Team work makes the dream work
At Peter Pal, we pride ourselves in delivering a collaborative and comprehensive service that is unparalleled by any other library supplier in the industry and that is only made possible with the hard work and dedication of our vast and passionate team.
Meet the Peter Pal Team

Steve Pal
Managing Director
In 2021 Peter Pal celebrated 40 years of service to Australian and New Zealand public libraries and has been 100% family owned since its inception in 1981. Steve Pal has led the family company since 2001. Over the past 20 years he has seen the company grow to become an industry leader in the supply of library materials, whilst maintaining the integrity of being a family-owned company that continues to support the community and the sustainability for future generations to come.

Anne-Maree Hapgood
General Manager
Peter Pal’s management team have more than 15 years of experience with Peter Pal. This long-term consistency of direction, ownership, and management has meant that Peter Pal’s clients benefit from a deep and broad understanding of their needs and the shelf-ready operations necessary to satisfy them. The direction and support Anne-Maree provides to the management team ensures that company resources and libraries’ unique needs are all taken into consideration in order to satisfy and exceed all of Peter Pal’s client expectations.

Rachael Buetner
Client Services Team Leader
Rachael leads a team of 7 Selectors and 7 Ordering Team members which, together, make up our Client Services team.

Katrina Bailey
Operations Manager
Katrina leads a team of 14 cataloguers, 2 Inventory and 9 Warehouse Team Members

Brydie Genrich
Accessioning Team Leader
Brydie leads our highly skilled team of 13 Accessioning Assistants

Julie Bills
Processing Team Leader
Julie leads a team of 30 experienced and professional Processors.

Michael Burke
Applications and Infrastructure
Michael leads a team of 4 skilled Application and infrastructure personnel.

Ian Roberts
Software Development
Ian leads a team of 5 experts in software development.