BOTANY, Australia–Stephen Audsley has resigned as CEO of Breville.
A company statement said Audsley has decided to relocate to Melbourne for family reasons. John Schmoll, Breville’s chairman, said Audsley will remain as CEO for the next few months, while the company conducts a global search for his successor.
Audsley was named CEO three years ago. Schmoll credited him “for the important contributions that he has made to the refinement and execution of the company’s strategy of leveraging an integrated branded product-development and distribution capability across an international platform.”