Insights · 2026-09-28

Chanel Kaczmarek named Retail Risk Rising Star of the Year

Chanel Kaczmarek from the Duress Partnerships team won Rising Star of the Year (Non-Retailers) at the 2026 Australian Fraud Awards in Sydney.

Chanel Kaczmarek holding the 2026 Australian Fraud Awards winner trophy for Retail Risk Rising Star of the Year — Photo: Retail Risk

Chanel Kaczmarek from our Partnerships team won the Retail Risk Rising Star of the Year Award (Non-Retailers) at the 2026 Australian Fraud Awards, held in Sydney on Thursday 26 February.

The Australian Fraud Awards are hosted by Retail Knowledge, the team behind Retail Risk, and bring together retailers, suppliers and law enforcement working on retail loss prevention and safety. The Rising Star award recognises an individual’s outstanding contribution to retail loss prevention and safety over the past year. It is judged in two categories, one for people working inside retailers and one for those working with them, and Chanel won the non-retailer category.

Chanel Kaczmarek celebrating at the Duress table at the 2026 Australian Fraud Awards

Congratulations, Chanel. The whole team is proud of you.

Karl Pagnin and Maurice Pagnin at the Duress table at the 2026 Australian Fraud Awards in Sydney

Karl Pagnin and Maurice Pagnin at the Duress table.

Photos: Retail Risk

Thank you to Retail Knowledge and Retail Risk for hosting the awards, and congratulations to every finalist and winner on the night.

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Chanel Kaczmarek named Retail Risk Rising Star of the Year

Chanel Kaczmarek from the Duress Partnerships team won Rising Star of the Year (Non-Retailers) at the 2026 Australian Fraud Awards in Sydney.

Full post: https://www.duress.com/en-us/blog/chanel-kaczmarek-retail-risk-rising-star-2026/
The data behind it: https://www.duress.com/en-us/resources/lone-worker-safety-report-2026/

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