Our Board of Directors
Experience to pave the way for the future
Peter George
Non-Executive Chairman
Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws
Mr George joined the Board of RFG as a Non-Executive Director on 25 September 2018. He was appointed Executive Chairman on 7 November 2018, and subsequently assumed CEO responsibilities on 3 December 2018. On 1 July 2023, CEO duties were relinquished upon the appointment of Mattew Marshall as CEO. Effective 1 July 2024, Mr George transitioned from Executive Chairman to Non-Executive Chairman of RFG. Mr George has had a successful 30-year career as a senior executive and non-executive Director, including extensive professional experience of corporate turnarounds. Mr George was recruited to the Board as a turnaround specialist and has previously led the restructuring and merger of PMP Limited as Managing Director from 2012-2017. Mr George served as Executive Chairman of Nylex Limited from 2004 – 2008, and Managing Director of B Digital Limited from 2004-2006. Mr George was also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of Isentia Group Limited (between April and September 2021) and Asciano Limited (from 2007-2016), and a Non-Executive Director of Optus Communications from 1994 – 1998. He also served as Chairman of Booktopia Group Limited (from December 2022 until 3 July 2024).
David Grant
Independent Non-Executive Director
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Finance & Systems) Graduate of the Australian Institue of Company Directors and a member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand
Mr Grant was appointed a Non-Executive Director on 25 September 2018. He is an experienced public company director with a broad financial and commercial resume. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of EVT Limited (formerly Event Hospitality and Entertainment Limited). Former directorships include The Reject Shop Limited, A2B Australia Limited, iiNet Limited, Consolidated Rutile Limited and Murray Goulburn Cooperative Limited (including its associated listed unit trust). Mr Grant has deep experience chairing key board subcommittees, especially in relation to audit and risk, and assumed chairmanship of RFG’s Audit & Risk Management Committee contemporaneously with his appointment to the Board. He is also Chairman of RFG’s Nominations & Remuneration Committee. Mr Grant’s executive career included extensive food industry experience through a range of accounting, finance and commercial roles with Goodman Fielder Limited, including the position of Group M&A Director. He was also Chief Financial Officer of Iluka Resources Limited.
Kerry Ryan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia
Ms Ryan was appointed to the Board on 27 August 2015. She is an experienced non-executive director and committee chair spanning commercial, government and not-for-profit sectors and a diverse range of industries, with a focus on consumer organisations. Ms Ryan has over 20 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer in Australia and Asia, including as the recipient of an Austrade Business Fellowship to Indonesia. She is a former corporate and commercial partner at international law firm, Norton Rose Fulbright, where she worked predominantly in the consumer markets area and with may well-known retail food and beverage brands. Ms Ryan’s current roles include Independent Chair of Go-To Enterprise Holdings Pty Ltd, Non-Executive Director of A.G Coombs Group Pty Ltd, Vice President and Non-Executive Director of Kids First Australia and Independent Member of the Parliament of Victoria Audit and Risk Committee. Previous board roles include Richmond Football Club, CPA Australia, Aligned Leisure (a subsidiary of the Richmond Football Club that manages its fitness and recreation business and its vocational education arm, the Richmond Institute of Sports Leadership) and Mental Health First Aid International.
Michael (Mick) Bulley
Non-Executive Director
Mr Bulley was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Retail Food Group Limited in March 2023, bringing to the Board extensive retail and small business experience. Having established his first business venture, an independent doughnut shop, in 1989, he grew that business to four stores over the following decade. He then identified enhanced scope for business growth under the Donut King brand system, and in 2002, commenced conversion of his stores to Donut King. Since that time, Mick has opened six new Donut King stores, and has reinvigorated a further six outlets across multiple RFG Brand Systems. He was also a founding member of the Donut King Franchise Advisory Council and is a qualified pastry chef. He is passionate about developing systems and processes to improve retail business performance, whilst empowering young team members to achieve success within his retail store portfolio.
Jacinta Caithness
Independent Non-Executive Director
Bachelor of Commerce
Jacinta was appointed to the Board on 25 September 2023. She has over 20 years’ experience in the retail industry and has worked with some of Australia’s leading brands. She developed the franchise strategy and recruitment methodology for Boost Juice and Salsas at Retail Zoo, appointing over 160 franchisees within the domestic network over a five-year period. Later, as CEO International and Board member, Jacinta expanded the Boost business globally within the appointment of 18 master franchisees across 36 countries on 5 continents. Jacinta’s achievements have been recognised independently with several awards, including AFR Boss Young Executive of the Year and Telstra Young Businesswoman of the Year. She is an experienced non-executive director having served on the boards of Ventura Business Lines (2016 – 2024) and ASX listed Silk Laser Australia Limited (April 2022 until its acquisition by Wesfarmers in November 2023), and currently on the boards of Snap Printing Pty Ltd and Keiser Australia. Jacinta also serves on the Advisory Boards for Hattch and Royal Stacks, and was formerly a member of the Advisory Boards established by Schnitz, Empty Esky and Fuse Recruitment.