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SuperCheap Auto Australia

Board Members

  • Peter Birtles - Managing Director

    Peter joined Super Cheap Auto in 2001 as Chief Financial Officer and was appointed Managing Director in January 2006. Peter is a chartered accountant with over 20 years experience. Prior to joining Super Cheap Auto, Peter spent 12 years working with The Boots Company in the United Kingdom and Australia in a variety of senior finance, operations and information technology roles where he ultimately held the position of Head of Finance and Planning. Prior to joining The Boots Company, Peter worked for Coopers & Lybrand.

  • Dick McIlwain - Non - Executive Chairman

    Dick has been the Chief Executive of Tattersall's Limited (formerly UNiTAB Limited) since 1989 and the Managing Director and Chief Executive since 1999. Dick is also the Non-Executive Chairman of Wotif.com Holdings Limited. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

  • Reg Rowe - Non-Executive Director

    Reg and Hazel Rowe founded an automotive accessories mail order business in 1972 which they ran from their Queensland home. In 1974 they commenced retail operations of the business. Reg served as a Managing Director of Supercheap Auto Pty Ltd until 1996 and then Chairman from 1996 to 2004. Prior to this, Reg had 13 years experience in various retail roles at Myer Department Stores.

  • Darryl McDonough - Non-Executive Director

    Darryl is a practicing solicitor with over 20 years of corporate experience. He has served as a director of a number of public companies in the past including Cellnet Group Limited of which he was Chairman and Bank of Queensland Limited. Darryl is a Past-President of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Queensland Division.

  • Robert Wright - Non-Executive Director

    Mr Robert Wright has 30 years’ financial management experience, having held a number of chief financial officer positions, including finance director of David Jones Limited. He is currently the Chairman of Dexion Limited and SAI Global Limited. Robert is a director of Australian Pipeline Limited and both Babcock & Brown Residential Land Partners Limited and Babcock & Brown Residential Land Partner Services Limited (jointly Babcock & Brown Residential Land Partners Group). Mr Wright holds a BCom from the University of Canterbury and is a FCPA. Mr Wright is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.