Board of Directors
Gerry Harvey
Executive Chairman
Mr. G. Harvey co-founded Harvey Norman® with Mr I.J. Norman in 1982. Mr G. Harvey was appointed director and Chairman of Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (HNHL) in 1987. Mr G. Harvey is employed by Yoogalu Pty Limited (Yoogalu), a controlled entity of HNHL, and serves as Executive Chairman, or a director, of each member of the consolidated entity. He has particular responsibilities for the property investments and development activities of the consolidated entity.
Kay Lesley Page
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Ms Page joined Harvey Norman® in 1983 and was appointed a director of HNHL in 1987. Ms Page is employed by Yoogalu. Since 1999, she has held overall Chief Executive Officer responsibility for HNHL's Australian operations and serves as a director of each member of the consolidated entity. Since 8 November 2024, Ms Page has been a Director of Invest Gold Coast Pty Ltd.
Chris Mentis
Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
B.Bus., FCA, FGIA, Grad Dip App Fin
Mr Mentis joined Harvey Norman® as a Financial Controller in 1997. He was appointed Company Secretary of HNHL in 2006 and a director in 2007. Mr Mentis is employed by Yoogalu, a controlled entity of HNHL, and since 2007 has held overall Chief Financial Officer responsibility for the consolidated entity. He also serves as a director of each member of the consolidated entity.
Mr Mentis is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ) and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. He has extensive experience in financial accounting and corporate governance.
John Evyn Slack-Smith
Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
Mr Slack-Smith was a director of a Harvey Norman® computer franchisee between 1993 and 1999 and was appointed a director of HNHL in 2001. Employed by Yoogalu, he has overall executive responsibility for the Australian operations of the consolidated entity and oversees the controlled entities of which he is a director.
Michael John Harvey
Non-Executive Director
B.Com.
Mr M. Harvey joined Harvey Norman® in 1987, following completion of a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Having gained extensive experience as a Harvey Norman® franchisee, he was appointed a director of HNHL in August 1993 and served as Managing Director from July 1994 until June 1998, when he ceased to be an executive director.
Christopher Herbert Brown
Non-Executive Director
OAM, LL.M., FAICD, FGIA, CTA, TEP.
Mr Brown holds a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney and is Senior Partner of Brown Wright Stein Lawyers, which has acted as legal adviser to the consolidated entity since 1982. He was appointed a director of HNHL in 1987 upon its listing as a public company.
Mr Brown is a member of the Audit & Risk, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. He also serves as Chairman of Windgap Foundation Limited. In 2013 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the community, particularly to people with disability.
Kenneth William Gunderson-Briggs
Non-Executive Director (Independent)
B.Bus., FCA, MAICD
Mr Gunderson-Briggs was appointed a director of HNHL on 30 June 2003. He is a Chartered Accountant and Registered Company Auditor who has been involved in public practice since 1982 and a partner of a chartered accounting firm since 1990.
He holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). He was appointed Chair of the Remuneration Committee on 16 December 2015 and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and Nomination Committee on 25 November 2020.
Mr Gunderson-Briggs was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director of NTAW Holdings Limited (formerly National Tyre and Wheel Limited), an ASX-listed company, on 13 December 2023.
Maurice John Craven
Non-Executive Director (Independent)
BSc, FAICD
Mr Craven was appointed a director of HNHL on 27 March 2019 and joined the Nomination Committee on 24 June 2021. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Craven has more than 25 years' experience driving innovation and growth in technology-enabled industries. Prior to that, he spent 25 years as a partner with Andersen Consulting.
Luisa Catanzaro
Non-Executive Director (Independent)
BComm., FCA, GAICD
Ms Catanzaro was appointed a Non-Executive Director of HNHL on 25 November 2020. She joined the Audit & Risk Committee on the same date and became a member of the Remuneration Committee on 24 June 2021.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales, is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Ms Catanzaro has more than 30 years' experience in senior financial executive roles across a range of industries, including FMCG and agriculture sectors, and with ASX listed companies.
She has served as a Non-Executive Director of Ricegrowers Limited since September 2018, where she is Chair of the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration, Nomination and Independent Committees.
She has also served as a Non-Executive Director of Because Movement Foundation Limited, a registered charity, since 14 January 2019. Since 20 August 2023, she has served as a Non-Executive Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Limited, where she is Chair of the Finance Committee. Since 2026, Ms Catanzaro has been a Non-Executive Director of Asahi Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited, where she is also Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, and is a member of the Remuneration Committee.