Our leadership
Bold Leadership drives bold results
Get to know the experienced team leading PeopleIN towards continued success.
Board of directors & CEO
Ross Thompson
Managing director
Ross commenced with PeopleIN as Chief Executive Officer in October 2021.
Ross has led in a wide range of multi-national corporate, sporting and military environments, and built sustainable and profitable professional service operations in Australia, Asia and Africa.
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glen richards
non-executive chairman
Glen has over 26 years of experience in the retail and professional services sectors with extensive operational experience in fast growing companies, especially in healthcare sectors.
Tom Reardon
executive Director
Tom commenced with PeopleIN in 2003, became a director in 2006 and proceeded to significantly grow the business into one of the leading labour hire and workforce management groups in Australia.
Lis Mannes
Non-Executive Director
Lis brings more than three decades of international experience in the FMCG and industrial sectors and is a Chartered Engineer with a track record of strategic leadership and operational excellence.
Tony Peake OAM
Non-Executive Director
Tony brings over 25 years of board level experience in sectors including retail, consumer, education, and government.
As the former Chief Operating Officer of PwC Australia, Tony led the Finance, Technology, Real Estate, Business Services, and Procurement functions.
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Vu Tran
Non-Executive Director
A medical professional and tech entrepreneur, Vu is the co-founder of Go1 - a venture capital-backed, e-learning company with approximately 5 million users worldwide.
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Group Leadership Team
Ross Thompson
managing Director
Carla Stieper
Group People Director
adam leake
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Reardon
executive Director
MARLYN SOULAKELLES
Healthcare & Community CEO
nigel barcham
Professional Services CEO
drummond south
group operations director
jane prior
peoplein secretary
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