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MICHELE KERNAHAN
DEAN FRADGLEY
FRANCISCO IRAZUSTA
Chief Executive Construction
Chief Executive Australia
Chief Executive Formica and Roof Tile Group
Michele Kernahan joined Fletcher Building in 1998 and was appointed chief executive of the Construction division in 2017. Michele has previously held several general management roles in Fletcher Building, including Laminex Australia, GBC and Fletcher Earthquake Recovery (EQR), where she led the team managing the rebuild efforts in Christchurch. Michele has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Canterbury and has graduated from leadership and management programmes at the Wharton Business School, Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Harvard Business School. As announced on 16 July 2018, Peter Reidy has been appointed chief executive Construction and Michele Kernahan will move into the role of chief executive Building Products, effective November 2018.
Dean Fradgley was appointed chief executive of the Australian division in July 2018. He joined Fletcher Building in 2013 as chief executive New Zealand Distribution and became chief executive of the Trans Tasman Distribution division in 2015. Prior to joining Fletcher Building, he worked for Wolseley UK in several senior positions, including managing director of its commercial and industrial division and prior to that as commercial director. Dean has also worked with a number of blue chip companies, including J Sainsbury, Kingfisher and as Head of Trade for B&Q. Dean has completed studies in Business Management and Strategy through IMD in Switzerland.
Francisco Irazusta joined Fletcher Building in March 2015 as the chief executive of the Light Building Products division and became chief executive of the International division in March 2016. He was Fletcher Building interim chief executive officer from July to November 2017. Francisco has an impressive background, bringing together broad experience across manufacturing, supply chain and sales and marketing, gained from a range of senior leadership roles for global building products companies in North America, Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe. Francisco holds a Master of Science, Industrial Engineering and Innovation and a Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering, both from the State University of New York.
Formica and Roof Tile Group Francisco Irazusta Formica NA Formica Asia Formica EU Homapal Roof Tile Group
Finance Bevan McKenzie
People Claire Carroll
Technology John Bell
EHS Wendi Croft 1
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Fletcher Building Limited Annual Report 2018
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