Board of Directors

Appointed Non-Executive Director on 20 December 2011, and Chair on 1 October 2020

Mr Billings is the Chair of the Board. He has been a Chartered Accountant since 1980. He retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2011 after 34 years, where he was head of the Melbourne Assurance practice as well as heading the firm’s Australian, Global Industrial Products business and the Australian Automotive business.

Mr Billings has had extensive experience in providing assurance, transaction, governance  and other consulting services to multinational and national companies across a variety of industries including manufacturing and automotive.

Committee Memberships

Member of the Audit Committee
Chair of the Nomination Committee (appointed 1 October 2020)
Member of the Remuneration, People and Culture Committee
Member of the Risk, Safety and Sustainability Committee

Directorships of other Australian listed companies held during the past three years

Austco Healthcare Ltd – Non-Executive Director and Chairman (21 October 2015 to present)
Clover Corporation Limited – Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee (20 May 2013 to present)

Mr Billings will retire from the Board, and will be succeeded as Chair by Mr Fazzino, on 24 October 2025.

Appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 1 August 2025
Appointment as Chair of the Board will become effective following the AGM on 24 October 2025

Mr Fazzino is a highly experienced Chair and non-executive Director.

Mr Fazzino is currently a Non-Executive Director of two other ASX listed companies, being APA Group and Qube Holdings Ltd and is the Chair of Rabobank Australia Limited and Manufacturing Australia. 

Mr Fazzino’s executive career included eight and a half years as Managing Director & CEO of ASX listed manufacturer, Incitec Pivot Limited, where he led transformative global growth.  He was the Chair of formerly ASX listed Tassal Group Limited and of Osteon Medical – in both cases facilitating transactions which delivered significant value to shareholders.

Directorships of other Australian listed companies held during the past three years

Qube Holdings Ltd - Non-Executive Director (February 2024 to present)
APA Group - Non-Executive Director (February 2019 to present)
Tassal Group Limited - Non-Executive Director and Chair (May 2020 to November 2022)

Appointed on 1 March 2025

Ms Murphy is a highly respected and experienced ASX listed company non-executive director with a deep understanding of corporate governance, corporate transactions, financial management and cyber/digital.  She is a proven Audit & Risk Committee Chair with a strong record of embedding and enhancing risk management through leadership from that Committee. 

Ms Murphy is currently a member of a number of ASX listed company boards including Bega, Tabcorp and Integral Diagnostics Ltd where she also Chairs the Audit Committees.  She also brings automotive industry experience from her non-executive directorship of Stillwell Motor Group.

During her executive career, Ms Murphy held executive roles including Managing Director of the 333 Group (part of Korda Mentha) and the CEO of the Delta Group.   Before that, Ms Murphy was a Partner at Horwath (now BDO) and held various other senior finance positions.    

Committee Memberships

Chair of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration, People and Culture Committee
Member of the Risk, Safety and Sustainability Committee

Directorships of other Australian listed companies held during the past three years

Bega Cheese Limited - Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee (June 2015 to present)
Tabcorp Holdings Limited - Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee (August 2022 to present)
Integral Diagnostics Limited - Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee (October 2017 to present)
Elders Limited – Non-Executive Director (January 2020 to December 2024)
Altium Limited (September 2016 to November 2022)

Appointed on 25 June 2024

Mr Coolidge has been both a Director and a leader in the global automotive aftermarket, with accomplished skills in corporate governance. Mr Coolidge is a US based global executive who has served in leadership roles in the aftermarket and OEM segments of the Light Vehicle, Heavy Vehicle, and Specialty Vehicle industries. With a solid financial background, Mr Coolidge spent 23 years with the Bosch Group in the USA and Europe. At Bosch, he held Vice President roles in Finance and Sales & Supply Chain before being appointed as Executive Vice President – Americas for the Bosch Group’s Global Automotive Aftermarket Division and Chairman of Robert Bosch Inc, Canada. He was also CEO of Gearbox Holdings Ltd and Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 

Mr Coolidge was a Director of the automotive aftermarket company, Holley Performance Parts, a Board member of Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, a founding Board member of Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association and Chair of the US Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association.

