Board of Directors
Wayman Chapman
Wayman is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee. Wayman joined the Company in May 2005. Wayman is 56 years old.
Wayman has 20 years experience in the Australian recruiting industry. Joining Morgan & Banks in 1988 to open its Adelaide office, he progressively took responsibility for the Perth, Brisbane and Canberra operations. After the merger of Morgan & Banks and TMP worldwide in 2000, Wayman became Deputy Chief Executive for the Australasian Recruitment Division. He became joint CEO for the division in 2002, covering operations in 11 cities.
Rob Aitken, BE (CHEM) (HONS), MBA
Rob is Chairman and a non-executive director of the Company and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, the Remuneration and Human Resources Committee and Chair of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee. Rob joined the company in May 2005. Rob is 57 years old.
Rob has over 25 years experience in senior international management roles. Throughout his career, Rob has worked across the manufacturing, industrial marketing and distribution business sectors including roles as Executive General Manager Southcorp Limited and President Formica Corporation, USA. Rob has been Chairman of the Rubicor Group Board since 6 May 2005. Rob is also currently a Director of Alesco Corporation Limited and Nuplex Industries Limited and Chairman of the API Securities Holdings Pty Ltd and Formit Services Pty Ltd.
Malcolm Jackman, BSC, BCOM, FAICD
Malcolm is a non-executive Director of the Company and Chairman of the Remuneration and Human Resources Committee. Malcolm joined the Company in May 2005. Malcolm is 55 years old.
Malcolm Jackman has over 20 years experience in the staffing services and recruitment industry in New Zealand, Australia and North America. Between 1996 and 2003, Malcolm was the Australian and New Zealand Chief Executive of Manpower Services. He also served as President of the Recruitment & Consulting Services Association between 2001 and 2003, and received the Centenary of Federation Medal for his services to the recruitment industry in 2003. He is currently the Chief Executive of Coates Hire, Australia's largest equipment hire business.
Russel Pillemer, CA, B COM(HONS)
Russel is a non-executive Director of the Company and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Remuneration and Human Resourses Committee. He was one of the initial founders and sponsors of Rubicor. Russel is 41 years old.
He is currently the Managing Director of Apex Capital Partners, a boutique private equity and financial advisory firm that he co-founded in 2002. He is also Executive Chairman of Pengana Capital Limited and Chairman of Centric Wealth Limited.
Russel has 16 years experience in the investment banking industry. In 1994 he joined Goldman Sachs & Co, where he had responsibility for leading the financial institutions effort in Australia. In 1999 he relocated to New York working in the Financial Institutions Group for Goldman Sachs & Co, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and the provision of general strategic advice to asset managers until 2002.
John Pettigrew, FCPA, ACIS, MAICD
John is a non-executive Director of the Company and is a member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee and is the Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee. John joined the Company in March 2007. John is 61 years old.
John has extensive experience in senior finance and commercial roles in a number of corporations and industry sectors. Joining Stockland Property Trust Group in 1977 as Chief Financial Officer and becoming Finance Director in 1982, John established compliance, audit and risk management committees and led teams to accomplish several successful takeovers. He also had significant roles in structuring and managing listed property trusts, developing the first Australian stapled security and establishing domestic and international unsecured note programs for Stockland.
John is currently also a non-executive director of Babcock and Brown Japan Property Management Limited.