Management Team
Nigel Underwood
Chief Financial Officer
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Nigel Underwood
Chief Financial Officer
- Nigel has over 20 years of listed company financial, reporting and corporate governance experience globally in a variety of customer centric industries, including roles as CFO of ASX listed companies.
- Nigel has worked in senior finance roles for companies including Qantas, Bellamy’s Organic, Virgin Australia and Downer EDI.
- Nigel holds an M.B.A., is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Karl Bengtson
Head of Production
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Karl Bengtson
Head of Production
- Karl joined Step One in 2018.
- Karl has been in the clothing industry for over a decade. Working mainly with production in Southeast Asia.
- Karl has worked in sourcing positions for brands such as Björn Borg, JBS Textile Group and CR7.
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Nigel Underwood
Chief Financial Officer
- Nigel has over 20 years of listed company financial, reporting and corporate governance experience globally in a variety of customer centric industries, including roles as CFO of ASX listed companies.
- Nigel has worked in senior finance roles for companies including Qantas, Bellamy’s Organic, Virgin Australia and Downer EDI.
- Nigel holds an M.B.A., is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Ty Barlow
Head of Technical Operations
- Ty joined Step One in 2018.
- Ty has an extensive history in ecommerce and operations having worked with a wide array of global brands.
- Ty’s has international experience dealing with markets in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Karl Bengtson
Head of Production
- Karl joined Step One in 2018.
- Karl has been in the clothing industry for over a decade. Working mainly with production in Southeast Asia.
- Karl has worked in sourcing positions for brands such as Björn Borg, JBS Textile Group and CR7.
Sarah Mullen
Chief Operations Officer
Sarah Mullen joined Adore Beauty in 2013 and became the Chief Operations Officer in June 2019. Sarah leads the brands merchandising, customer service, planning and warehouse departments of the business.
Prior to joining Adore Beauty, Sarah was in the Product Development team at Forever New Clothing, and held roles at the Just Group.
Sarah is currently a member of the Australia Post Customer Advisory Group.
Sarah holds a Bachelor of Business (Retail Management) from the University of Victoria.
Dan Ferguson
Chief Marketing Officer
Dan Ferguson joined Adore Beauty in 2018 as Chief Marketing Officer and doubled returning customer growth and revenue in his first 6 months. Responsible for company growth, brand and data, he’s led high and sustained rates of new customer acquisition through enhanced analytics and marketing initiatives including multiple new channels and the launch of Adore Beauty’s Beauty IQ Uncensored podcast which is ranked #1 in Beauty and Fashion on iTunes as at 26 August 2020.
Dan has over 20 years’ experience in e-commerce and digital marketing. Prior to joining Adore Beauty, Dan had extensive roles growing and leading e-commerce, multi-channel and online retail business in Australia for local & global brands including Vistaprint, Officeworks, Dell with consistent average 2.5x business or portfolio growth across his tenure in these roles.
Dan currently serves as Non-Executive Director for the energy start-up company, PowerClub and holds a Bachelor of Arts/Psychology (Honours) from the University of Sydney.
Milly Gunn
Human Resources Manager
Milly Gunn joined Adore Beauty in 2018 as Human Resources Manager.
Prior to joining Adore Beauty, Milly has experience in roles at Koko Black Chocolate and Fonda Mexican.
Milly holds a Bachelor of Business (Human Resources Management) from Victoria University.