Chandler Macleod Board of Directors and Executive Committee (ExCo)
Chandler Macleod Board of Directors and Executive Committee (ExCo)
Board of Directors
Richard EnglandCHAIRMAN, NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MAICD FAICCA |
Richard England was appointed a Director of the Company on 27 February 2008, and became Chairman on 2 May 2008. Richard is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
Richard brings to the Company over 30 years of experience in the accounting and financial services profession as well as broad management experience. Until 1994, Richard spent most of his professional career with Peat Marwick and Ernst & Young and its predecessor firms, first becoming a partner in 1982.
He practiced in the areas of Corporate Recovery and Restructuring. Richard is currently Chairman of Ruralco Holdings Limited. He is a Non-Executive Director of Choiseul Investments Limited, Healthscope Limited, Macquarie Atlas Roads Limited and Nanosonics Limited. He is a former director of St. George Bank Limited (from September 2004 until December 2008). |
Mark CarnegieNON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BA(Hons) BSc(Hons) M.Jur |
Mark Carnegie was appointed a Director of the Company on 6 February 2009. Since that time, Mark has been a member of the Company’s Remuneration and Nomination Committee. Mark has had nearly 25 years experience as an investor and corporate adviser in New York, London and Sydney.
He was a principal of Carnegie, Wylie & Company before the acquisition of that business by Lazard Limited. Mark is CEO of LCW Private Equity (LCWPE), Lazard’s Australian private equity business, which manages a fund that is a substantial shareholder of the Company. Mark is a Director of LCWPE, Macquarie Radio Network Ltd and a large number of private companies. |
Jack CowinNON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
Jack Cowin was appointed a Director of the Company on 1 March 2011.
Jack Cowin is Founder and Executive Chairman of Competitive Foods Australia Pty Ltd. Competitive Foods owns and operates over 350 fast food restaurants in Australia. It also operates several food manufacturing plants for the supermarket and food service industries, exporting to 29 countries.
Jack is a Director of Network Ten and a Director of BridgeClimb. He brings significant experience and understanding of the sectors in which Chandler Macleod operates. |
Elizabeth CrouchNON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BEc FAICD |
Elizabeth Crouch was appointed a Director of the Company on 1 March 2011.
Elizabeth Crouch is a company director and consultant to government and the private sector. She has spent 16 years with the Federal Government before moving into the private sector, where she held various positions including the role of Chief Executive of the Housing Industry Association.
Elizabeth is Deputy Chancellor of Macquarie University, Chair of the Fair Trading Council and Chair of the Health Infrastructure and transport audit committees. She is the former Chairman of Railcorp and the Public Transport Ticketing Corporation, and Deputy Chair of the City of Sydney Planning Committee. She also holds a number of positions with community organisations and sporting bodies. |
John PlummerNON-EXECUTIVE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
BCom MBA FCIS |
John Plummer was appointed a Director of the Company on 30 May 2005. From 1 September 2007, John became a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. John has also been Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee since April 2009. John is Chairman of London City Equities Ltd (Director since November 2004 and Chairman since November 2007) and is a Non-Executive Director of Belmont Holdings Ltd (since November 2004).
He is also Director of Professional Associations Super Ltd. John is a past National President of the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association, the peak body of the employment services industry in Australia and New Zealand. |
Ian BasserMANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO
BA |
Ian Basser has over 20 years’ experience in starting, running and building service companies around the world including Australia, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, USA, UK and Europe. Previously, Ian was on the global management team of Michael Page International, managing operations in Australia, Asia and North America
He was Chief Operating Officer and Board Director of Harvey Nash, running operations in the UK, Europe and the US for 3 years. Prior to joining the company, Ian spent 4 years establishing and developing the Mettle Group as a leading strategic Leadership and Culture consultancy. Ian commenced in the role of Managing Director and CEO of Chandler Macleod Group on 3 July 2008. His role encompasses our Chandler Macleod, Ross Human Directions, OCG and Aurion businesses. |
Owen WilsonCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & COMPANY SECRETARY
BCom ACA |
Owen Wilson, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, was appointed Company Secretary on 9 April 2009. Owen joined the Company following a 15 year career with the ANZ Banking Group during which he held various finance roles culminating in the role of Chief Financial Officer of the Institutional Division of ANZ.
Owen was responsible for ANZ’s international partnership business in Asia where he oversaw their investments in numerous banks and credit card businesses across the region. He was a director of numerous companies in Australia and Asia including ANZ Royal Bank in Cambodia and the listed AmBank Group in Malaysia.
Prior to joining ANZ, Owen had a successful career with KPMG in Melbourne and London. He has excellent experience with high end relationship businesses through his work in Institutional Banking and he has managed high volume low margin operations in his previous role. |
Greg CoolahanGROUP LEGAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY
Dip Law (SAB) |
Greg is a senior lawyer in the General and Corporate division of the Legal Group and joint Company Secretary in Melbourne.
