Winnie Yang exits Coles Group and heads to Wesfarmers Health for new technology challenge

Winnie Yang has left grocery retailer Coles Group, where she served as Head of Technology - Customer, and joined Australian health, beauty and wellness company Wesfarmers Health as Head of Technology - Marketing E-commerce and Loyalty.

In a LinkedIn post, she said: "After a rewarding chapter with Coles Group I’m excited to be starting the next. During my time there, I worked across technology, customer and commercial teams, to shape investment decisions and deliver capabilities that improve how we serve customers every day.”

“Much of this work sat across strategy and delivery, including establishing foundational platforms, such as master product and customer data capabilities, that underpin how the business operates and scales."

She added: "What I’ll value most from this chapter are the people. I was fortunate to work alongside teams who care deeply about doing things well, embrace change and stay focused on outcomes that matter. I’m grateful to the many leaders, peers and partners who trusted me to contribute along the way."

"With that experience and perspective, I’m delighted to have started my next chapter at Wesfarmers Health I look forward to working alongside a passionate team and helping build better lives through better health."

2026 RTIH Innovation Awards

E-commerce will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.

Check out our 2025 winners here.

Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”

“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”

He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”

Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.