Our Team

Our Board Members and Executive Team are leading our company into a new era of Positive Nutrition driven by our purpose of Imagining a Healthier Tomorrow.

BOARD MEMBERS

MS GENEVIEVE GREGOR
Chair of the Board and Independent, Non-Executive Director
BEcon (UQ), Graduate Diploma Applied Finance & Investment (SIA), Honorary Doctorate of Letters (WSU), GAICD

Genevieve is an experienced Non-Executive Director across public and private companies. She currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Eternal Holdco Pty Ltd (Invocare). She is also a Senior Advisor to TPG Capital Australia, a leading global alternative asset manager. Prior to this, Genevieve was the Co-head and Managing Director of the Asia Special Situations Group in Australia for Goldman Sachs. Genevieve was previously the Deputy Chancellor, Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee and Trustee at Western Sydney University for over 10 years.

Special Responsibilities
Member of the Risk and Compliance Committee, Member of the Finance and Audit Committee and Member of the People and Culture Committee.
MR ANTHONY (TONY) M. PERICH AM
Deputy Chairman & Non-Executive Director
Tony is a Member of the Order of Australia. He is joint Managing Director of Arrovest Pty Limited, Leppington Pastoral Co Pty Ltd, one of Australia’s largest dairy producers, and various other entities in the Perich Group. He is also a property developer, farmer and business entrepreneur. Memberships include Greater Narellan Chamber of Commerce, Narellan Rotary Club, Urban Development Institute of Australia, Urban Taskforce, Property Council of Australia, past President of Narellan Rotary Club and past President of Dairy Research at The University of Sydney.

Special Responsibilities
Member of the Risk and Compliance Committee.
MS JANE MCKELLAR
Independent, Non-Executive Director
MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen, FAICD.

Jane is an experienced non-executive director in both public and private companies in Australia and the US, bringing deep experience in international consumer, digital, brand and marketing. Jane’s executive experience as both a CEO and Chief Marketing Officer spans the consumerfocused FMCG, luxury and retail industries, and she is one of the original ‘digital natives’ in Australia. She has held senior roles in Unilever, Microsoft, Elizabeth Arden, and Stila Corporation. Jane has extensive global experience, particularly in Asia, Europe and North America, and she has built a strong reputation for leading teams and transforming businesses in difficulty back to profitability and growth. Her key contributions are in customer and consumer-focused business transformation, digital, brand and marketing performance, and sustainability

Special Responsibilities
Chair of the People and Culture Committee, Member of the Finance and Audit Committee, Member of the Risk and Compliance Committee
MR TIM BRYAN
Non-Executive Director
BCom; CA, FAICD.

Tim is the Chief Executive Officer of the Perich Group of companies, where he also holds numerous directorships across a diverse portfolio covering private equity, direct property, agriculture, and manufacturing. Other relevant experience includes senior business advisory and board roles in the private sector. Tim also contributes his time as a director for charitable organisations in the health sector including the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, where he also chairs the Finance and Audit Committee.

Special Responsibilities
Member of the Finance and Audit Committee and Chair of the Risk and Compliance Committee and Member of the People and Culture Committee.
MR STUART BLACK AM
Independent, Non-Executive Director
FCA, FAICD, BA (Accounting)

Stuart is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in business. He retired in 2013 as managing partner of an accounting practice specialising in agribusiness to concentrate his time on non-executive director roles and has over 25 years’ experience as an ASX nonexecutive director. He is a past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia, the inaugural Chair and a past board member of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board and served as the Australian representative on the International Federation of Accountants SMP Committee. Stuart is former Chair of the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Fund Limited and a former director of the Country Education Foundation of Australia Limited. In 2012, Stuart was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the profession of accounting, to ethical standards, as a contributor to professional organisations, and to the community.

Special Responsibilities
Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee, Member of the Risk and Compliance Committee.