As part of the Legal Group, Greg is responsible for contract and tender reviews, commercial legal advice and regulatory compliance. As Company Secretary, Greg is primarily responsible for the administration of the board and its committees, and regulatory compliance.
Greg was formerly Commercial and Legal Director at Ross Human Directions prior to its acquisition by Chandler Macleod.
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Executive Committee (ExCo)
Ian BasserMANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO
BA |
| Ian's profile can be viewed here. |
Damian Johnson CHIEF OF STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT
MBA, BBus (Accounting) |
Damian Johnson is the head of the Strategy and Development functions for Chandler Macleod Group. Damian joined the Company with over 25 years experience in supporting, building and managing service businesses in both Australia and Asia.
Damian spent 20 years with ANZ Banking Group during which time he held numerous roles across multiple disciplines including technology, operations, corporate banking, and retail banking. Of this time Damian spent 9 years living and working in Asia developing ANZ's franchise across ten countries, culminating in the role of ANZ's Head of Retail and Private Banking Asia.
More recently, Damian was with Skilled Group for 2 years where he held the position of Executive General Manager Shared Services and later, CEO of the Staffing Services Division responsible for the management and development of their workforce solutions and recruitment business. Damian has deep experience with and insight into the strategic challenges and opportunities facing service companies operating in the domestic and international arena. |
Cameron JudsonCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
MBA(Executive) BA(Political Science & Industrial Relations) |
Cameron Judson is COO of Chandler Macleod Group, as has responsibility for all the service lines within Australia, including Workforce, Recruitment, Consulting, Managed Services and Aurion. In addition he has responsibility for a number of support functions including Payroll, Billing and Credit.
Cameron’s career with Chandler Macleod commenced in 2005 and has incorporated a diverse range of roles, as Director Workforce Services, Director Business Services, Executive General Manager Client Services, and Regional General Manager NSW.
Prior to joining Chandler Macleod, Cameron held a number of senior appointments with Chubb and TNT. Within these large people dependent service organisations, Cameron was responsible for improving operational performance, driving innovation and change, and delivering sustainable profitable growth. |
James MadiganCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
BEc |
James Madigan is Chandler Macleod’s Chief Information Officer. He is responsible for the management of the Group’s global systems and the development of the Group’s Information Technology Strategy. James brings more than 20 years’ experience in the Information Technology industry.
Prior to joining Chandler Macleod, for 7 years James was the Chief Information Officer at Crane Group Limited. In this role he was responsible for the management of the Group’s systems and the delivery of major systems implementations across the Group’s 350 sites. He was also responsible for the Group’s Information Technology Strategy where he introduced a number of market leading solutions including Business Intelligence and Route Planning.
Prior to joining Crane Group, for 15 years James worked at Accenture where he was involved in major re-engineering and systems implementation projects for large corporations across Australasia. He also held various practice leadership roles including the Enterprise Resource Planning and Technology specialist groups. |
Justin PappsCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
BLaw(LLB) BA |
Justin Papps is Chandler Macleod’s Chief Marketing Officer. He is responsible for the development and growth of the Chandler Macleod brand and the application of Chandler Macleod’s array of skills and services in new ways for clients. Justin brings more than 12 years’ experience in advertising, marketing and innovation to the leadership team, in addition to over 5 years experience leading the Chandler Macleod Consulting development team in NSW, specifically with the Mettle brand prior to and post its acquisition in 2007.
Justin has direct involvement with many of Chandler Macleod’s blue-chip clients including Woolworths Limited, Coca- Cola Amatil, Commonwealth Bank and Macquarie Group. Prior to joining Chandler Macleod in 2007, Justin was Executive Director of one of Australia’s largest and most successful advertising and Communications agencies. He is also the Director of international brand consultancy, shift.101 which has offices in London, Austin and New York. |
Anne Simic CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER |
Anne Simic is the Chief People Officer of Chandler Macleod Group and is responsible for developing the talent management strategy across the organisation, incorporating employee acquisition, engagement, learning and development and overseeing the cultivation of a constructive, supportive and effective corporate culture to underpin the values of Chandler Macleod.
Prior to joining Chandler Macleod in 2011, Anne was involved in a number of contracts requiring skills in M&A specifically the Employee Relations and Cultural aspects. Anne's experience also includes over 20 years in Human Resources for some of Australia's largest organisations including Coles/Myer, Panasonic and for the majority of her career, Qantas. Anne's last 5 years at Qantas was as the Head of People for Qantas Airlines |
Owen WilsonCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & COMPANY SECRETARY
BCom ACA |
| Owen's profile can be viewed here. |