George Ashford, Chief Executive Officer, Inchcape Australia

George joined Inchcape in March 2006 as Director of Implementation, Inchcape Advantage. In this role George led the implementation of Inchcape Advantage, a company-wide strategic programme putting the customer at the heart of the Group's service initiatives.

In October 2006, George was appointed Managing Director European Retail. In this role he led the implementation of world-class retail operation programmes across the European retail network. He was also responsible for the integration of businesses acquired in the Baltics and the construction and opening of four greenfield operations in eastern Europe. George was appointed as Chief Executive Officer Toyota Belgium in July 2009. In his 2.5 years in Belgium, the business turned from loss making to profitability. Toyota grew share in Belgium and established itself as #1 in the petrol segment, through the successful development of Hybrid power train.

George joined Inchcape from Yum Restaurants International (previously Pepsi Restaurants International), where he spent 10 years holding several senior management positions.

Victor Cuthell, Finance Director

Victor joined Inchcape Australia in 2008 as Finance Director, assuming responsibility for finance functions across the business. With 20 years of experience in finance, Victor has worked with household names such as Burger King and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Victor commenced his career in the UK before working in North America and then finally settling in Australia.

Victor holds an honours degree in finance and he is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Outside of work, Victor enjoys spending family time with his partner Katrina and their young daughter.

Marlene De Oliveira, Director Human Resources

Marlene was promoted to the role of Director Human Resources in 2011 after 2 years as National Human Resources Manager for AutoNexus. Marlene has over 20 years experience in Human Resources, particularly in the finance and logistics industry, and has a Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Psychology) from University of South Africa.

As Director Human Resources, Marlene is responsible for Inchcape's People Strategy, shared services including payroll, OHS, organisational development and learning, internal communications and employee relations.

Marlene believes work life balance is important and enjoys staying fit.

Tony Thomas, Company Secretary

Tony joined Inchcape in 1992 as Company Secretary for Australia and New Zealand and was appointed a director of Inchcape Australia in 1996.

Tony is responsible for managing Inchcape's legal and property services departments and overseeing Inchcape's legal compliance program, property portfolio and superannuation benefits. Prior to Inchcape, Tony worked in the property and finance industries.

Tony is married and has two children.

Nick Senior, Managing Director, Subaru Australia

Leaving his career in journalism behind, Nick joined Subaru in a Corporate Public Relations role in 1991.

Following incumbency in roles such as National Advertising Manager and National Marketing Manager, Nick was appointed as General Manager of Subaru in 2000 and further promoted to his current role of Managing Director in 2005.

Nick is passionate about rallying and has one son with wife Danielle.

Robert Whiten, Managing Director, Retail

Robert joined Inchcape Australia in August 2007 holding various roles within our Retail business including General Manager Retail Strategy and Dealer Principal, NSW before being appointed to the position of Managing Director - Retail in November of 2008.

Prior to joining Inchcape, Robert held a number of State and General Management positions within the Retail, Sales and Manufacturing sectors.

In his spare time, Robert enjoys the occasional game of golf, gardening and spending time with his family.

Michael Sommerton, Managing Director, AutoNexus

Michael was appointed Managing Director, AutoNexus in 2011 after spending 5 years as Inchcape Australia's Director Human Resources.

Michael is a Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute and has MBA qualifications and a Bachelor of Business (Industrial Relations) from Charles Sturt University. In his current role, Michael leads a national team of over 330 people providing seamless, responsive solutions in specialist vehicle build and conversion, parts warehousing and distribution, vehicle logistics, inventory management and fleet maintenance and refurbishment.

Michael is married and has three children.

Wallis Dumper, Managing Director, Subaru New Zealand

Wallis has returned to Subaru New Zealand in the role of Managing Director, having previously been with the business between 1996 and 2006. During his time away from Subaru New Zealand, Wallis was the CEO of a private ownership operation in New Zealand working with the Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Renault brands.

In his spare time, Wallis enjoys getting involved in motorsport and, in his younger years, was a competitive production motorcycle racer, winning the Manfield endurance race in 1982.

A true Kiwi, Wallis and his wife Diane escape to the tranquillity of their holiday home north of Auckland whenever possible and share quality time with friends and family under the watchful eye of Molly, their British Bulldog.