Leadership Team

David Anderson - Chief Executive Officer

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As Group CEO, David leads the business in its pursuit to deliver an experience every second across the globe by 2030.

David co-founded Big Red Group in 2017 with the belief that state-of-the-art technology, great people and a clear audience acquisition strategy would result in transformational growth for stakeholders.

Under David’s leadership, and through continual investment, innovation and acquisitions, Big Red Group has grown into the largest global wholesaler of ANZ experiences.

John Boris - President & Chief Growth Officer

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As President & Chief Growth Officer, John oversees all GTM functions across consumer and corporate lines of business to ensure we achieve our strategic objectives and financial results.

John brings over 25 years of global experience in executive roles. He has a proven track record of driving profitable growth, building market-leading brands, fostering strong corporate cultures, and driving shareholder value.

Prior to joining Big Red Group, John was SVP & Chief Growth Officer for TripAdvisor, CEO of IfOnly (acquired by Mastercard), CMO of Shutterfly (acquired by Apollo Global Management), and EVP & Managing Director of Lonely Planet.

John also serves as an Independent NED for Webjet. Executive Chairman of Cranky Health, and an Independent board member of Feastables Inc, founded by Jimmy Donaldson (Mr Beast).

Sara Durree - Head of People

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With an extensive career in People & Culture, Sara brings deep expertise in supporting businesses to shape performance acceleration and engagement through purpose-led teams.

Her experience spans complex, matrixed businesses where she focused on organisational development, leadership development and cultural evolutions. Passionate about building environments where people can thrive, she focuses on aligning culture, capability, and performance with business strategy. At Big Red Group, she is committed to creating a people experience that is deeply connected to our purpose of helping people shift the way they experience life—starting from within the business itself.

Kevin Davis - Chief Financial Officer

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Kevin leads the finance team with more than 30 years of financial management expertise across financial advisory, healthcare, technology, and core service industries.

His unique skill set derives from various corporate finance specialties including business turnarounds, major M&A assignments, due diligence, private equity raising, financial modeling, core business management, and rapid business development for major institutions and Big 4 advisory firms, EY and PwC.

Tim Bennett - Corporate Development Officer

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Tim serves as our capital advisor, supporting our local and international corporate development.

Prior to joining Big Red Group, Tim was a partner at EY and led the Sydney-based Mergers & Acquisitions division. With over 13 years of specialist M&A experience, Tim has advised on a range of transactions across all industry sectors, covering complex business and asset carve-outs and divestments, mergers, and acquisitions, private company capital raising (debt and equity), and IPOs, together with a range of financial sponsor (private equity) transactions.

Tim also serves as Managing Director of Capital for ASX-listed Prime Financial and in a corporate development role for firms including Limepay, Aspen Medical, and Investible.