INTRODUCTION
Our People
Are Our Business
Our GSM Retail team is well-renowned in the industry for delivering results to our clients. We strive to provide a high standard of electrical products, branding, sales and customer service.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Simon Gerard
Gary Savage
Anthony Olsen
Domestic Team
Lou Bartemucci
Harry Van Derzon
Jonathan Sturdy
Domenic D’Amico
Tinny Sin
Kathryn Melling
Chris Dreyer
Jarryd Richards
Hayden Yiu
Raquel Roberts
Jake Warming
Georgia Brockwell
Anna Pietrzyk
International TEAM
Grace
Wai
Andrew
Jian
Noel
Wang
Leon Li
Rick Fong
Maggie Fung
OUR HISTORY
CLIPSAL BRAND ESTABLISHED
Alfred Gerard develops the “clips all” size adjustable conduit fittings. The Clipsal Brand is born
PRODUCT BREAKTHROUGHS
Alfred Gerard’s son Geoff engineers manufacturing breakthroughs
PIERLITE ESTABLISHED
Established in 1950
MISTRAL BRAND ESTABLISHED
The Mistral brand established in 1968
ROBERT GERARD TAKEOVER
Geoff’s son Robert takes over and makes Clipsal a worldwide brand
AQUISITION OF PIERLITE
Gerard family acquires Pierlite
AQUISITION OF MISTRAL & RINGGRIP
Gerard family acquired brands Mistral & Ringgrip
AQUISITION OF CHIEF
Chief brand name acquired (est. 1946)
PHILLIPS DISTRIBUTION DEAL
Pierlite becomes exclusive distributor of Phillips lamps in Australia and New Zealand
CLIPSAL SOLD
Clipsal sold for $750m, the family retains non-Clipsal businesses
MAGNAVOX ACQUISITION
Magnavox brand aquired (est. 1917)
GERARD LIGHTING
Gerard Lightings holding is established
LIGHTING CORP ACQUISITION
Aquires Lighting Corp becoming Australia’s largest lighting manufacturer and supplier
GERARD LIGHTING IPO LISTING
The IPO of Gerard Lighting is listed at a market cap of $177m
GERARD LIGHTING ACQUISITION
Gerard Lighting acquired by CHAMP Private equity
TRADER ESTABLISHED
Gerard Lighting re-enters the electrical components business
GSM INNOVATIONS ESTABLISHED
GSM Innovations founded. Creating world leading IoT technology
