Executive team
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Takeo Shindo
Director & CEO
With over 38 years of experience, Takeo’s (Tac) been with Isuzu for his entire working career. He joined Isuzu’s parts department fresh out of university in 1986 before taking on a sales role within Isuzu’s Dealership, Shinano Isuzu Motors, in Nagano in December of the same year. -
Andrew Harbison
Director & Chief Operating Officer
With 30 years’ experience, in and around road transport, Andrew holds a unique industry perspective. He previously held positions with Holden and Auto One Australia. -
Ben Lasry
Director & Chief of Sales and Aftersales
Ben has spent his entire career of over 25 years in the automotive industry building strong industry relationships and a broad skill base. -
Masayuki Takahashi
Director & CFO
Masayuki (Freddy) started with Isuzu in 1991 as part of the Finance team. Over the last 33 years, he’s worked in various key roles throughout Isuzu including in Cost Control, Accounting, Finance Administration, and Corporate Planning. -
Kylie Barlin
Chief Strategy Officer
Kylie brings a wealth of expertise to our team, with a background spanning over 18 years in automotive and finance.
Her impressive career includes key roles at Toyota Finance Australia, Maxxia, and Toyota Motor Asia Pacific. -
Ashwin Iyer
Chief of Corporate Services
With 20+ years' experience across automotive, technology and government sectors, Ashwin as Isuzu’s Chief of Corporate Services is responsible for the People & Culture, Finance and IT departments. -
Matt Sakhaie
Chief of Product
Matt joined Isuzu Australia Limited in 2010 with over 25 years of experience across the Automotive, Power & Energy solutions, and engineering service sectors within Australia and internationally. -
Paul Evans
Special advisor to the board
Paul started his career as a graduate at GM Holden, rotating through finance, forecasting, IT, product development, marketing, and dealer development. In 2000, Paul joined Isuzu General Motors (I-GM) as the Dealer Development Manager.
Senior leadership team
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Kathryn Ball
General counsel & Company secretary
As General Counsel and Company Secretary, Kathryn Ball is responsible for all legal issues impacting Isuzu, including documentation of commercial transactions, dispute resolution, legislative compliance, general legal risk management and legal training. -
Craig White
Head of sales
Backed by a successful career in passenger and commercial automotive sales, including key accounts with companies such as Michelin Tyres, Craig first joined Isuzu Australia Limited as Zones Sales Manager for South and Western Australia in 2017, before a promotion to National Dealer Sales Manager in 2020. -
John Walker
Head of marketing & Customer experience
With over 16 years of experience leading marketing and customer teams across automotive, IT and telecommunications sectors, John brings a critical focus to delivering exceptional customer experience outcomes. -
Craig Chalmers
Financial controller
Craig started his career with Isuzu-General Motors (I-GM) in 1994, as a graduate from the University of Melbourne. -
Brett Stewart
Head of Aftersales
With his background as a diesel mechanic and a career spanning over 26 years in the transport industry including roles such as truck fleet maintenance manager. -
Aninka Morhall
Head of People & Culture
Joining Isuzu in 1989 as a Purchasing Officer, Aninka’s been with Isuzu for more than 3 decades. -
David Connors
Head of IT
Having worked in Information Technology for over 23 years, David brings a wealth of experience to Isuzu Australia. -
Daniel Ciantar
Head of Supply Chain
Daniel brings over 16 years of experience to his role of Head of Supply Chain for Isuzu Australia. -
Nathan Ton
Head of Network Development
Building on two decades of experience in the automotive industry, Nathan heads our Network Development Department.