EXECUTIVE TEAM

MR MICHAEL R. PERICH
Chief Executive Officer

B AppSci (SysAg)

Michael has over 30 years' experience working within the dairy industry. Michael currently holds directorships in Arrovest Pty Ltd and various other entities in the Perich Group. He also had a previous role as joint Managing Director of Australian Fresh Milk Holdings, Australia’s largest dairy producer. Michael is a graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also a recognised leader in the dairy industry; his past roles include Chairman of Dairy NSW and President of the University of Sydney’s Dairy Research Foundation. He was appointed as an Alternative Director for Noumi in March 2009 and in August 2020 was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer. Michael assumed the permanent position of Chief Executive Officer in March 2021.

MR IAIN SHORT
Chief Financial Officer

MA. (Hons) Economics, FCA

Iain is an experienced Chief Financial Officer with more than 20 years’ experience, including over a decade in senior leadership and board-level roles across ASX-listed companies and global multinationals. He brings extensive consumer goods expertise across branded and private label operations, with a career spanning the UK, Asia and Australia with William Grant & Sons, Lark Distilling Co and PwC. Iain is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds an MA in Economics from the University of Edinburgh.

MR DENIS PHELPS
Chief Customer Officer

B. Business

Denis leads the customer and category strategies for Noumi, responsible for all sales across Australia, China, Middle East, New Zealand, and South East Asia. His prior experience includes extensive strategic sales, marketing, and general management leadership roles in the developed and emerging markets of Australia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Japan, and New Zealand.

MR SERGE COSTI
Chief Marketing Officer

B.Bus (Hons), UTS

Serge is an experienced marketing leader with more than 20 years' experience across FMCG and consumer brands in Australia and internationally. As Chief Marketing Officer, he leads Noumi's marketing and innovation agenda, driving the development and expansion of the Company's portfolio across domestic and global markets. Prior to joining Noumi, Serge held senior marketing and innovation leadership roles with Lion and Diageo, including global leadership positions based in New York. He has extensive experience in brand building, innovation, commercial strategy and international market development, across established and emerging categories.

MS AMANDA BISSON
People and Culture Director

Amanda is a transformational People and Culture leader with two decades of experience delivering enterprise-level HR, organisational development and cultural change programs across complex environments spanning aviation, FMCG and telecommunications. Prior to joining Noumi, she held senior HR leadership roles at Qantas and Metcash. Amanda is a Certified Practitioner of Human Resources (CPHR) with the Australian HR Institute, and was part of the Qantas HR team named HR Team of the Year at the 2015 AHRI HR Awards, and while at Metcash was recognised with two 2024 LEARNX Awards for Leadership Development programs.

MR JUSTIN COSS
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

BA LLB, Dip CII, FGIA, FCIS, Adv Dip (Management)

Justin has over 25 years’ experience as a legal practitioner, including over 15 years’ experience as a company secretary. Justin holds Bachelor’s degrees in Arts and Law from The University of Queensland and a postgraduate Diploma in Insurance from the Chartered Insurance Institute in the United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, and of the Governance Institute of Australia. Justin possesses a postgraduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia and an Advanced Diploma in Management from the Australian Institute of Management. Justin is an active participant in the legal industry and has previously served as a Director and National President of the Association of Corporate Counsel Australia.

MR MARK LOGAN
Operations Director

BE (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, M Commerce 

Mark leads Noumi’s Safety, Quality and Operations functions including Operational Excellence and Project Engineering, maintaining high standards across the company’s people, products, facilities and manufacturing operations. 

With more than 30 years’ experience in the FMCG sector, Mark has spent over 11 years at Noumi in leadership roles across Safety, Quality and Operations. Prior to joining Noumi, he held roles with leading global consumer goods companies Unilever and General Mills, gaining extensive experience in world-class manufacturing and quality systems. Mark brings a practical, collaborative approach to driving continuous improvement, operational excellence and a strong culture of safety and quality.

MR SIMON CHEETHAM
Supply Chain & Transformation Director

B. Business ( Retail and Accounting) 

Simon leads Noumi's Supply Chain and Transformation teams, covering procurement, planning, logistics, NPD commercialisation and enterprise projects. He brings over 30 years of FMCG experience to the role, predominantly within the dairy sector, and a passion for developing high-performing teams. Prior to joining Noumi, Simon held senior supply chain and program director roles at Lion Dairy & Drinks and Bega Cheese.