Ian Bailey is the Chairman of Anko Global, the global product business of Kmart Group Australia. Ian was Managing Director of Kmart Australia from 2106i toMarch 2025.  During Ian’s leadership of the business became one of Australia’s best performing retailers increasing revenue by 50 per cent and doubling profitability to close to A$1 Billion. The group comprises two of Australia’s most successful retail brands, Kmart and Target Australia and also Anko, the product business which is now being sold in more than 30 countries across the world.

Since joining Kmart in 2006, Ian has overseen its transformation, developing a strategic blueprint and operational architecture that has seen Kmart Group expand across Australia and New Zealand, as well as across key markets in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia through its Anko Global brand.

Kmart Group has transformed from a traditional discount store chain retailer to a unique end-to-end model from design right through to distribution, which enables the Group to produce products at incredibly low prices whilst maintaining the design, quality and sustainability credentials of like products 2 or 3 times the price. This next stage of Ian’s career is to support the expansion of Anko in North America, Europe and Asia.

Ian speaks publicly on leadership and retail. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.