Non-Executive Director

Colin joined Matthews Steer as a Board Director in late 2010. Colin recently joined Monash University as an Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing and the Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Retail Studies (ACRS).

Colin’s experience includes 6 years with the AFL including roles as General Manager, Marketing Communications and Public Affairs and Head of Research and Innovation. Colin was previously Executive Director, Marketing and Brand Management at Goldman Sachs JBWere, following several years as Group Marketing Manager for Telstra's Mobiles division.

Prior to Telstra Colin had an academic career including appointments at the University of Melbourne, the Melbourne Business School and the Haas School of Business at the University of California – Berkeley

Colin was also a co-founder and Director of a small business that was a Telstra Australian Government Small Business of the Year Award winner, grew its revenue at 50% a year for almost 10 consecutive years and eventually expanded to 4 States. He was also a Matthews Steer client during this period (and continues to be one today) and his company was one of the first to try Matthews Steer services like Catalyst, while Matthews Steer also acted as an Adviser on the eventual sale of the business

Colin currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Olivia Newton John Cancer Centre at the Austin Hospital.

Qualifications

• BA
• MBA
• PhD