Board of Directors

Gordon Cairns is Chairman of Origin Energy Limited (Chairman since October 2013, Director since 2007), a Non-executive Director of Macquarie Group Limited (since November 2014), Macquarie Bank Limited (since November 2014), World Education Australia Limited and Quick Service Restaurant Group Pty Ltd. Mr Cairns was previously Chairman of David Jones Limited (March 2014 to August 2014) and Rebel Group Limited, and a Non‑executive Director of Westpac Banking Corporation (July 2004 to December 2013). Mr Cairns has extensive Australian and international experience as a senior executive. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of Lion Nathan Limited, and held senior management positions in marketing, operations and finance with PepsiCo, Cadbury Limited and Nestle.

Brad Banducci has a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management and received Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce Degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Before his appointment as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Group, he was Managing Director of Woolworths Food Group from March 2015 to February 2016 and he retains this responsibility pending a new appointment. He was formerly Director of Liquor from 2012 until March 2015. Brad joined the Group in 2011 after the acquisition of the Cellarmasters Group, a direct wine retail and production company. He was Chief Executive Officer of Cellarmasters from 2007 to 2011. Prior to this, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Director, and later a Non‑Executive Director at Tyro Payments and a Vice President and Director with The Boston Consulting Group, where he was a core member of their retail practice for 15 years.

Jillian Broadbent AO has a B.A. (Maths and Economics) from the University of Sydney. Ms Broadbent is currently Chair of the Board of Swiss Re Life & Health Australia Limited, Chair of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Chancellor of the University of Wollongong. Ms Broadbent was a Member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (1998 to 2013) and has served as a Director of ASX Limited, Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS), Qantas Airways Limited, Westfield Property Trusts and Woodside Petroleum Ltd. Ms Broadbent has extensive experience in corporate banking and finance in both Australia and internationally, primarily with Bankers Trust Australia.

Holly Kramer has a BA with Honours in Economics and Political Science from Yale University and an MBA from Georgetown University. Ms Kramer is currently a Non-executive Director of Nine Entertainment Corporation (since May 2015), AMP Limited (since October 2015), Australia Post (since November 2015), as well as regional community-owned telco, Southern Phone Company Limited and the Alannah and Madeleine Foundation. She is also a member of Chief Executive Women. Ms Kramer has more than 20 years’ experience in general management, marketing and sales including roles at the Ford Motor Company (in the US and Australia), Pacific Brands and Telstra. Whilst at Telstra, her roles included Group Managing Director, Telstra Product Management and Chief of Marketing. Her most recent position was Chief Executive Officer of Best & Less, a subsidiary of South African retail group Pepkor.

Siobhan McKenna has a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree from the Australian National University as well as a Master of Philosophy (International Relations) from Cambridge University. Ms McKenna is currently a Director of Ten Network Holdings Limited (since 2012), Amcil Limited (since March 2016), Nova Entertainment, The Australian Ballet, and a Trustee of the MCG Trust. Ms McKenna is a former Commissioner of the Australian Productivity Commission, a former Chairman and Board Member of NBN Co Limited, and a former partner of McKinsey & Company.

Scott Perkins has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from Auckland University. Mr Perkins is a Non-executive Director of Brambles Limited (since 1 June 2015), Origin Energy Limited (since 1 September 2015), the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney (since 2011), the New Zealand Initiative (since 2012) and is Chairman of Sweet Louise (since 2005). In the past Mr Perkins was a Director of Meridian Energy (1999-2002). Mr Perkins has extensive Australian and international experience as a leading corporate adviser. He was formerly Head of Corporate Finance for Deutsche Bank Australia and New Zealand and a member of the Executive Committee with overall responsibility for the Bank’s activities in this region. He was also a member of the Asia Pacific Corporate and Investment Bank Management Committee. Prior to that he was Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank New Zealand and Deputy CEO of Bankers Trust New Zealand. Mr Perkins’ experience encompasses advising leading local and international companies across a broad range of markets on strategy, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets matters. He is an active participant in not-for-profit communities in Australia and New Zealand. He has a long‑standing commitment to breast cancer causes, the visual arts and public policy development.

