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The Board of Directors
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Richard (Rick) John Nelson, FAICD
Chairman
Rick began his career in finance with AGC in 1972. After reaching the position of regional credit manager, he joined Australia’s largest Ford truck and car dealer, Denmac Ford, in the role of General Manager - Finance.
In 1982, Rick, with support from Denis McEniery, founded the Centrepoint Finance group. The business is now 25 years old and has expanded nationwide. Before 2005, Centrepoint Finance made two major acquisitions, resulting in the group becoming one of Australia's largest commercial finance brokers. It merged with Alliance Finance in 2005 to form Centrepoint Alliance, and Rick was Managing Director until he stepped aside to take on the Deputy Chairman’s role in 2007. He became CEO of the Commercial Finance business stream in April 2007.
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Tony Robinson
Managing Director
Tony Robinson joined Centrepoint Alliance in July 2009 as Managing Director/CEO. Tony has experience in a number of industries but has most recently been involved in the Financial Services Industry as Managing Director/CEO of IOOF Ltd for the period from 2007 to 2009 and prior to that as Managing Director/CEO of OAMPS Ltd for the period 2002 to 2007. Tony is also currently a Non-executive Director of Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.
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Noel Griffin
Non-executive director
Noel has been involved in the refrigerated transport industry since 1966. He has had extensive experience in management, operation and ownership of transport and agri businesses. From 1982 to 1995, Noel was managing director of Refrigerated Roadways Pty Ltd which at one stage claimed status as the largest refrigerated carrier in Australia with assets of $74 million, annual revenue of $131 million, and 900 personnel. TNT acquired the company in 1995 and Noel served for two years on the executive council of TNT.
In addition to his interests in the transport industry, Noel was managing director and a shareholder of Table Grape Growers Pty Ltd from 1997 to 2001.
Noel is managing director of Prime Haulage Pty Ltd, a member of the Paccar Advisory Council and a life member of the World Presidents' Organisation.
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Martin Kane, FAIBF, FAIM, MAICD
Non-executive director
Martin began his financial services career with Perpetual Trustees in Sydney before developing his financial services industry experience with a 20-years-plus commitment to National Australia Bank subsidiary Custom Credit Corporation Ltd.
Martin was exposed to all areas of Custom Credit’s operations before securing managerial positions at branch, state and national levels, including state manager consumer and dealer financial services WA.
Under Martin’s management, Alliance Finance developed from his initial start up of the company in 1991 to become a strongly growing listed financial services entity.
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Ian Magee, B Sc (Hons), CA, FCIS
Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
Ian is a chartered accountant who began his career with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in London and was subsequently with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Australia. He has more than 20 years’ experience in CFO and company secretary roles in ASX listed, public and private Australian companies in a variety of industries. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries.Ian was CFO and company secretary with Alliance for more than two years before the merger with Centrepoint and has continued in the same role for the expanded group. |
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