Board of Directors
The Board is highly experienced and its members bring a range of complementary skills. The Board members collectively have extensive experience in retail, marketing, financial management.
Solomon Lew - Chairman, Non-Executive Director
Solomon Lew became a non-executive director and Chairman of The Just Group on 22 September 2008. Mr Lew is also a non-executive director and Chairman of Premier Investments Limited.
For many years, Mr Lew has been a director of Century Plaza Investments, the largest shareholder in Premier. Mr Lew has over 40 years experience in the manufacture, importation, wholesaling and retailing of textiles, apparel and general merchandise. Mr Lew's success in the clothing industry has been largely due to his ability to read fashion trends and interpret them for the Australian market and to efficiently and cost-effectively produce quality garments.
He is the Chairman on the Mount Scopus College Foundation, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Sport and Tourism Youth Foundation, a life member of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award World Fellowship, A Patron of Opera Australia and a Chairman or director of several philanthropic organisations.
Mr Lew was a director of Coles Myer Limited from 1985 to 2002, serving as Vice Chairman from 1989, Chairman from 1991 to 1995, Executive Chairman in 1995 and Vice Chairman in 1995 and 1996. He was also a director of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1992 to 1997.
Jason Murray - Managing Director
Jason Murray became an Executive Director on 14 September 2005 and was appointed Managing Director of the Group on 18 September 2006.
Jason has been with the Group since July 2003 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in March 2004. Jason has over 10 years' experience as a management consultant with McKinsey and Company focusing on the retail industry.
Jason holds a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from the University of Sydney and a MBA (Hons) from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Glenys Shearer - Executive Director
Glenys Shearer became an executive director of The Just Group on 22 September 2008
Glenys Shearer also became a Director of Jacqui E, Smiggle and New Zealand in July 2009, having been previously responsible for Jacqui E since October 2006 and Smiggle since its acquisition in 2007.
Glenys also held the position of Commercial & Merchandising Womanswear Director responsible for merchandising in the two womenswear brands, Portmans and Jacqui E, from October 2006 to July 2009 and held the position of Commercial Director from November 2001, having been General Manager, Commercial since 1998. Glenys has over 25 years' experience in the retail industry (primarily with The Just Group Ltd). She has previously held the positions of General Manager, Jay Jays and General Manager, Jacqui E.
Glenys was the 2005 Australian Telstra Business Woman of the Year in the category of Australian Government Private and Corporate Sector.
Henry Lanzer - Non-Executive Director
Henry Lanzer became a non-executive director of The Just Group on 22 September 2008.
Mr Lanzer is a Managing Partner of Arnold Bloch Leibler, a leading Australian commercial law firm. He has over 25 years experience in providing legal and strategic advice to some of Australia’s leading companies. Mr Lanzer is Life Governor of the Mount Scopus College Council, President of the Mount Scopus College Foundation and a director of the TarraWarra Museum of Art and a member of the Development Committee of The Burnet Institute.
Mark Middeldorf - Non-Executive Director
Mark Middeldorf became a non-executive of The Just Group on 22 September 2008
Mark is an executive of Century Plaza Group of Companies. He has been associated with Century Plaza since 2001 with roles in relation to business analysis and investment. Prior to joining Century Plaza Mark held management positions at KPMG in London, at Grant Thornton in Johannesburg and at the ANZ Bank. Mark is a member of both the Institute of Chartered Accounts in Australia and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mark holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Michael McLeod - Non-Executive Director
Michael McLeod became a non-executive director of The Just Group on 4 March 2008.
Michael is an Executive Director of the Century Plaza Group of Companies. He has been associated with Century Plaza since 1996 as an advisor in relation to corporate strategy, investment and public affairs. He is also a non-executive Director of Premier Investments Limited. He has previously been a non-executive director of Zurich Scudder, a large funds manager. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours and University Medal) from the University of NSW.
Terry McCartney - Non-Executive Director
Terry McCartney became a Non-Executive Director of The Just Group on 4 March 2008.
Terry has had a comprehensive career in retailing spanning more than 25 years especially with the Coles Myer group culminating in his roles as Managing Director of Kmart Australia and New Zealand and Myer Grace Bros. Subsequently Terry has been involved in consultancy assignments here in Australia and overseas, for corporations including BHP Billiton and Sual Holdings, a global aluminium producer, private equity investors and expert witness submissions.
