PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Years of Experience

November 2014 – September 2020

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PAPER PLUS GROUP NZ

New Zealand's largest book and stationery retailer with over 100 stores nationwide. The Company operates three retail brands - Paper Plus, Paper Plus Select, Take Note and a sub brand known as Office Spot.

July 2011 - November 2014

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COMPLETE ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES

Complete Entertainment Services Ltd provides wholesale and sophisticated distribution services. Offering unique solutions, CES acts as an intermediary between suppliers and retailers, sourcing ranges internationally and locally. It delivers consolidated unit level orders, pre-priced and shelf-ready for stores or customers. CES accommodates both events and regular replenishment. The business was acquired by The Warehouse Group, New Zealand's largest listed retailer, in February 2013.

September 2009 - June 2010

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR : NEW ZEALAND, REDGROUP RETAIL LIMITED

REDgroup Retail was a leading Books, Stationery and Entertainment retailer operating in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. The REDGroup portfolio, owned by Pacific Equity Partners, consisted of well-known brands including Angus & Robertson, Borders and Whitcoulls delivering annual sales of more than $1bn AUD.

January 2008 – August 2009

GENERAL MANAGER, MARKETING & MERCHANDISE, LIFE PHARMACY LIMITED

Life Pharmacy is New Zealand’s Premium Pharmacy Group. It serves over 3.5m customers annually, through 32 outlets under three different formats; Life, Life Metro and Life Outlet stores.

January 2006 – December 2007

MERCHANDISE MANAGER, GROCERY, THE WAREHOUSE LIMITED

New Zealand’s most popular and largest listed retailer, employing over 8,000 people, serving more than 1 million paying customers each week through 83 Warehouse and 3 Warehouse Extra stores.

Sainsbury's Group 1990 - 2005

April 2004 – November 2005

NATIONAL MANAGER, BAKERY, SAINSBURY’S SUPERMARKETS LTD (SSL) UK

SSL is one of the UK’s leading retailers, employing nearly 140,000 people and serving more than 9.5 million customers each week. Turnover for 2004/05 was c. £15billion.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

1992 – 1995

UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB HONS)

1995

FELLOW OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS - FCCA (EXAMS PASSED IN 1989)

1984 – 1986

SOUTH THAMES COLLEGE
ORDINARY NATIONAL DIPLOMA (OND) IN COMPUTER STUDIES

1977 – 1982