Our Leadership Team
Meet our team of dedicated experts at Centennial Living, with decades of experience in each of their specialised fields they are united by a single purpose of providing you with the luxury retirement lifestyle that you deserve.
DEREK MCMILLAN
CEO
Centennial Living was established by Derek McMillan, who is recognised and highly regarded for his extensive experience and expertise in the sector.
He was the CEO of the mutual organisation Australian Unity Retirement Living for over a decade and served on several boards during that time. Derek has recently retired from the board of the National Ageing Research Institute, having served as Vice President for 9 years. He has also served as Chairman of the Retirement Living Council, Vice-President of the Retirement Villages Association, and a Director of Leading Aged Services Australia (Vic).
TONY CONNON
DIRECTOR
Tony is the co-founder of Centennial Living and a highly experienced and respected Finance Director.
With a career spanning over 20 years in CFO and Financial Controller roles for major Australian companies. He has also been a director or board member of a large number of commercial and non-commercial organisations.
MERRYN BRAY
GENERAL MANAGER, MARKETING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
With a celebrated career in the health and wellbeing sectors at various Australian commercial, not-for-profit and mutual organisations, Merryn worked with Derek & Tony at Australian Unity and brings a rare level of leadership and innovation to the marketing team at Centennial Living.
In many ways, her role goes beyond traditional marketing to encompass service development—her focus is on delivering an outstanding product to ensure that the customer experience is second to none.
RICHARD GALLINA
GENERAL MANAGER, FINANCE
Richard is a forward thinking commercially minded manager with extensive business experience and a strong background in accounting, management methodology and operations.
An organised and meticulous manager, Richard consistently identifies strategic insights that drive commercial improvements, and sustainable growth. Richard is passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of older Australians.
MATT PARKER
GENERAL MANAGER, OPERATIONS
Matt is a seasoned leader in both people and business, bringing over 15 years of experience as a senior manager.
He possesses expert commercial and financial management acumen, spanning operations, asset and risk management in the retirement living and health sectors. Matt is particularly skilled in change management and excels in stakeholder management and cultivating high-performing teams.