Committee Memberships

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration, People and Culture Committee
Chair of the Risk, Safety and Sustainability Committee (appointed 1 March 2025)

Appointed on 1 March 2020 

Ms Douglas is an experienced Non-Executive Director who is currently on the boards of Judo Bank (where she is Chair of its Remuneration Committee), Essential Energy (where she is Chair of its Regulatory Committee) and Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation.  She is also Vice President of St Kilda Football Club.  She is a former Non-Executive Director of Telstra SNP Monitoring, Family Life Inc, Pacific Access Superannuation Fund and Kilvington Girls Grammar School.

Ms Douglas has deep experience as an executive in the communications and technology sectors having held a diverse range of executive roles at Telstra and Sensis. Prior to this, Ms Douglas was a lawyer with King & Wood Mallesons and Allens where she specialised in intellectual property, communications and media law.

Committee Memberships

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee
Chair of the Remuneration, People and Culture Committee (appointed on 1 March 2025)
Member of the Risk, Safety and Sustainability Committee (former Chair 10 February 2021 to 28 February 2025)

Directorships of other Australian listed companies held during the past three years

Judo Bank – Non-Executive Director and Chair of Remuneration Committee (August 2021 to present)
Hansen Technologies Ltd – Non-Executive Director (2017 to 28 February 2022)

Appointed on 23 June 2021

John Pollaers has over 30 years’ experience in FMCG, Manufacturing  and Healthcare sectors. Mr Pollaers was CEO of Pacific Brands from 2012 until 2014. Before that he was CEO of Fosters prior to the sale to SAB Miller. His executive career commenced with Diageo where he spent almost 20 years rising to the role of President Asia-Pacific.  

Mr Pollaers is currently Chancellor of Swinburne University of Technology, Independent Chair of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority and Chair of Brown Family Wine Group. 

Mr Pollaers was formerly Chairman of the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council, Chair of the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce for the Federal Government, Executive Chair and Founder of Leef Independent Living Solutions, Chairman of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee and a member of the Prime Minister’s Industry 4.0 Taskforce.

Mr Pollaers was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2018, for service to the manufacturing sector, to education and to business.  He holds an MBA from Macquarie University/INSEAD, a Bachelor of Computer Science, and Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from UNSW.

Committee Memberships

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration, People and Culture Committee
Member of the Risk, Safety and Sustainability Committee

Directorships of other Australian listed companies held during the past three years

AGL – Non-Executive Director (15 November 2022 to current)

Appointed on 20 December 2011

Mr Robinson spent the past 22 years, prior to joining the Board, with global automotive parts, general industrial and consumer products manufacturer and marketing company Robert Bosch GmbH. In that time, he has worked in the USA, Germany and Australia and had responsibility for sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, accounting and personnel. He was President of Robert Bosch Australia and Robert Bosch New Zealand.

Committee Memberships

Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee
Member of the Remuneration, People and Culture Committee (former Chair 15 November 2017 to 28 February 2025)
Member of the Risk, Safety and Sustainability Committee

Appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 1 October 2018

Mr Whickman is an accomplished executive and automotive industry leader with more than 25 years of international experience spanning Australia, New Zealand, Canada, China, ASEAN and the UK.

At Amotiv, Mr Whickman leads a portfolio of respected brands that support the independent aftermarket across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. He has played a key role in positioning Amotiv for long-term growth in a rapidly evolving automotive landscape.

Prior to Amotiv, Mr Whickman spent 19 years with Ford Motor Company, where he held a series of senior leadership positions, including President & CEO of Ford Australia and New Zealand. He also served as Vice President of Marketing and Sales in both Canada and Australia, and as Executive Director of Marketing for the Asia Pacific and Africa region. His career at Ford included board appointments with Ford of Canada and Ford Credit Canada.

Mr Whickman contributes actively to the broader automotive sector. He was previously a board member of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and currently sits on the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) Board, reflecting his deep commitment to advancing the industry through collaboration and advocacy.

He holds a Bachelor of Business in Marketing from Auckland University of Technology.