Board – MCHolding

David Ahmet

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Appointed 30 June 2011

David is the Founder, Managing Director, and Chief Executive Officer of MotorCycle Holdings. David has successfully led the expansion of MotorCycle Holdings since 1989 from 1 to 45 locations.

David has 35 years’ experience in motorcycle dealerships and is responsible for leading the management team and direction of the business, as well as maintaining relationships with the Company’s suppliers and manufacturers.

David also sits on the Board of MotorCycle Finance Pty Ltd as a representative of the Company.

Nicole Spink

Joint Company Secretary

Nicole has over 20 years’ experience in the automotive industry. After working with the Company from 2006-12, Nicole re-joined in 2014 and was appointed Company Secretary in 2018.

Nicole holds a Bachelor of Business Management, a Graduate Certificate in Business Law, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance. She is a Fellow of CPA Australia, a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Nicole also holds the role of Group Financial Controller and manages the accounting, administration, legal, and IT departments.

Stephanie So

Joint Company Secretary

Stephanie was appointed as joint Company Secretary on 21 August 2023. Ms So has over 12 years of governance experience, including working in the Listings Compliance team at ASX.

She has extensive experience in advising on a variety of listing, corporate governance, and regulatory matters for listed entities. Ms So is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance.

Peter Henley

Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed 1 March 2017

Peter has a long and distinguished career in financial services and in particular consumer and commercial finance. Peter previously held senior management positions at AGC Limited, and was the CEO of Nissan Finance Corp Ltd and of GE Money in Australia and in Southeast Asia.

Since retiring from executive roles in October 2006, Peter has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Adtrans Group, MTA Insurance Ltd, Thorn Group Limited, and more recently Eagers Automotive Limited.

Peter is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a member of the AICD.

Katie McNamara

Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed 1 November 2022

Katie joined the board after four years at Super Retail Group (SRG), where she was the Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, responsible for corporate strategy development and execution, analytics, marketing, and customer strategy. Pre-SRG, Katie was Vice President Asia-Pacific for IBM, and prior to this was the Chief Strategy Officer for Foster’s Group/Treasury Wine estates and previously at McKinsey & Company.

Katie holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree with honours, and a Master of Business Administration from Melbourne Business School. She has completed executive programs in Digital Marketing at INSEAD and both Digital Transformation and Marketing at Harvard Business School.

Katie has over 25 years of consulting and Senior Executive experience, focused on developing and implementing Strategy, Growth, Innovation and large-scale change.

Martin Ward

Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed 1 November 2022

Martin holds a BSc. (Hons) Mathematics degree from the University of Surrey, England and completed a Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program in mid-2000.

Martin’s career includes 10 years with Inchcape PLC, initially with their liquor division in the Middle East and Asia Pacific as Managing Director. In 1996, he became MD of Inchcape Motors (Australia) and in 1998 was additionally appointed Regional CEO and Director Asia Pacific/Australasia.

From 2001 to 2005 Martin was the CEO of Ford Motor Company’s Sydney Retail Joint Venture. Martin joined Eagers Automotive in July 2005, and was CEO from 2006 to 2021. Martin remains as an Advisor to the Board and CEO. Martin is also a Director of Australian Automotive Dealer Association Limited.

Bob Donovan

Chief Financial Officer

Bob joined the Company in 2002.

Bob has successfully led the financial integration of the Company through multiple acquisitions since 2003.

He is responsible for all financial and administrative aspects of the business including accounting, payroll and information technology.

Bob was formerly Financial Controller for SE QLD motor vehicle dealership group, Leo Muller Group for 15 years.

Michael Poynton

Non-Independent Executive Director
Appointed 17 November 2022

Bringing with him 20 years’ experience in the motorcycle industry, Michael Poynton co-founder and former-CEO of Mojo Motorcycles, joined the board as Executive Director following the acquisition of Mojo Motorcycles in late 2022.

Michael has developed strong supplier relationships over the years with major global motorcycle brands. This has contributed to him being a key driver in making Mojo Motorcycles one of Australia’s largest wholesale distributors, with an impressive annual growth rate recorded since its 2003 inception.

No current Directorships of other publicly listed companies.

No former Directorships of other publicly listed companies within the last three years.

Peter Henley

Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed 1 March 2017

Peter has a long and distinguished career in financial services and in particular consumer and commercial finance. Peter previously held senior management positions at AGC Limited, and was the CEO of Nissan Finance Corp Ltd and of GE Money in Australia and in Southeast Asia.

Since retiring from executive roles in October 2006, Peter has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Adtrans Group, MTA Insurance Ltd, Thorn Group Limited, and more recently Eagers Automotive Limited.

Peter is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Rob Cassen

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed 21 December 2018

Executive Director
Appointed 31 October 2017 until 20 December 2018

Rob has over 35 years’ experience in the motorcycle and bicycle industry.

He joined the Board as part of the Company’s acquisition of the Cassons Group, one of Australia’s largest motorcycle and bicycle clothing and accessory distribution companies.

Rob has developed strong supplier relationships with major international and world leading brands and manufacturers and has created one of the market leading private label brands in Australia.

Rick Dennis

Chair
Appointed 23 December 2022

Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed 1 September 2016

Rick joined the Company after a 34-year career with Ernst and Young in Australia and Asia-Pacific. He was Queensland Managing Partner from 2001 to 2007 and again for 2014. Rick established and led EY Australia’s China Business Group in 2005 and was CFO and Deputy COO in the Asia-Pacific from 2010 to 2013. Rick sat on the firm’s inaugural Asia-Pacific executive committee and a number of EY global Boards and committees.

Rick is currently Non-Executive Director of Apiam Animal Health Limited, Cettire Limited, Step One Clothing Ltd, AF Legal Group Limited, and Energy Resources of Australia Limited. He is also a member of the Queensland Advisory Board for AustralianSuper.

Rick has expertise in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and capital raising, and is dual qualified in law and commerce.

Zachary Dennis

Non-Executive Director
Appointed 1 March 2017

Peter has been a director of MotorCycle Holdings since March 2017 and has also been appointed a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Peter previously held senior management positions at AGC Limited, Nissan Finance Corp Ltd and GE Money in Australia and in South East Asia. Since retiring from executive roles, Peter has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Adtrans Group Ltd, MTA Insurance Ltd, Thorn Group Ltd and more recently AP Eagers Ltd.
Since retiring from executive roles, Peter has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Adtrans Group Ltd, MTA Insurance Ltd, Thorn Group Ltd and more recently AP Eagers Ltd.

Peter is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.