S Elias, Chief Financial Officer at Coles Group

S Elias

Chief Financial Officer at Coles Group | Australia

Profile last verified June 2026
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S R Charlie Elias serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Coles Group, where he oversees financial operations for one of Australia’s leading retailers operating more than 1,800 nationwide outlets. His extensive executive background spans multiple C-suite roles including CEO and COO, alongside board service, with a demonstrated focus on mergers and acquisitions, strategic growth, and operational transformation across Australia, the United States, China, India, and Southeast Asia. He earned his primary education from the University of South Australia and remains deeply embedded in the regional retail landscape.

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S Elias Work Experience

Chief Financial Officer at Coles Group in December 2021 - Present

Former Chief Executive Officer at BlueScope Building Products Asia (ASEAN, China & India) and North America in January 2018 - July 2020

Chief Financial Officer at BlueScope in March 2008 - March 2018

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Chief Financial Officer & Director at Linfox in January 2006 - February 2008

Chief Financial Officer, Director and GM Business Development at TXU Australia in November 1999 - April 2005

Manager Deloitte Consulting & M&A, Manager Receivership & Insolvency, Audit at Deloitte in January 1990 - December 1999

S Elias Education

University of South Australia, July 1987 to July 1989

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, July 1992

Australian Institute of Company Directors

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S Elias Skills
Management Strategic Planning Negotiation Business Strategy Leadership Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Corporate Finance Capital Markets
About S Elias’s Current Company
Coles Group

Coles is one of Australia’s leading retailers, with an extensive footprint of over 1,800 retail outlets nationally. We employ more than 115,000 team members, engage with more than 8,000 suppliers, and we welcome millions of customers through our store network and digital platforms every week. We are one of Australia’s largest employers and our workforce includes in store, corporate, manufacturing, distribution, and fulfilment. Our team members reflect the diverse communities in which we operate and we strive to make Coles a great place to work. • Our vision is to become the most trusted retailer in Australia and grow long-term shareholder value. • Our purpose is Helping Australians eat and live better every day. • Our priority is to provide leading food, drink, and home solutions that are delicious, sustainable, and healthy for our customers every day, both in-store and online.

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S Elias’s Colleagues
Vanesa Russack

Vanesa Russack

Greater Melbourne Area

Head of Customer Lifecycle Management at Coles Group

Strategist & Consultant at Vanesa Russack Consulting
(December 2018 – Present)

Hardev Baheti

Hardev Baheti

Australia

Business Analyst | Curious Thinker | CRM | Design Thinking | Marathon Runner | Excel | SQL | Power BI

Operations Team Member at Coles Group
(July 2025 – Present)

Raavika Manku

Raavika Manku

Werrington County, New South Wales, Australia

Rasoi se nikle har din naya jazbaat, Zindagi bhi pakti hai yahan saath saath🔥

Youtube vlogger at https://www.youtube.com/@Raavikamanku9
(June 2024 – Present)

Sreenath Thekkedan

Sreenath Thekkedan

Australia

System Administrator|DevOps Engineer|Cybersecurity| Windows|Linux|Splunk|SentinelWeb Hosting|SaaS&IT Support|DC operations|Microsoft 365|AD|Defender|Terraform|Incident Response |GATE CS’22 All India Rank-6332

Team member at Coles Group
(February 2023 – Present)

Farbod Taymouri

Farbod Taymouri

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Principal AI Architect @ Coles | GenAI | Agentic AI | Honorary Research Fellow @ UniMelb | Machine Learning | Enterprise Platform | Enterprise AI Architect | AI Strategy and Governance | Business Process Mining Expert

Honorary Research Fellow in Computing and Information Systems at University of Melbourne
(December 2023 – Present)

Katherine Karakinos

Katherine Karakinos

Greater Melbourne Area

Assistant Category Manager at Coles

Assistant Category Manager - Seafood at Coles Group
(August 2025 – Present)

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What is S R Charlie Elias email address?

Email S R Charlie Elias at [email protected] and [email protected]. This email is the most updated S R Charlie Elias's email found in 2026.

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To contact S R Charlie Elias send an email to [email protected] or [email protected]. (updated on June 2026)

What company does S Elias work for?

S Elias works for Coles Group.

What is S Elias's role at Coles Group?

S Elias is Chief Financial Officer

What industry does S Elias work in?

S Elias works in the Retail industry.

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