Mr. Herman joined Bendon in March 2015 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Bendon, Mr. Herman was a Director at Universal Retail Brands for 4.5 years. Universal Retail Brands completed a management buyout of the Queenspark fashion retail chain from Specialty Fashion Group in 2010, and subsequently bought Events Fashion. The businesses were subsequently sold to Noni B, a retailer listed on the Australia Stock Exchange, ASX. Previously Mr. Herman was CFO at Speciality Fashion Group for 9 years. Speciality Fashion Group is a leading Apparel ASX listed retailer with over 900 doors across Australia and New Zealand and revenues of approximately AUD$800m.