Board & Management

Trent has over 25 years of investment and private equity experience, focused primarily on businesses operating in the consumer, retail and media sectors. Trent was Managing Director of Catalyst Investment Managers and the founder and Managing Director of Catalyst Direct Capital Management. Trent was non-executive Chair of Adairs from 2010 until the IPO in 2015, being the period of Catalyst’s majority ownership, and was re-appointed Chair in September 2024.

In addition to being a Non-Executive Director of Adairs Limited, Trent is a Non-Executive Director of dusk Group Limited and Universal Store Holdings Limited, and Non-Executive Director and Chair of SkinKandy Limited. Trent is also a non-executive director of a number of unlisted companies and not for profit organisations.

Trent was qualified as a Chartered Accountant and graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce.

Kiera has extensive board and senior management experience, having spent 15 years working in investment banking, primarily at UBS. Kiera has extensive financial and strategic assessment knowledge combined with mergers and acquisitions, capital market and corporate governance experience.

In addition to being a Non-Executive Director of Adairs Limited, Kiera is a Non-Executive Director of Future Generation Global Investment Company Ltd, and holds a number of unlisted roles including Chair of Hill-Smith Family Estates (incorporating Yalumba Wine Co and Negociants Fine Wine Distributors) and Non-Executive Director of Perennial Partners. She is also a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust.

Kiera is a former Non-Executive Director of Pacific Brands Limited and holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney.

Rachel joined the board of Adairs Limited in April 2025 and is a highly experienced executive with a distinguished career in retail and financial technology. She held senior roles at The Just Group, initially as Retail Director and then as Executive Director, before being appointed Global CEO of T2 Tea, where she oversaw the brand’s international expansion and market positioning. Most recently, Rachel served as the Executive Vice President of Sales for APAC and Global In-Store at Afterpay, where she played a key role in strengthening retailer partnerships and enhancing in-store payment solutions.

Rachel has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of South Australia and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Elle joined Adairs Limited as Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer in January 2025.

Elle is a highly experienced retailer, having led some of Australia’s largest and most successful retailers including Country Road / Trenery (as Managing Director), Supré, part of the Cotton on Group, (as General Manager) and Sportsgirl (as CEO).

She is a passionate advocate for creativity and progress, with a reputation for developing positive and results-oriented cultures, while optimising and evolving brands for success. Elle is Chair of the RMIT School of Fashion Industry Advisory Group.

David was the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Adairs Limited for 14 years from 2002 to 2016, having previously been General Manger from 1989 to 2002. Prior to this, David held the position of Director of Buying at David Jones Melbourne. The MacLean family were the majority shareholder of Adairs Limited from 1986 until 2007.

In addition to being a Non-Executive Director of Adairs Limited, David is a Non-Executive Director of Universal Store Holdings Limited. David now runs his family investment office and holds minority interests in a number of retail businesses.

John joined the board of Adairs Limited in May 2026 and is a highly experienced retail, marketing and digital executive and company director with more than 25 years’ experience across leading consumer and retail businesses. He has held senior leadership roles with Scentre Group (Westfield), and previously held roles with major international consumer companies including PepsiCo, Kimberly-Clark and Mars Incorporated. John holds a number of board and advisory roles across retail, consumer and technology-related businesses and brings deep expertise in customer strategy, brand development, digital transformation and omni-channel retailing.

In addition to being a Non-Executive Director of Adairs Limited, John is a Non-Executive Director of McPherson’s Limited. He is a former Non-Executive Director of Zip Co Limited.