Gordon Elkington (Executive Chairman)
Gordon Elkington was appointed to the Board of Headline Group in October 2004. Gordon has over 30 years experience in the retail and manufacturing sectors. From 1999 to 2003 Gordon was the Managing Director of Sabco Limited. From 1994 to 1999 he was the Managing Director of Willow Sales Management. He was previously a director of Davis Plastics, prior to its acquisition by the Willow Group.
Brent Dennison (Managing Director)
Brent has recently returned to Australia after working in the European private equity industry for the last 6 years. Immediately prior to returning, Brent executed and managed a successful buy-and-build investment in Italy in conjunction with the Dutch fund, Favonius Ventures. Before working with Favonius, Brent was a director with Citigroup in NY evaluating small to medium sized financial services investment opportunities of strategic interest to the bank. Prior to Citigroup, Brent led two entrepreneurial ventures, a UK-based software business that was sold to a German ERP player, and the launch of Turkey's first management consulting practise in the mid-1990s. Before embarking on his entrepreneurial pursuits, Brent was a strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group in Melbourne and New York.
George Choo (Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer)
George Choo was appointed to the Board of Headline Group Limited on 10 June 2008. George has 30 years commercial experience in both management and financial accounting. He has held numerous senior positions both in Australia and overseas prior to joining Headline Group as the Chief Financial Officer.
George holds qualifications in Business Studies majoring in Accounting and Graduate-Diploma in Electronic Data Processing.
Ross Bartlett (Director)
Ross Bartlett was appointed to the Board on 1st September 2009 at the time of the merged Skansen-Kids Central entity. Ross has over 30 years experience in retail, marketing, brand management and product development. Over that period, Ross held many senior management roles at Coles Myer including General Manager of Merchandising & Marketing for Kmart Australasia. He has experience in Strategic Planning and Buying-Brand management including the development of exciting new Brands and unique products, long term development of retail formats and their market positioning.
Ian Gordon (Company Secretary)
Ian Gordon has been a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia since 1977, and has practised as a Chartered Accountant in Sydney since 1974 as a partner in McBurney & Partners. Ian was appointed Company Secretary of Headline Group Limited in October 2007. He has had previous experience acting as Company Secretary for Neverfail Springwater Limited from its initial ASX listing until taken over by Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, and is responsible in his accounting practice for corporate secretarial services for a diverse range of unlisted companies.
Mike Lewis (Executive Director)
Mike Lewis was appointed to the Board on 30 September 2010 at the time of
Headline acquiring the remaining 27% of Skansen KCG P/L.
Mike established OshKosh B’Gosh in Australia in 1987 and pioneered the
development of the retail model adopted by OshKosh B’Gosh Inc. as their
international expansion model in 1991 and also responsible for the establishment and
development of the business into Asia / Pacific countries.
Mike spent many years working outside Australia and upon his return focused on
setting up Kids Central and ELC educational toy brands. In 2007 when Mothercare
acquired ELC in UK, Mike negotiated the rights to launch Mothercare in Australia.
Mike holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Sydney University.
Jerry Cull (Non-Executive Director)
Jerry Cull was appointed to the Board on 30 September 2010 at the time of
Mothercare Finance Limited’s (a subsidiary of Mothercare plc, UK) investment in
Headline.
Jerry has worked with the Mothercare organisation for almost 30 years and since July
2007 has sat on the Mothercare Executive Committee as Group International Director,
responsible for Mothercare and ELC global retail operations and its franchisees
outside the UK as well as Mothercare’s worldwide wholesale operation.