Kathee Tesija has a Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Merchandising from the University of Wisconsin, USA. Ms Tesija has extensive retailing experience in the US market, particularly in merchandising and supply chain management. In her executive career, she led the merchandising and supply chain functions at Target Corporation in the US from 2008, and was the Chief Merchandising and Supply Chain Officer and Executive Vice President when she left the company in 2015. After leaving, Kathee became a Strategic Advisor to Target Corporation until 2016 and had held various senior leadership positions at Target Corporation within merchandising since joining the business in 1986. Ms Tesija, a US resident, is also an independent Director of the US telecommunications company, Verizon Communications, Inc., and is a senior advisor and consultant for Simpactful, a retail consulting agency in the US.

Michael Ullmer has a degree in mathematics from the University of Sussex. Mr Ullmer is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Mr Ullmer is a Director of Lend Lease (since December 2011), a Trustee of the National Gallery of Victoria and Chairman of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Mr Ullmer has extensive experience in the accounting and banking sectors. He was the Deputy Group Chief Executive at National Australia Bank (NAB) from October 2007 until he stepped down from the Bank in August 2011. He joined NAB in 2004 as Finance Director and held a number of key positions including Chairman of the subsidiaries Great Western Bank (US) and JBWere. Prior to NAB, Mr Ullmer was at Commonwealth Bank of Australia initially as Chief Financial Officer and then Group Executive for Institutional and Business Banking. Before that he was a Partner at Accounting Firms KPMG (1982 to 1992) and Coopers & Lybrand (1992 to 1997). Mr Ullmer was previously a Director of National Australia Bank (2004 to 2011), Fosters Group Ltd (2008 to 2011), and Bank of New Zealand (2007 to 2011).

Ralph Waters was most recently a Director of Asciano Limited (2012 to August 2016). In the past, Mr Waters was a Director of Fletcher Building Limited (2001 to October 2014, Chairman from 2010) and Fisher and Paykel Appliances Holdings Limited (2001 to 2011, Chairman from 2009), a Director of Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (2006 to 2013), Westpac New Zealand Limited (2006 to 2012) and a Director of Cricket World Cup 2015 Ltd (2011 to November 2015, Chairman from February 2013).

Grant O’Brien’s career extended more than 25 years with Woolworths, starting as an accountant in Purity Supermarkets in Tasmania, a division of Woolworths Limited. He was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer inGrant O’Brien’s career extended more than 25 years with Woolworths, starting as an accountant in Purity Supermarkets in Tasmania, a division of Woolworths Limited. He was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in 2011. He has held the roles of Deputy Chief Executive Officer and CEO Designate, Chief Operating Officer Australian Food and Petrol, Director New Business Development, General Manager Woolworths Liquor, Senior Business Manager Marketing Supermarkets, and Marketing and Merchandise Manager for Purity. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard in 2010.2011. He has held the roles of Deputy Chief Executive Officer and CEO Designate, Chief Operating Officer Australian Food and Petrol, Director New Business Development, General Manager Woolworths Liquor, Senior Business Manager Marketing Supermarkets, and Marketing and Merchandise Manager for Purity. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard in 2010.

Christine Cross has a BEd and MSc in Food Science and a Diploma in Management. Ms Cross is a Director of Sonae SGPS SA (since 2009), Plantasgen (since 2009), Kathmandu Holdings Limited (since 2012) and Brambles Limited (since January 2014). She was formerly a Director of Next Group plc (formerly known as Next PLC) (2005–2014), of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc, Empire Company Limited (2003 to 2011), Taylor Wimpey plc and Premier Foods plc (2008 to 2010). Ms Cross is a Retail Advisor to Apax Partners Venture Capital & Private Equity (since 2005).

Jayne Hrdlicka is the CEO of Jetstar Group and prior to this was the Qantas Group Executive of Strategy, Technology and Transformation. Ms Hrdlicka is an experienced executive and advisor. Prior to her executive career, Jayne was a Senior Partner with management consulting firm Bain & Company.

David Mackay is a Director of Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. (since 2011) and Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (since 2012). Mr Mackay was an Independent Director and Non-executive Chairman of Beam, Inc (2011 to April 2014) and Managing Director of Sara Lee Bakery in Australia (1992 to 1998). Mr Mackay has extensive Australian and international retail and consumer goods experience. He had a long career with Kellogg Company in America and internationally, retiring as CEO and President of Kellogg Company in 2011 after holding a number of key positions within the company in the UK and the USA. Throughout his time at Kellogg, Mr Mackay was a member of Kellogg Company’s Board and the Company’s global leadership team.