Board members

Mr. Chenu is an experienced corporate and finance professional who held senior finance and management positions with a number of ASX listed companies.

His last executive role was Chief Financial Officer of ASX listed James Hardie Industries plc from 2004 to 2013. He is currently a Director of CIMIC Group Limited and Vulcan Steel Limited; and was formerly a Director of James Hardie Industries plc. and Metro Performance Glass Limited.

Mr. Chenu holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Melbourne and an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia.

Mr. Sharp was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2015. He joined RWC in 1990 as a Design Engineer in the Brisbane based Product Development team.

He has worked in each of RWC’s international regions during his career and held senior leadership positions in Engineering, Product Management, Sales and Operations. Mr. Sharp held the roles of President of the USA business and Chief Operating Officer having moved back to the USA in 2007 to steer rapid growth in RWC’s largest market.  

Mr. Sharp holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Southern Queensland. He is a non-executive director of Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc (NYSE: ATMU).

Ms Bartlett is an experienced CEO and senior executive with extensive line management experience gained through roles with IBM, Jones Lang LaSalle and National Australia Bank Limited. Her executive career has included Australian, regional and global responsibilities based in Australia, the USA and Japan. Ms Bartlett brings a commercial perspective especially in the areas of financial discipline, identifying risk, complex project management, execution of strategy, fostering innovation and taking advantage of new emerging technologies.

Ms Bartlett is currently a Non-Executive Director of Mirvac Group, Australian Clinical Labs Limited and TAL. Ms Bartlett is Chair of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), a member of the UNSW Australian School of Business Advisory Council, Chief Executive Women and the Australian Institute of Company Directors and was previously a director of GBST Holdings Limited, Sigma Healthcare Limited, PropertyLook, National Nominees Ltd and the Australian Custodial Services Association, icare and The Smith Family.

Ms Bartlett holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney and has completed senior executive management programs at INSEAD.

Ian’s executive career included time as a CEO and in various senior executive roles at a regional and global level spanning commercial, strategy, M&A, marketing and operational leadership at The Coca-Cola Company, The Callaway Golf Company, Wendy’s International, Saatchi and Saatchi and The Virgin Group. 

Mr Rowden is currently Chair of Enero Group Limited (ASX: EGG), a non-executive director of Guzman y Gomez Limited (ASX: GYG), DuluxGroup International (UK) and was formerly a director of QMS Media Limited and Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE). He also chairs the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Marketing Council and is a partner and investment advisory board member for Innovate Partners, a US-based private equity/venture capital company, and a senior advisor to Bowery Capital.

Darlene Knight’s operational experience was gained with multi-national manufacturing businesses, primarily in the automotive sector, where she held strategic and operations roles. Darlene has held leadership roles at both supplier and OEM organisations, including senior leadership roles at General Motors Corporation, Johnson Controls, Inc., EDSCHA GmbH and Adient, Plc. Darlene has experience in engineering, global manufacturing and quality. Her roles have included P&L responsibility. Darlene is also a director of eLeapPower and a former director of Fabrinet (NYSE: FN).

Darlene holds a Master of Science in Engineering Science and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Administration.

Darlene is based in the USA.

Brad’s career commenced with PriceWaterhouse Coopers in Johannesburg and London. He then spent over 25 years in corporate organisations, including senior finance and leadership roles at Thorn plc, BAA McArthur Glen Limited, Lend Lease Group, David Jones and Metcash.

Brad is a non-executive director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee of Big River Industries Limited (ASX: BRI) and is a former director of Bapcor Limited.

Brad is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and holds a Master of Commerce, Bachelor of Accounting and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Witwatersrand (South Africa).