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New South Wales:
  • Lisa Coletta FGIA, FCG
Lisa has worked in both the private and public sector, developing a career that spans well over two decades in governance at varying levels, seeing a need to define and rejuvenate the governance frameworks and processes used in organisations. Through advising Chairs, Boards, Committees, Managing Directors and Executives on corporate governance, Lisa has enabled active and adaptive management approaches to aid in the delivery of business strategies and enable effective decision making.
  • Julie Garland-Mclellan FGIA

Julie has over 20 years’ experience presenting director education and has worked with leading institutions such as The Governance Institute of Australia. As an experienced board director with current directorships, an international expert on corporate governance, and a corporate governance advisor to mid and small-cap boards, Julie champions the cause of directors required to shoulder enormous responsibility with limited resources.

  • David Schwarz FGIA

David began his career as a Head-hunter / Board Search Consultant in London where he recruited hundreds of individuals into some of the most significant board and executive appointments in the world. During this time and since he has reviewed well over 10,000 board CVs, interviewed thousands of board candidates and taken briefs from hundreds of Chairs on what they wanted in successful candidates. He has since helped thousands of people gain board roles through a simple and easy-to-implement board appointment process – a process he is going to explain to you today.

  • Fiona Shand

As a lawyer with over 30 years’ experience, Fiona Shand has represented directors and professionals in private practice and industry in Australia, Switzerland and Hong Kong. In Switzerland, she was commonwealth legal counsel for F. Hoffmann La Roche Pharmaceuticals, and as a result was involved in worldwide legal and strategic issues, reporting to boards and committees on legal, governance and compliance issues.

  • Carole Alt FGIA, FCG

Carole Alt is a non-executive director and governance consultant with extensive corporate sector experience across private and public companies. She specialises in fit-for-purpose corporate governance, including board practice, director duties, risk management, ESG and strategy. Carole is a facilitator for a number of GIA courses, including the Effective Directors Course, risk management and company secretary practice. Carole enjoys bringing governance concepts to life and is energised by gnarly governance issues.

 

Victoria
  • Fotini Kypraois FGIA, FCG

Fotini has over 23 years of experience advising clients in a range of commercial legal areas, including applied governance and commercial law for private companies, family-owned enterprises and NFP sectors. Fotini’s local and international legal experience has enabled her to develop expertise in commercial legal and governance issues in a diverse range of contexts

  • Dr Srechko Kontelj FGIA, FCG

Srechko is an experienced international lawyer with over 30 years legal practice and executive Director experience including twenty years Australian Defence Force experience as a Specialist Reserve Legal Officer. Srechko has a long history of community service, particularly in local government and advocacy on behalf on behalf of ethnic communities, for which he was awarded the Order of Australia and Centenary medals. He is the former Mayor of the City of Greater Geelong

  • Rene Johnson FGIA, FCG

René is an experienced executive search consultant whose career spans both the consulting world in senior executive recruitment as well as holding senior executive positions in the corporate world, principally through the media and advertising sectors. René is a director of, and immediate past President of INAC Global Executive Search, headquartered in Europe and present in 36 countries

  • Dale Simpson FGIA

Queensland
  • Debora Jackson FGIA

Debora has over 35 years’ experience in the financial services and NFP sectors, in C-suite executive and Non-Executive Board roles. As a practiced non-executive director, with a demonstrated history of working in the ‘Profit for Purpose’ sector, Debora is a passionate outcomes and governance driven professional, with proven ability to work across a range of industry sectors. She has skills in Corporate Governance, Leadership, and Risk Management.

  • Deborah Wilson

From change, careers and transitions, Executive development and executive search/recruitment, Deborah specialises in people! The holder of a Masters in Organisational Leadership, Coaching qualifications, she is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, as well as holding a number of Non-Executive Director positions. Having been a Chair, NED, and CEO she understands the dynamics of the market and pressures on organisations to perform.

  • Shaun Conroy FGIA, FCG

Shaun Conroy is a current Director and Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. He is an experienced Chair and Non-Executive Director and has held board roles in financial services, food and agriculture, engineering services, ICT recycling, education, and not-for-profit companies. Shaun’s corporate experience spans financial services and international trade, with roles in Auckland, Brisbane, HK, Tokyo, and Singapore.

Western Australia
  • Lianne Cretney Barnes

Lianne is a practising chair and director with board experience across numerous sectors. Dr Lianne Cretney-Barnes has held senior positions in both private and public sector organisations over her extensive career and has considerable experience in governance, leadership and strategy development. Lianne holds an impressive client portfolio across business, government, and the community sector.

  • Alan Evans FGIA, FCG

Alan is a non-executive director and chairman with extensive experience in governance, company secretarial practice and law, finance and senior executive management with over 35 years of practical national and international experience at senior executive Level. Formerly a Chairman of the Governance Institute of Australia and former President of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (Australia).

  • Suzanne Ardagh

Suzanne is a governance professional and Non-Executive Director and leads the Board Advisory Service for the Executive Search Firm, Lester Blades based in WA. Suzanne has served on Boards including arts, sport and international development. Suzanne is currently the Chair of Stanley College,  is on the Board of the WA Cancer Council and was recently appointed to the St John of God Ministries Advisory Committee. Suzanne is a member of the Australian British Chamber of Commerce Council in WA and also Patron of the WA Vietnam Business Council.

  • Fiona Shand

As a lawyer with over 30 years’ experience, Fiona Shand has represented directors and professionals in private practice and industry in Australia, Switzerland and Hong Kong. In Switzerland, she was commonwealth legal counsel for F. Hoffmann La Roche Pharmaceuticals, and as a result was involved in worldwide legal and strategic issues, reporting to boards and committees on legal, governance and compliance issues.