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 Ltd and Glasshouse Fragrances Pty Ltd and formerly the Chair of Shriro Holdings Ltd, Redhill Education Ltd and Total Tools Pty Ltd.

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.

Melinda Snowden

Non-Executive Director
Chair, Audit & Risk Committee

Melinda has over 27 years of experience in finance. Melinda is currently Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of WAM Leaders Limited, Megaport Limited, and Newmark REIT Management Limited and Chair of LLS Fund Services. Melinda is also currently a member of the finance, audit, and risk committees for Rookwood General Cemetery, Northern Metropolitan Cemeteries Land manager, and Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries land Manager.

Melinda has held previous non-executive director roles at Sandon Capital Investments Limited, Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited, MLC Limited, Kennards Self Storage, and Vita Group Limited. Prior to her non-executive career, she held investment banking roles with Grant Samuel, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs and was a solicitor in corporate law with Freehills.

Fay Bou

Non-Executive Director

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

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

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

Brett Blundy

Non-Executive Director

Brett Blundy 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 1500 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) and Best & Less Group (ASX:BST).

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

• Accent Group (ASX: AX1)
• Best & Less Group (ASX: BST)
• HomeCo Daily Needs REIT (ASX: HDN)
• Dusk Group (ASX: DSK)
• Lovisa Group (ASX: LOV)