About Us

One of Western Australia’s leading entrepreneurs, John was named WA’s Young Entrepreneur when he was just twenty and went on to establish and build many successful businesses.

After a successful career in retail, real estate, caravans and manufactured homes, John founded National Lifestyle Villages which has now become WA’s largest lifestyle village operator, servicing over 4500 Homeowners.

The recipient of many business and environmental awards, John has been innovating in the early retiree lifestyle sector for over 30 years and continues to work closely with government in developing legislation to benefit consumers in WA.

He is the proud father of two adult children and loves keeping fit so that he can continue to enjoy the company of friends, good food and a beverage or two.

A true stalwart of the industry, John started in Perth’s lifestyle village sector during the early 1990’s, where he worked at Fleetwood Corporation alongside long-time friend and colleague John Wood.

John spent over a decade at Fleetwood Corporation where he undertook a variety of senior roles including Operations Manager within the Homes Division, Manager of the Established Homes Division and CEO of the Caravan Company.

John then joined National Lifestyle Villages Executive Leadership Team as Group Operations Manager, before leaving and starting RGSC Investment Group with John Wood to commence development of the Helena Valley Lifestyle Village. Since then, Helena Valley has grown to be one of the premium lifestyle villages in WA and is widely regarded to be amongst the best in Australia.

With an unsurpassed knowledge of the lifestyle sector, John has also served on the Executive of the Industry Association and has advised government on behalf of the industry.

John is one of the most experienced lifestyle village operators in WA and is perfectly placed to ensure the successful implementation of operations for Providence.

James is an experienced corporate finance professional with a particular interest in helping mid-size private businesses with strategy and growth planning, model development and M&A planning and execution.

Boasting a wealth of experience across advisory, banking, accounting and business, James is a leading corporate financial advisor to Western Australia’s lifestyle village sector. As an advisor to National Lifestyle Villages, James was instrumental in attracting one of the Australian sectors first private equity investments.

A long-suffering Dockers supporter, James is married with two young daughters and tries his best to squeeze in a bit of surfing, diving, or fishing in between family and work.

Brad is an experienced Non-Executive Director and CEO with a strong financial background. Brad has particular experience in complex multi-party projects and business turnarounds and has extensive client relationships in the government, mining, aged care and commercial sectors.

Brad is the immediate past CEO of Fleetwood Limited, the largest modular building company in Australia and is a non-executive director of prefabAUS, Australia’s peak industry body for offsite construction.