Dean is a father of 5 boys, 18-year-old twins, a 16-year-old, a 14-year-old, and a 12-year-old. My wife and I have lived in the Pagewood area for 20 years and for a significant tenure of this period, we have been members of the Maroubra Synagogue. Being on my second marriage, 4 of our 5 boys have been fortunate to have had their Bar mitzvah’s all at Maroubra Synagogue. My wife and I were also married at the Maroubra Synagogue.

Dean is a strong communicator and relationship builder with significant experience as a senior professional of more than 25 years. Dean has an MBA (Corporate Finance and Accounts); a Master of Management (Integrated Supply Chain Management); a BA (Industrial Psychology); is a CPL (Certified Professional Logistician) and a Registered Logistics Practitioner. Dean migrated to Australia from South Africa in 2001 and has since held senior executive and supply chain management roles within the Rolling Stock, FMCG and 3PL markets. During his journey in his new homeland of Australia, Dean has been privileged to work in the USA and the UK to provide technology and logistics solutions to high-profile retailers in the US and UK including the likes of Walmart USA, Target USA, Kmart USA, Lowe’s Home Improvement USA, Homebase UK, Mothercare UK, B&Q UK and Asos UK amongst many other blue-chip organisations.