Paul Marshall Stretch Kontelj
Managing Director - UK/ROI Group Legal Director
Paul joined Specsavers in 2013 to assume Stretch joined Specsavers in April 2008
responsibility for leading the development as the first stores in Australia opened, and
of our UK and ROI hearing businesses. In was a key member of the ANZ leadership
2014, he assumed additional responsibility team during our expansion across those
for leading our Healthcall and Corporate markets. He became a member of the
Eyecare operations. He became Joint Executive Committee in 2015 as Group Legal
Managing Director for the UK and ROI in Director with responsibility for our legal
2015, bringing together optics, hearing and function across all markets. Before joining
domiciliary under one leadership structure Specsavers, he was General Manager for
for the first time, and took full responsibility franchise retailer Sportsco and, prior to
in June 2016. Before joining Specsavers, Paul that, was partner in a legal firm for 14 years.
was Group Managing Director at Vets4Pets Stretch has a long history of community
for five years and, prior to that, he spent involvement, particularly in supporting ethnic
16 years with leading UK supermarket communities, for which he was awarded an
chain Sainsbury’s. Order of Australia Medal in 2001.
Richard Holmes Paul Bott
Group Brand Director Group Commercial Director
Richard joined the board in 2007 as Paul joined the Specsavers Executive
Marketing Director, and is responsible for Committee in 2017 and is responsible for all
brand development and marketing and commercial development activity in support
PR activities in all countries, including our of our long-term strategy. Having joined
in-house creative agency. Before joining Specsavers in 2005, Paul initially worked
Specsavers, Richard worked for Boots for 10 as a Commercial Manager responsible for
years in a number of marketing roles. Prior a number of key strategic projects. In 2007
to that, he worked for 13 years for Unilever, he relocated to Melbourne, establishing our
and was based in London, Paris and Milan. Hong Kong office and forming part of the
team for our market entry into Australia and
Sean Lawe New Zealand (ANZ). As Commercial Director
Group Supply Chain Director for ANZ, Paul was responsible for a number of
Sean joined Specsavers in 2002, initially critical business functions, including Finance, IT,
working in the Product team, then on the Commercial Projects and Optometry. Paul was
group manufacturing and distribution a member of the ANZ Executive Leadership
strategy. Sean became Supply Chain Director Group and Specsavers-nominated director
in 2012 and is responsible for purchasing and in ANZ joint venture stores. Prior to joining
supplying frames, lens manufacturing and Specsavers, Pa ul qualified as a chartered
distribution, contact lens and lens product accountant, working for companies including
development, equipment procurement, Andersen, Deloitte and Severn Trent.
planning and data management. Before joining
Specsavers, Sean worked for 10 years at Vision
Express as Technical Services Director.
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