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  • Janine Allis
    Janine AllisCHAIRMAN

    Janine is the founder of Boost and Retail Zoo and has remained on the Board since 2000. She is one of Australia’s most respected business women having earned many accolades including Telstra Businesswoman of the Year, Amex Franchisor of the Year, ARA Retailer of the Year and was inducted into the Australian Business Women Hall of Fame as well as being listed by BRW as one of top 15 people who have changed the way we do business in the last 20 years.

    Janine is currently non-executive director on the boards of API and kogan.com and an Ambassador for UNHCR.

  • Nishad Alani
    Nishad AlaniCEO

    Nishad has global experience across strategy and operations including over 24 years’ of experience in the Casual Food and Beverage industry.

    His previous roles include Chief Marketing Officer / Chief Supply Chain Officer of Skylark Holdings Ltd where he was responsible for a network of over 3,000 multi-cuisine restaurants in Japan and Taiwan.

    Nishad also held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Starbucks Asia Pacific and led retail operations and supply chain, including the roll out of over 2,500 stores.

    Nishad was also a Principal of Retail Operations at A.T.Kearney where he focused on Fortune 500 clients across consumer goods, retail and food and beverage industries.

  • Georgina Varley
    Georgina VarleyManaging Director

    Georgina Varley is a Managing Director at Adamantem Capital. Prior to joining Adamantem Capital, Georgina worked in private equity as an Investment Director at Archer Capital (2017-2018) and an Investment Director at Arowana International (2013-2016). She also worked at Macquarie Group (Sydney and London) from 2006-2013 in investment banking and principal investment.  Georgina sits on the board of Heritage and is Chair of Climate Friendly 

    Georgina holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Sydney. 

    • Imran Choudhury
      Imran ChoudhuryManaging Director

      Imran Choudhury is a Managing Director at Adamantem Capital. Imran was previously a Senior Manager in the Corporate and Asset Finance division at Macquarie Bank (Sydney) from 2014 to 2017. He also worked in private equity for H.I.G. Capital (New York) from 2010 to 2013 and in investment banking for Jefferies & Company (New York) from 2008 to 2010.  

      Imran holds a Master of Business Administration (with Distinction) from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (summa cum laude) from the University of Richmond. 

      Executive Team

      • Ceri Clark
        Ceri ClarkGeneral Counsel and Company Secretary

        Ceri has been General Counsel and Company Secretary of Retail Zoo since 2016.

        He has over 12 years’ industry experience and prior to Retail Zoo, Ceri provided inhouse legal advice to large and well-known organisations in both Australia and the United Kingdom including Spotless Group in Australia and the Big Lottery Fund in the United Kingdom.

        • Joanne Bradley
          Joanne BradleyChief Marketing Officer

          She has over 20 years’ industry experience with proven experience across traditional and digital channels.

          Prior to Retail Zoo, Joanne was the Chief Marketing Officer of Porter Davis and on the management team at Fernwood Women’s Health Clubs.

          • Lisa Fisher
            Lisa FisherHR Director

            Lisa has been the HR Director at Retail Zoo since 2015.  She has over 20 years’ industry experience in retail and QSR in both HR and Operational roles.  Prior to joining Retail Zoo, Lisa worked for large franchise companies including Yum! Brands and 7-Eleven and Delaware North Companies.  Lisa is responsible for all HR activities across our four brands.

          • Merissa Collins
            Merissa CollinsChief Operating Officer

            Merissa has been Chief Operating Officer of Retail Zoo since 2016.

            She has over 26 years’ industry experience with prior experience including roles with Westfield, Subway and Spotless Group as well as having run her own retail food businesses across multiple sites.

          • Troy McDonagh
            Troy McDonaghManaging Director

            Troy joined Betty’s Burgers as Managing Director in 2019, having held several CEO and Executive roles in other major retail organisations including Village Cinemas, Gloria Jeans Coffees, Oporto, Red Rooster and a group role with MAdE Establishment. Having spent many years delivering sustainable and profitable growth for organisations across a range of industries, he is a highly professional executive, with outstanding leadership skills and well-developed strategic ability that portrays high energy, passion determination and the ability to lead others.

            • Yvette Van Zwol
              Yvette Van ZwolICT Director

              Yvette is the Retail Zoo’s ICT Director with 20 years’ experience in the IT industry specialising in retail organisations. She joined Retail Zoo in 2012 after many years with The Body Shop. 
              Yvette has been integral in delivering IT solutions including a unified Retail POS and Loyalty platform integrated into the business back-end systems providing Retail Zoo’s stakeholders with a consistent IT framework across all brands.