TOM DERY
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

Mr Dery was appointed to the Board on 17 September 2008 and appointed as Chairman on 27 February 2009. He began his working career with Qantas Airways Limited in 1967 as a Commercial Trainee in the market research department. After obtaining a degree in Commerce (Economics) from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Business Administration degree at Stanford University in 1975, he co-founded the advertising agency The Campaign Palace. In 1979, Mr Dery accepted an appointment as Visiting Fellow in Marketing at Monash University prior to joining Ansett Transport Industries. Mr Dery rose to the role of Assistant General Manager for Ansett Airlines with responsibility for all commercial and strategic activities responding to the challenges of airline deregulation. In the early 1990s, he was named Marketing Man of the Year and further assumed responsibility for Ansett associated businesses, East West Airlines, Ansett New Zealand, Diners Club and Traveland. In 1995, Mr Dery established Whybin Dery & Partners and, following its sale to DDB Needham, he was appointed Managing Director of that firm’s Melbourne operation. Mr Dery was appointed Chairman Asia Pacific for M&C Saatchi and was responsible for the establishment of offices throughout the region. He was appointed Chairman of M&C Saatchi Worldwide on 1 January 2009. He is also Chairman of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation and a Director of The Communications Council, Queenwood School for Girls and the Dean’s Advisory Council at University of NSW.

PETER LACAZE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mr Lacaze was appointed Chief Executive Officer of The Jetset Travelworld Group and to the JTL Board on 30 September 2010. He has more than 30 years management experience across the manufacturing, retail, healthcare and travel sectors. Mr Lacaze has previously held CEO roles at Transonic Travel, Concorde International Travel, Qantas Holidays and Jetset Travel & Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland, an MBA from Cranfield School of Management (UK), is a Fellow of Australian Institute of Management, a member of Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Associate of CPA Australia. Mr Lacaze is a Director of Stella Global Travel Pty Limited, STS UK Holdco II Limited and The Australian Federation of Travel Agents Ltd.

ELIZABETH GAINES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Ms Gaines was appointed Chief Financial Officer of The Jetset Travelworld Group on 1 October 2010 and to the JTL Board on 30 June 2011. Prior to joining The Jetset Travelworld Group, Ms Gaines was the Chief Financial Officer of the Stella Group, Chief Finance and Operations Director of UK-based Entertainment Rights Plc and was previously Chief Executive Officer of Heytesbury Pty Limited, a private company with interests in property, construction and agribusiness. Ms Gaines has held senior treasury and finance roles at BankWest in Australia and Kleinwort Benson in the UK and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young. Ms Gaines is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and Master of Applied Finance degree. Ms Gaines is a Director of STS UK Holdco I Pty Limited (and its subsidiaries), Global Voyager Holdings Pty Limited (and its subsidiaries), Mantra Group Holdings I Pty Limited and Global Voyager Group Admin Pty Limited.
 

STEPHEN BENNETT
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Bennett was appointed to the Board on 28 April 2011. He has more than 30 years corporate and investment banking experience having held senior management positions with Commonwealth Bank, Bankers Trust and UBS, in Australia and Hong Kong. Mr Bennett has acted for public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, acquisition financing and corporate restructurings across all industry sectors. He holds an Accounting Diploma and a Graduate Diploma in Management (Macquarie University).
 

ANDREW CUMMINS
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Cummins was appointed to the Board on 30 September 2010. He is Chairman of CVC, Australia. Mr Cummins worked as a consultant with CVC Capital Partners in 1998 and 1999 and joined the partnership of CVC Asia Pacific Hong Kong when it was formed in 2000. Mr Cummins is currently Chairman of several CVC portfolio companies, including STS UK Holdco I Pty Limited, Mantra Group Holdings I Pty Limited, (a leading Australian hotel accommodation manager), Global Voyager Holdings Pty Limited and RCTI Inc, (a manufacturer of concrete rail ties in the USA). He is also a director of Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd (a leading Australian diversified media company), and Asia Bottles Holdings (the largest manufacturer of PET bottles in China). Prior to working with CVC Mr Cummins was an Executive Director of Inchcape Plc, and Fosters Brewing Group/Elders IXL, and a partner of McKinsey & Company. Mr Cummins was previously a Director of Pacific Brands Limited. Mr Cummins has a Bachelor’s degree from Monash University, Australia, a Graduate Business Degree from the University of Newcastle, Australia, and an MBA from Stanford University in the USA.

ADRIAN JOHN
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr John was appointed to the Board on 26 May 2011. He joined Qantas in 2010 as Executive Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions and Investments. In that role he is responsible for managing Qantas’ internal mergers and acquisitions team and advising Qantas’ Executive Committee in relation to the development and execution of Qantas’ investment and growth strategy with a particular focus on acquisitions and divestments. Prior to joining Qantas, Mr John had been a partner in Ernst & Young where he advised a wide range of listed and unlisted companies and private equity across multiple industry sectors on a variety of corporate finance and strategic matters including mergers and acquisitions, transaction due diligence, valuations, capital management and strategy development. Mr John also served a period of time as a member of the Board of Partners of Ernst & Young, Ernst & Young’s peak governance body. Mr John received a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering from Manchester University, and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.

BRETT JOHNSON
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Johnson was appointed to the Board on 27 February 2009. He joined Qantas Airways at the time of its privatisation in July 1995 as General Counsel. Mr Johnson is responsible for legal risk management in the Qantas Group and manages the Qantas legal department. Mr Johnson is a member of the Qantas Executive Committee involved in the day-to-day management of the Qantas Group with particular responsibility for providing commercial legal support to the Qantas CEO and Board. He is an independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Scott Corporation. He is also a member of the ASX Appeals Tribunal. Mr Johnson was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1982 and has more than 28 years legal experience in Australia and overseas.

ADRIAN MACKENZIE
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr MacKenzie was appointed to the Board on 30 September 2010. He is a Managing Partner of CVC with responsibility for Australia and New Zealand. Mr MacKenzie joined CVC’s London office in 1995 and transferred to CVC’s Sydney office in 2001. Mr MacKenzie is a Director of Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd, Mantra Group Holdings I Pty Limited and Global Voyager Holdings Pty Limited. In the past three years Mr MacKenzie was also a Director of carsales.com Limited. Previously, Mr MacKenzie was with J Henry Schroder Wagg & Co. in London and New York, and HSBC Investment Bank in London. Mr MacKenzie holds a degree in Technology and Business Studies from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

JAMES MILLAR
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Millar was appointed to the Board on 30 September 2010. Mr Millar is an experienced corporate executive, advisor and Director of a number of Australian companies and organisations. He has more than 35 years’ experience as both a corporate insolvency executive, with expertise across a number of industries, and as Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young, one of Australia’s leading professional service firms. He is also a Director of Mirvac Ltd and Mirvac Funds Limited. Mr Millar has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of NSW, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

PETER SPATHIS
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Spathis was appointed to the Board on 30 June 2002. He is an accountant and registered tax agent. Currently a corporate executive with the Consolidated Travel group of companies, he has responsibility for the financial management of that group. Having begun his career in the audit and taxation fields in private practice, he has developed a special interest for the travel industry where he has held a number of senior financial positions since 1990. With more than 15 years’ experience in finance, accounting and information technology management, he has accumulated significant and valuable experience in the commercial aspects of the travel industry. Mr Spathis is a Fellow of CPA Australia, holds a Bachelor of Business from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and completed a graduate diploma in Public Accounting (Taxation) at the Phillips Institute of Technology.