Brett Parker

Name: Brett Parker

Company: Heidi Bakery

Title: Director of Property and Expansion

Biography

Brett is a Property, Facilities & Sustainability leader with 20+ years’ experience turning growth plans into high-performing, compliant, customer-ready spaces across retail, workplaces and hospitality. He lead acquisitions, negotiations, and end-to-end fit-outs through opening, while keeping large estates running efficiently and balancing standards, safety, cost, and pace without losing sight of the experience on site.
At GAIL’s, he helped deliver 150+ new bakery openings and managed maintenance across a 187-store portfolio, alongside ongoing lease events, supplier tendering and operational improvements. His focus is always the same: create environments that work operationally, protect the brand, and scale sustainably without overcomplicating the solution.
He’s supported brand and concept growth across projects including Heidi, Blackbird, and TeeGo, delivering calmly under pressure and managing stakeholders from boardroom to site level.