Guy Russo will be an independent non-executive director.
Scentre Group (ASX: SCG / ASX: CDP) has announced the appointment of Guy Russo to the board, effective September 1, 2020.
Scentre Group’s chair, Brian Schwartz AM, said: “We are delighted to welcome Guy to the board. He will add significant skills and experience to the board as a business leader who understands the customer, retail and retail property.”
Russo will be an independent non-executive director.
He is chair of Australian-owned, Guzman Y Gomez and chair of OneSky, an international charity for children living in poverty in Asia.
In a corporate career spanning 42 years he has served as CEO, Wesfarmers department store division (Kmart & Target); managing director, Kmart Australia and NZ; president, McDonald’s Greater China; CEO, McDonald’s Australia Ltd, and chair of Ronald McDonald House Children’s Charities.
Russo is most well-known for leading the corporate turn-around of Kmart Australia, creating the largest and most profitable retail department store in the country.
A member of YPO since 2006, now with Lestari, the first Impact Chapter of YPO, he has consulted to business in China and Asia, served as a member on the Business Council of Australia, and won industry awards for leadership in diversity in employment.
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