Ryan Stokes
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Civil Engineering
Beach Energy
Australia
Biography
Mr Stokes is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Seven Group Holdings Limited (SGH). He has been an executive director of the company since February 2010 and CEO since 2015. SGH and related corporations collectively have a relevant interest in 22.89% of the shares of Beach. SGH owns 43% of Seven West Media Limited (SWM). SWM owns the Seven Network (the largest free to air television network in Australia and a significant content producer), The West Australian Newspaper, Pacific Magazines and 50% of Yahoo7. SGH owns WesTrac Pty Limited, a large Caterpillar franchisee in NSW, ACT, WA and Northern China. Mr Stokes has extensive experience in China, having developed relationships with various mining and media companies over the past fifteen years. He is also a Director of Coates Hire Pty Limited a joint venture between SGH and Carlyle. He has been a director of Seven West Media Limited since 2012. Mr Stokes’s special responsibilities include membership of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. He was elected to the Board on 20 July 2016, last having been re-elected to the Board on 10 November 2016.
Research Interest
Business Management, Infrastructure and Architecture
