Board of Directors

Mr Andrew Geddes

B.Com, Dip. Fin. Mgt, M.Ec, FCPA, F.A.I.C.D.

(Non-Executive Chairman)
Andrew specialises in professional service firm management and development. This involvement has led to his position as non executive director with Count Financial limited since its listing on ASX in 2001, a company offering financial services. He has conducted management development programs for veterinarians in Australia with Greencross managing director Dr Glen Richards and has gained valuable insight into Australian veterinary businesses.

As well as being the Chairman of the company, Andrew is also a member of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Board’s Audit Committee.

Dr Glen Richards

B.V.Sc.(Hons), M.Sc., F.A.I.C.D.

(Managing Director)
Glen is a leading innovator and entrepreneur in the veterinary profession, with his application of strong business disciplines to develop a coherent model for management and growth of veterinary practices. Glen is a foundation director of United Veterinary Management Pty Ltd, an initiative formed to manage veterinary practices and to develop a quality brand name in the Veterinary market place, and is also a foundation member of Vets Alliance, a marketing and innovations group that provides project and developmental support to its members. Glen commenced his business career in the veterinary industry in 1994, and has grown the Townsville Greencross veterinarians group to 5 Veterinary Practices. He currently serves as a director of Lyppard Australia Pty Ltd, one of the largest wholesalers of veterinary and pet products in Australia, and Petbarn Pty Ltd, a retailer of pet food and accessories throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Dr Stephen Coles

B.V.Sc., M.A.C.V.Sc., Dip A.V.D.C.

(Executive Director)
Stephen began his career in Veterinary Science in 1978 and became a Registered Specialist in Veterinary Dentistry in 1996. Stephen is a Fellow at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Veterinary Science and a Scientific Associate for the Royal Zoological gardens in Melbourne. Stephen has managed veterinary practices for most of his career.

Mr Jeff David

(Non-Executive Director)
Jeff commenced full time work with the family business of Davids Holdings Pty Ltd in 1985. From 1989 to 1992 Jeff, worked in the United States with IGA Inc., serving as Marketing Director and then Senior Vice President. In 1992, Jeff returned to Davids serving in senior roles as the company changed its status from private to public. Jeff currently serves as Executive Chairman of Petbarn Pty Limited, a retailer of pet food and accessories, a non-executive director of Nudie Foods Pty Limited, a manufacturer of fresh juices, and the Skin and Cancer Foundation Australia, a non profit specialist medical organisation dedicated to providing services in the areas of dermatology and dermatopathology.

Jeff is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Board’s Audit Committee.

Mr Wesley Coote

B.Com., C.A.

(Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary)
Wesley has over 5 years experience in Chartered Accounting with experience in providing business services advice to the health, motor dealers, property development/ building, accounting and financial services industries. He has worked for Greencross for the past 15 months starting as Financial Controller before taking over as Chief Financial Officer from Mr Chapman in December 2008.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is also in the process of completing a Graduate Diploma in Company Secretarial Practice.

Stuart James

(Non executive director)
Formally MD of Colonial State Bank and Group MD and CEO of Mayne Group Ltd. Stuart is a member of the Supervisory Board of Wolters Kluwer, Chairman of Progen Ltd, Pulse Health Ltd and Prime Financial Group Ltd.