OUR TEAM
BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM
DOMINIC QUILLIGAN
Managing Director
Dominic has widespread commercial experience across a multitude of industries spanning property acquisition and management, merchant banking, manufacturing, transport, and workforce management. Dominic has held directorships across numerous companies as well as hands on management roles and led the due diligence, settlement and management of RAG’s current portfolio.
Dominic holds a Masters of Applied Finance and Investment and a Bachelor of Business degree (double major in Accounting and Marketing). Professional memberships include 35 years as a Chartered Accountant and he has a Fellow membership with FINSIA.
CRAIG NAPIER
Director
Craig has extensive commercial experience in the establishment, growth, listing and divestment of numerous companies in the childcare, health & fitness, facilities management, manufacturing, and services industries. Over the past 20 years, he has developed/acquired 12 large format fitness clubs, managed/acquired/developed almost 200 childcare centres and 7 mining accommodation facilities.
Craig has a deep understanding of financial management, and the capital and debt markets, and has successfully raised significant amounts of funding for various business ventures. He has also assisted numerous companies to realise their value through successful exits.
Craig has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.), a Graduate Diploma in Management and a Masters in Business Administration.
JOHN QUINLAN
Director
John is trained as a lawyer with 5 years (Admitted as a solicitor in the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of NSW and Qld) specialising in Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity for clients. John’s commercial experience now spans 15 years in senior level executive roles both abroad and in Australia most recently Chief Investment Officer for the Lighthouse Family Office in Brisbane.
Johns skills encompass significant corporate investment experience and funds management across industries such as finance, insurance and media. John has held Directorships on many Boards servicing high net worth family offices and large corporations.
John has a high level corporate/commercial legal experience, with a deep understanding of mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity.
NICHOLAS BONIFANT
Investor Relations
CHRISTINA MITCHELL
Operations Manager
Christina Mitchell boasts an 20 year career in the accommodation industry working in various regional properties throughout Australia. Achieving Choice Manager of the Year Award in 2020, Christina has wide-ranging experience across all facets of accommodation including business development, marketing, function and event management, food and beverage management and financial analysis and reporting.
With a strong passion for the industry Christina has a proven track record in increasing profitability, improving operational performance and driving business through implementation of rate strategies and maintaining brand standards. As RAG’s Operations Manager, Christina works closely with the onsite management to improve their operational performance and supports them on a day to day basis.
PETER McHUGH
Acquisitions Manager
Peter McHugh has an extensive hands on motel management experience owning and operating motels including the Country Comfort Armidale (42 room motel plus restaurant and Conference Centre), the Best Western Tamworth Motor Inn (39 rooms plus restaurant) and the Intown Motor Inn Taree (20 room Golden Chain motel). Through refurbishments and repositioning of his motels, Peter achieved significant uplift in value of these motels.
Peter also spent his time in 2017 to 2019 with Tourism Brokers selling motels throughout the Tablelands, Central West, North West and New England regions of NSW.
CANDICE BISHOP
Finance and Administration Manager
As Finance and Administration Manager, Candice handles the motels administration and accounting requirements and the RAG corporate statutory responsibilities. Candice has a Bachelor of Commerce and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants since 2010.
Candice worked in the accounting profession at Pilot Partners Chartered Accountants for 4 years and has been working in commerce for 15 years. Candice works with the motel managers to ensure their administrative and licencing requirements are all effectively managed.
