Jason Murray

Chair

Jason first joined Best & Less Group in February 2012 as Managing Director (when the Group was called Pepkor South East Asia). He resigned in October 2018 and then re-joined in December 2019 when the business was disposed of by Greenlit Brands. Jason’s previous experience includes nearly eight years at Just Group, including as CEO and Managing Director for the last four and a half years, and over ten years with the global management consulting company McKinsey & Co.

Jason’s core capability and passion is the leadership, strategy development and transformation of retail businesses.

Stephen Heath

Non-Executive Director
Chair, Remuneration & People Committee

Stephen has 32 years of experience in retail and is a specialist in consumer goods brand management. Stephen is currently Chair of Temple & Webster, Glasshouse Fragrances and Shiro Holdings. He is also a Non-Executive director of Redhill Education and Total Tools.

Prior to his Non-Executive career, Stephen spent 16 years as CEO of iconic Australian consumer brands, including Rebel Sport, Godfrey’s and Fantastic Holdings.

Colleen Callander

Non-Executive Director

Colleen Callander has 30 years of fashion retail experience with 13 of those years as CEO of two of Australia's Iconic fashion brands - Sportsgirl and Sussan.

Colleen has a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record in building brands, creating a winning culture and building environments for success.

Colleen is also a member of the Starlight Victorian Advisory Board and an Ambassador for The Children’s Cancer institute.

Melinda Snowden

Non-Executive Director
Chair, Audit & Risk Committee

Melinda has 27 years of experience in finance. Melinda is currently Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of Wilson Asset Management Leaders Fund and Sandon Capital Investments, and a Non-Executive director of Our Ark Mutual and LLS Fund Services.

Melinda has held previous Non-Executive roles at MLC Limited, Vita Group and Kennards Self Storage. Prior to her Non-Executive career, she held investment banking roles with Grant Samuel, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.

Fay Bou

Non-Executive Director

Fay is Managing Director at Allegro Funds and a member of its Investment Committee.

Fay is currently a Non-Executive Director of Endeavour Learning Group, The Interiors Group and Toll Global Express and previously Chair of Ngahuia Group.

Fay also has 18 years of experience in finance and strategy, having worked at Pacific Equity Partners, Babcock & Brown and PAG.

Brett Blundy

Non-Executive Director

Brett is the Chairman and Founder of BBRC, a private investment group with diverse global interests across retail, capital management, retail property, agriculture, and other innovative ventures. Brett is one of Australia’s most successful retailers, with BBRC’s retail presence extending to over 1,500 stores across more than 15 countries. Brett is currently Chairman of Lovisa Group (ASX: LOV) and a non-executive director of Accent Group Limited (ASX: AX1).

BBRC is a significant shareholder in a number of Australian publicly listed companies:

• Accent Group (ASX: AX1)
• Aventus Group (ASX: AVN)
• Lovisa Group (ASX: LOV)