Michael brings a wealth of experience and strategic leadership from the retail and wholesale industries to Outback Stores.

He has over 30 years’ experience in diverse and challenging leadership roles, including 25 years with Coles Supermarkets where his journey started as a Store Manager and culminated as General Manager of SA and the NT.

Michael also spent 5 years as State Manager for Coca Cola Amatil in the NT. During this time he maintained a strong focus on delivering strong financial results while making a proactive contribution to social outcomes in remote communities. Michael was the driving force behind a collaborative strategy with Outback Stores to improve health and nutrition outcomes by promoting water and sugar-free drink consumption. The strategy and agreement remain in place to this day.

Jayveer joined the team at Outback Stores in 2009. Over the following 5 years he worked in various roles across the finance department whilst developing a detailed knowledge of the retail business in remote Indigenous communities.

In 2014 Jayveer was promoted to the role of was promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer, paving the way for other young aspiring leaders to follow in his foot-steps through a strong support of internal career progression. In 2023 he accepted the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

Jayveer conveys outstanding insight and understanding of a complex business to key stakeholders and to the management of activities within Outback Stores and its managed stores.

Evan has over 15 years’ experience working in for Coles Supermarkets in various retail operations roles across multiple states. During this time Evan developed a plethora of management skills across areas including people leadership and development, multi-site management and retail operations that he now brings to Outback Stores.

Evan is passionate about people leadership and development; exceeding our key stakeholder’s expectations and improving outcomes for our first Australians through strong long-term relationships.

David brings 30 years’ worth of retail experience, across a diverse number of roles and businesses.

David’s previous roles in Coles and Target included Operational leadership positions in both South Australian metropolitan stores as well as the Northern Territory. These operational roles spanned both store and regional management positions and included extensive collaboration with local government, communities, and service providers. Notably, David was the first Territorian to be appointed to both store and regional management roles in Coles.

Further senior roles included national roles for Coles in central operations, adding expertise in supply chain, range, space and product management. Most recently, David fulfilled the role as Head of Operational Excellence in OTR,  where David oversaw OTR’s store development, store communications, e-commerce, ERP, operational support, procurement, and workforce planning teams.

Passionate and driven to make a difference, David now brings this broad range of skills and local knowledge to Outback Stores.

Prior to joining Outback Stores, Kristy spent 15 years in the power generation industry, with a focus on the delivery of power solutions positively impacting some of the most remote isolated communities in Australia and around the world.

Core to her role, Kristy was responsible for leading all aspects of safety and quality compliance, people management, contractual agreements, costs control, workforce management and engagement, ensuring the delivery of essential services in the remote communities served.

With a strong background in project and stakeholder management, safety and workforce compliance, Kristy prides herself in her ability to connect with all levels of business, promoting productivity and compliance to achieve operational excellence.

Kristy is passionate about building strong and effective systems to enhance workplace safety, employee wellbeing, ultimately creating a positive workplace culture for all.

Richard has over 30 years’ experience in the retail industry working across multiple sectors including supermarkets, liquor and in the independent wholesale sector.

During this time Richard has developed wide ranging skills and knowledge working in roles including store management, merchandise, new store development and most recently in multi-site operations roles across SA/NT.

Richard brings a passion for working in regional and remote Australia along with strong analytical and problem solving skills to support Outback Stores continued growth and success.

Andrew Johanson has an extensive background in retailing, real estate and hotel management with a speciality in fruit and vegetable wholesaling and farming. He joined Outback Stores in 2007 and is a 15-year employee with extensive experience in some of our remote Central Australian communities as Store Manager.

He was promoted to Area Manager and then promoted to Business Development Manager 2010 because of his extensive cultural and business negotiation skills.

Andrew continues to provide excellent service to the company through the maintenance and strengthening of an extensive network of community members, government stakeholders and Traditional Owners.

Nelson has over 15 years’ experience working in mainstream retail management roles along with 5 years’ experience living and working with Aboriginal Communities in the Top End. He joined Outback Stores in 2014 as an Area Manager based in Alice Springs and has since progressed into the role of Operations Manager in Central Australia. Nelson is focused on providing the best services and retail standards for our clients in remote community stores.

Matt brings 23 years’ experience of retail to his present position as Operations Manager for the northern region serviced by Outback Stores. His career in retail started at Coles in Adelaide, before travelling to fill regional roles in places such as Whyalla, Kununurra, Port Douglas and Darwin. During his 21 years at Coles notable achievements included maintaining the Palmerston location, among the top 10 largest stores by Coles, as well as servicing Kununurra and Port Douglas amidst fluctuating trading conditions. After working 21 years at Coles he then worked for two years as District Sales Manager for Coca-Cola, working in communities such Beswick, Ngukurr & Wadeye. During his career Matt has developed leadership skills across areas including people management, operations and solving complex logistical challenges.

Matt appreciates the opportunity to bring his extensive retail experience to the task of ensuring food security for Indigenous Australians living in remote communities.