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Madeleine Bui
Key Account Manager at Ooni | Building Global Partnerships | International Business Development
Madeleine Bui is a dedicated professional with a passion for food systems and community-building through culinary experiences.
As a Key Account Manager at Ooni Pizza Ovens, Madeleine excels in overseeing the brand's expansion across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South America, managing relationships with distributors in over 50 countries.
Her academic background includes a Master's degree in Anthropology of Food from SOAS, University of London, and a Bachelor's degree in Geography from the University of St Andrews, focusing on the cultural aspects of global food landscapes.
Throughout her career, she has held various roles such as Account Manager and Junior Account Manager at Ooni Pizza Ovens, as well as owning her bakery, The Happiness Recipe.
Madeleine's experience also spans internships at EAT Club, roles in marketing, events, and hospitality with organizations like Hilton Worldwide, University of St Andrews, and McDonald's Corporation.
Highlights
After being away from my extended family in Malaysia and Singapore for over six years, I've been given the opportunity to spend some time with them in Asia this summer and it's been wonderful. Between some extended holidays, celebrating my grandfather's 80th birthday and working remotely, I've also taken the opportunity to visit as many distributors and retailers as I can find time for.
When I found out that WOFEX Manila was happening during my time here, I knew I had to go. We've worked with the team at Oven Depot for over four years and never met in person! The scale of the show was beyond anything that I had expected and the team at Oven Depot were so passionate and enthusiastic about everything. It felt so much like catching up with old friends and the fact that we have partnerships like this makes this job so much more fun. It's not always emails and Zoom calls! Sometimes it's trade shows, Sisig cooked in an Ooni and conversations about marketing strategies while sitting in traffic in Manila.
I’ve had a wonderful few days with the team at Katrin BJ in Kuala Lumpur, attending the MIFB 2024 show, conducting some product training and visiting their beautiful stores.
I say it everytime I visit our distributors, but it’s so amazing to see Ooni ovens out in the world 🌏. For most of the clients that Natalie Klocek and I work with, we rarely get to meet their retail teams or be a part of their marketing activities. To be able to see their passion for our brand and all the other brands that they work with is truly a joy.
