Board of Directors

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.

John Bryce - Chief Financial Officer & Acting CEO

John was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Just Group in December 2016. John previously held the position of Deputy Chief Financial Officer from January 2016, after joining the Just Group as General Manager Finance in July 2013.

John has twenty years of experience in financial leadership roles across consumer branded goods in retail, manufacturing and wholesale, including Rip Curl in Australia and USA, Pacific Brands, and six years as CFO of kikki.K prior to joining the Just Group.

John is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.

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.

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.