAC, and the United States, where he has led growth and transformation across both global blue-chip organizations and high-growth ventures.

Tristan has held senior leadership roles at companies including Unilever, Mars, L’Oréal, Woolworths, Amazon, Kerry Foods, and KPMG, with full P&L and balance-sheet accountability across portfolios exceeding $3B in revenue. He has operated at scale across more than 100 product categories and 1,400+ retail locations, bridging supplier and retailer perspectives while driving international expansion, operating model redesign, and large-scale business transformation.

Recognized for his ability to build high-impact, values-aligned teams, Tristan brings clarity, rigour, and pace to complex challenges. His leadership style combines disciplined execution with a strong customer lens, enabling organisations to move boldly while delivering durable commercial and cultural outcomes.

Currently, Tristan serves as Chief Executive Officer of End Food Waste Australia, where he is leading a nationally coordinated effort to transform the food system and deliver measurable environmental, economic, and social impact. Alongside this role, Tristan serves as an advisor at Bain & Company, and partners with CEOs and Boards as an advisor, non-executive director, and investor, supporting founder-led and consumer brands through periods of scale, change, and strategic inflection.

Tristan is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.