Board of Directors
An experienced board with broad retail, commercial, corporate governance and financial skillsets
Steven has more than 30 years’ experience in general management positions in the wholesale consumer goods industry and was previously chief executive of the Voyager Group. Steven is currently the non-executive chairman of ASX-listed Breville Group Limited and The Reject Shop Limited. Steven was a practising chartered accountant having qualified in South Africa with a Bachelor of Accounting degree from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Board committees: Audit and Risk Committee, Nomination and Remuneration
Gary co-founded the Laybuy business in 2016 and has served as the Managing Director of the Company since that time. Gary is responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of the Company. Gary is ordinarily based in the United Kingdom to assist in developing the Laybuy team and growing the UK business. Gary has held a number of CEO roles in the retail industry, including Number One Shoes, Warehouse Stationery and EziBuy. Prior to his retail experience, he worked in treasury roles and in banking. Gary has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Massey University, New Zealand where he graduated with Distinction in 1994.
Mark has significant expertise in senior finance and management roles, including having been a partner at PwC in Australia for 24 years and serving two of those years as chair. Mark is currently a non-executive director of ASX-listed Abacus Property Group as well as two private companies. At Abacus, he is the lead independent director and chair of the Audit & Risk Committee. Mark has a Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) (Honours) from Imperial College, London University.
Board committees: Audit and Risk Committee (Chair), Nomination and Remuneration
Craig is an Executive Director of Pioneer Capital, a private and growth equity firm focussed on investments in New Zealand businesses.
He has sourced and managed a number of investments across a range of growth sectors for Pioneer Finance. Prior to Pioneer Capital, Craig was an Associate Director at Craigs Investment Partners and an Associate at Houlihan Lokey in Los Angeles.
He is currently a director of Magic Memories Group Holdings Limited, Rockit Global, Bluelab Group Holdings Limited and Tom & Luke.
Craig has a Bachelor of Management Studies (Accounting and Economics) and a Graduate Diploma in Finance from the University of Waikato.
Board committees: Audit and Risk Committee, Nomination and Renumeration (Chair)
