MINUTES

Monthly Managers’ Meeting

Date: 14 August 2020
Time: 9 AM-1PM
Location:
Boardroom, head office, Level 14, 194 Collins Street, Sydney
ATTENDEES:
Senior Management Team – CEO, General Manager, IT Director, Finance Director, HR Manager,
Marketing Manager, Buying Director, Warehouse Manager, Regional Operations Manager
Opening:
Mark Scoofield, the Director, welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Previous Minutes:
Minutes from the meeting held on 11 June 2020 had been read and it was agreed they should be
adopted as an accurate record.
Business Arising from Previous Minutes:
There was no business arising from the previous minutes.
Correspondence:
The Correspondence list was circulated and received.

Director Update:
CEO update about the business progress and financial situation.

Activity Reports:
Activity reports from the General Manager (Sonia Hurst), Finance Director (Brett Simons),
Marketing Manager (Seth Gorman), Buying Director (Vincent Khoo), Warehouse Manager (Chris
de Kunder) and Regional Operations Manager (Jeremy Singh).
Morning tea break

CEO concluding remarks.

Presentation from the IT Director (Jamie Priddle) on progress of the sales terminal upgrade
project.
Achievements since last reporting
 All hardware has been delivered.
 New counters have been installed to accommodate new equipment.
 The provisional kitchen has been functioning well
 Staff training has been taken place
Problems that have arisen
 One of the benches was cut too short and had to be replaced. This was done free of
charge as the mistake was the manufacturer’s
 Installation plan is behind schedule, but supplier has submitted a contingency plan to
address the issues.

Work that lies ahead

Installation of the serving area
The system will be fully tested before it survives its first meal.

Schedule and budget

 It is anticipated that the new kitchen will be fully functional by 1st September.
 Costs have exceeded budget so far by $2,500 due to a price increase brought about
by the decreased value of the Australian dollar.
 No further cost blow outs are expected
Question and answer discussion on Workforce Agreements lead by the HR Manager (Maria
Angelus).
Presentation by the Design Team, reporting on international fashion trends (5 members of the
Design Team will attend for this portion of the meeting only).

Director’s concluding remarks:

Mark thanked everyone for their attendance and participation and reminded them that the next
meeting would be on 30 Novemeber.