People
Our people and structure
Officers under s.27 and workers under s.28 of the WHS Act are marked for senior roles. DC Managers, Operations Managers and everyone below them are workers, not officers.
Executive team
Based at Perth head office. The Board has five non-executive directors and sets the company's risk appetite.
| Name | Role | Reports to | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Iyengar | Chief Executive OfficerOfficer | Board | |
| Helena Frost | Chief Financial OfficerOfficer | CEO | |
| Sarah Ko | Operations DirectorOfficer | CEO | Line manager of the three DC Managers; sponsor of the WMS rollout and the safety transformation program |
| Priya Sharma | National WHS ManagerOfficer | CEO | Owner of the WHS management system; sponsor of the National HSE Committee; DG Officer for Perth |
| Lila Petrov | Head of People and CultureOfficer | CEO | Privacy Officer |
| Owen Mercer | Chief Customer OfficerOfficer | CEO |
Head office and national support
| Name | Role | Reports to | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Kowalski | HR Business Partner, Perth DC and head office | Lila Petrov | |
| Hannah Voss | National Facilities Manager | Helena Frost |
Perth DC
| Name | Role | Reports to | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Anand | Distribution Centre ManagerWorker | Sarah Ko | Site emergency controller; chairs the Perth DC WHS Committee (candidate role in some units) |
| Michael Tran | Operations ManagerWorker | Lisa Anand | Shift supervisors report to him day to day |
| Daniela Marquez | WHS CoordinatorWorker | Lisa Anand (professional line to Priya Sharma) | Maintains the site risk register in MyOSH; chairs the National HSE Committee (candidate role in some units) |
| Maya Atherton | WHS Administration Officer | WHS Coordinator | Secretary of the National HSE Committee |
| Tariq Ahmed | Graduate WHS Officer | WHS Coordinator | 24-month graduate program with placements at Brisbane and Newcastle |
| Priya Kaur | Inventory Coordinator | Michael Tran | |
| Helen Forsyth | Site Administrator | Lisa Anand | |
| Maya Reilly | Morning Shift Supervisor | Michael Tran | |
| Tom Bellamy | Afternoon Shift Supervisor | Michael Tran | |
| Priya Bhatt | Overnight Shift Supervisor | Michael Tran | |
| Jordan Welsh | Weekend Supervisor | Michael Tran | Covers leave across shifts |
| Naomi Pereira | Warehouse Lead, inbound and yard (afternoon shift) | Tom Bellamy | |
| Mason O'Hara | Warehouse Lead, dispatch | Shift supervisor | |
| Karim Bashir | Warehouse Lead, Zone C | Shift supervisor | |
| Linh Nguyen | Picker | Shift supervisor | Informal language lead for the Vietnamese-speaking cohort |
| Aaron Webb | Forklift Operator (LF licence) | Naomi Pereira |
Brisbane DC
| Name | Role | Reports to | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Doherty | Distribution Centre Manager | Sarah Ko | |
| Darren McCrae | Warehouse Supervisor | Supervisor representative on the National HSE Committee | |
| Tegan Ridley | Despatch Supervisor | ||
| Eli Rosario | Storeperson | HSR, Brisbane warehouse work group | |
| Mary Wong | HSR, Brisbane dispatch and cold chain work group | ||
| Jerome Papadopoulos | Storeperson |
Newcastle DC
| Name | Role | Reports to | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Vargas | Distribution Centre Manager | Sarah Ko | |
| Graham Bassett | Operations Manager | Hannah Vargas | |
| Yusuf Demir | Warehouse Supervisor | ||
| Sandra Kim | Despatch Supervisor | ||
| Jenna Thrupp | Despatch Coordinator | HSR, Newcastle | |
| Tyler Nguyen | Forklift Operator |
Perth DC workforce and shifts
85 workers on site: 81 SteelRiver employees (58 full time, 11 part time, 12 casual) and 4 line haul subcontractors. Site management and WHS staff are counted with head office.
| Role group | Number |
|---|---|
| Shift supervisors | 4 |
| Warehouse leads (one per pick or pack zone) | 6 |
| Forklift operators (HRWL LF or LO) | 18 |
| Warehouse operators | 28 |
| Pickers | 14 |
| Drivers (HR or HC licence) | 9 |
| Site admin staff | 2 |
| Line haul subcontractors (workers of another PCBU) | 4 |
| Shift | Hours | Supervisor | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 06:00 to 14:00, Monday to Friday | Maya Reilly | 22 |
| Afternoon | 14:00 to 22:00, Monday to Friday | Tom Bellamy | 18 |
| Overnight | 22:00 to 06:00, Sunday night to Friday morning | Priya Bhatt | 9 |
| Weekend | 07:00 to 17:00, Saturday and Sunday | Jordan Welsh | 6 to 10 |
Delegation highlights
The full delegation and authority matrix is in SRL-CR-002, Section 4.
| Decision | Who | Escalation |
|---|---|---|
| Stop unsafe work | Any worker | Notify the WHS Coordinator within 1 hour |
| WHS expenditure | WHS Coordinator to $5,000 | National WHS Manager $5,000 to $20,000; CEO above $20,000 |
| Operational expenditure | DC Manager or Operations Manager to $10,000 | Operations Director to $50,000; CEO above |
| Contractor SWMS | WHS Coordinator (standard) | National WHS Manager for high risk construction work |
| Regulator notification (s.38) | National WHS Manager | CEO co-signs for a fatality or serious injury |
| External or media statements | CEO | Marketing and Communications for branded material |