Our Leadership
Team

Raphael founded Pact in 2002. Prior to founding Pact, he was the co-founder and Chair of Visy Recycling, growing it into the largest recycling company in Australia. Raphael holds several advisory and board positions and is the Chair of Kin Group Pty Ltd, which is a substantial shareholder of the Company.

Raphael holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Syracuse University, New York.

Other directorships:
Raphael is a director of several private companies.

Sanjay joined Pact from BlueScope Steel where he held the position of Chief Executive, Building Products, Corporate Strategy and Innovation. This followed several other senior positions in Asia and Australia over a nine-year period with the company. Prior to BlueScope, Sanjay had a very successful career with Orica and ICI, including Regional General Manager for Manufacturing and Supply Chain and General Manager for the DynoNobel Integration, based out of London.

Sanjay holds a Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi.

Other directorships
Director of Chemistry Australia.

Carmen is based in Hong Kong and has broad management experience in the packaging and material science industry. Carmen currently holds the following positions at Henkel: President of Henkel Asia Pacific, Regional Head of Henkel Adhesive Technology, Corporate Senior Vice President of the global Mobility and Electronics division, and member of the Adhesive Executive Committee. Previously, Carmen led the global powder resins business of Covestro, was the Chief Marketing Officer of the Resins and Functional Material business for Royal DSM, was President for Laird PLC and VP/GM of the Materials Group at Avery Dennison. Carmen has also held leadership positions across sales, marketing and business development with organisations such as Worldmark and Dell Computer.

Carmen holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from University Science Malaysia, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Portsmouth, UK and Advanced Management Program from Wharton School of Business.

Other directorships
Carmen is a director of a private company.

Michael brings a strong professional background and extensive global experience in governance, risk management, finance and complex international transactions to the role. Through his Future Fund Board role he has a deep involvement in global markets and monetary policy trends. Michael has previously held a number of leadership roles in professional services organisations, including as Chair (Asia Pacific and Oceania) of EY.

Michael has a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Cape Town and a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics. Michael has completed the Harvard Business School Executive Program, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a Certified Tax Advisor.

Other directorships
Michael is currently a director of Future Fund, SEEK Limited and St Vincent’s Medical Research Institute.

Nick Perkins is the Chief Executive Officer of Kin Group Pty Ltd, which is a substantial shareholder of Pact Group Holdings Ltd. Kin Group is a diversified, global, long term focused investor with offices in Melbourne and New York. Nick has held a variety of roles within Kin Group, and its subsidiary businesses, for over 19 years, including 10 years as the General Counsel of Pact Group.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Other directorships
Nick serves on the Board of The Reject Shop (ASX:TRS) and is a member of their Audit & Risk Committee and People & Culture Committee. He also holds a number of advisory and board positions across Kin Group’s portfolio investments.

Tristan Smith is a Chartered Accountant and the Chief Financial Officer of Kin Group Pty Ltd, which is a substantial shareholder of Pact Group. Tristan joined Kin Group in 2019 after nearly 20 years working globally with Ernst & Young, and holds a number of advisory and board positions across portfolio investments spanning Kin Group’s packaging, food and property portfolios.

Tristan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master of Commerce degree from Macquarie University and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Other directorships
Tristan is a director of several private companies.

Kathryn has been part of the legal team at Pact since November 2018. Prior to this, Kathryn worked in legal and governance roles in private practice and industry, including with Sodexo, Programmed Maintenance Services Limited, Skilled Group Limited, Visy and Ashurst (formerly Blake Dawson).

Kathryn holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Monash University.