Our Board is committed to growing the company and increasing the value of Silver Chef for all share holders.

Allan English - Non executive Chairman

The founder of Silver Chef. Has had extensive experience in the hospitality industry with over 27 years in the equipment sales, service and rental sectors. A Director of Silver Chef since 2005. He was the Managing Director from 1986 to June 2010 after which he was appointed Non-executive Chairman. 

Andrew Kemp - Non executive Director

Appointed a Director and Chairman in February 2005 and resigned as Chairman on 30 June 2010. Heads the Huntington Group Pty Limited, a Brisbane-based corporate advisory company. Has experience in chartered accounting with KPMG and Littlewoods, merchant banking and corporate advisory services with AFIC (an affiliate of ANZ Banking Group) and since 1987 with Huntington Group. He is currently a director of the following ASX listed companies: SCV Group Limited (appointed March 2004), Trojan Equity Limited (Chairman, appointed March 2005) and PTB Group Limited (appointed August 2006). Member of ARM Committee and is currently an independent Director).

Bede King - Non executive Director

Appointed a director in March 2005, Bede King is a partner of Tobin King Lateef, Solicitors and Notaries. He is a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia, a Director of several non-listed companies and a member of various compliance committees for property, mortgage and equity funds. He is the formers National Chairman of YHA Australia, having occupied that position for over 10 years. Member of ARM Committee and is currently an independent Director.

Don Mackenzie - Alternate Director

Appointed Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee in March 2005, an alternate Director of Silver Chef Limited in October 2005 and Company Secretary in 2010. Don is a Chartered Accountant and has held senior positions with public companies involved in the rural and manufacturing industries. In 1993 he began providing corporate services predominately to public companies involved in manufacturing, rural, mining, information technology sectors. He is currently a Director of Forest Place Group Limited (appointed March 2004) and was a Director of Occupational and Medical Innovations Limited from November 2004 to March 2010.

Karen Penrose - Non executive Director

Karen was appointed to the board in September 2011.  Her career has been in the finance and corporate sectors and she is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Wilson HTM Investment Group Ltd. Karen’s previous roles have included CFO at Keybridge Capital Limited, Executive General Manager at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and project finance roles with Leighton Holdings Limited. She is a Council Member of Chief Executive Women.  Karen was previously on the Colonial First State’s Private Equity Advisory Board, the Sydney Youth Orchestra’s Advisory Panel and was a Foundation Board Director of Barker College.

Sophie Mitchell - Non executive Director

Sophie was appointed to the board in September 2011.  She is also a Director of RBS Morgans. Her career has been in the finance sector.  Previous roles have included Head of Research and senior analyst with RBS Morgans’ predecessor company ABN AMRO Morgans, Portfolio Manager for Seymour Wealth Management and Associate Director, Investment Banking Division of CS First Boston. Sophie is a Member of the Takeovers panel, a Director (and former Chairman) of the Expressions Dance Company, the RBSM Foundation and Hyperion Flagship Investment Limited, and a Trustee of the Queensland Performing Arts Trust.