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

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Derek served as Chief Executive Officer of Australian Unity Retirement Living for more than a decade and held several board roles during that period.

He is currently Chair of the Victorian division of the Retirement Living Council at the Property Council of Australia. He previously served for nine years as Vice President and Board Director of the National Ageing Research Institute.

His past leadership roles also include Chair of the Retirement Living Council, Vice President of the Retirement Villages Association, and Director of Leading Aged Services Australia (Victoria).

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.