Brenton first graduated from the University of South Australia, and then obtained a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Singapore. Brenton is currently undertaking a Doctorate of Business with the Maastricht School of Management. Brenton has since amassed a wealth of varied management experience, in the construction, pharmaceutical and design fields, garnered throughout Asia, Australia and Europe. A licensed builder and auctioneer in Australia, Brenton managed the operations of a leading South Australian residential property developer, before moving to Britain and then Thailand with a pharmaceutical multinational. Since 2005, Brenton has been responsible for dwp's group operations and strategy implementation. Brenton brings to dwp a wealth of management experience garnered throughout Asia, Australia and Europe.