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Sir Rod Eddington is one of Australia’s most experienced and accomplished business leaders. Educated as an engineer at the University of Western Australia and then Oxford University as WA’s 1974 Rhodes Scholar, he has demonstrated his acumen and expertise on the national, regional, and international stages. Sir Rod’s career began in transport and aviation in 1979 when he joined the Swire Group and Cathay Pacific from Oxford University, and went on to be CEO of Cathay Pacific, Ansett and British Airways, before retiring in late 2005 to return to Australia.
In 2005, Sir Rod was awarded a Knighthood by the British Government for services to civil aviation. In December 2006, he completed a study for the British Government on the links between transport and the economy, before conducting in 2008 a similar investigation and report for the Victorian Government, the "East-West Link Needs Assessment" transport study.
Today, numerous companies benefit from his time and talents. He is non-executive Chairman (Australia & New Zealand) of JPMorgan, in addition to maintaining non-executive roles with News Corporation, Rio Tinto plc, CLP (China Light & Power) Holdings, John Swire & Sons Pty Ltd and Allco Finance Group Limited. He is Chairman of Infrastructure Australia and also serves as Chairman of Victorian Major Events Company.
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Ms Whiting's varied career has seen her undertake key roles in the industries of health, fashion, and the arts. Her previous appointments include Vice President of Melbourne International Festival of the Arts Limited, Chairman of the
Harold Mitchell Foundation and Chairman of The Royal Women’s Hospital Foundation. She has also served as Director
of the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival, the State Film Centre Council of Victoria, the Melbourne International Film Festival
and St Martin’s Youth Arts Theatre.
Currently, Ms Whiting is a partner of the national law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, practising as a
commercial lawyer in litigious and non-litigious areas. Her clients include some of Australia's pre-eminent listed companies. In addition to full time practice, ms Whiting has been actively involved throughout her career in the not-for-profit sector in the areas of arts and health. Ms Whiting's present appointments include Director of The Royal Women's Hospital and a Trustee of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust.
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Ms Cattermole earlier career was spent at the Royal Children’s Hospital, where she went onto become Vice President and then inaugural Chairman for the Women’s and Children’s Health Care Network. Ms Cattermole was also instrumental in forming the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, one of Australia’s largest biomedical research institutes.
Ms Cattermole has also been at the forefront of the IT Industry, including the Australian Computer Society, the Prime Minister’s Science and Engineering Council, the Federal Government Electronic, Electrical and Information Industry Board, the Multimedia Advisory Committee, State Development Committee and The Premier’s Business Round Table. She is currently a Board Member
of Foster’s Group, Tattersalls, the Melbourne Theatre Company and Chairman of MLC.
Ms Cattermole has been awarded a Medal of Australia, Centenary Medal, Rotary Vocational Services Award, a Pearcey Medal and been inducted into the IT & T Hall of Fame.
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Mr Haddad's career took off to an exciting start as he was a driving force behind the inception of Australia’s first hotel casino, Wrest Point, in 1973. Since then, John has been behind the success of the Federal Hotels’ chain of casino resorts and hotels and a prominent leader in the hotel industry in Australia.
Over his distinguished career, Mr Haddad's appointments have included National Presidency of the Accommodation Division,
Deputy Chairman of The Federal Hotels Group and Deputy Chairman of Crown Management, Chairman of the
Australian Tourist Commission.
Currently Mr Haddad is Chairman of the Australian Hotels Association, a Fellow of the Catering Institute of Australia and Australian Institute of Management and Director of the Microsurgery Foundation.
Mr Haddad received an Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in both 1988 and 1999 and an Advance Australia Ambassadorship.
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Mr Hywood is one of Australia’s most revered communications industry executives, enjoying a distinguished career with Fairfax spanning three decades.
He started his career as a journalist on the Australian Financial Review, being appointed editor then publisher and editor-in-chief by the early 1990s. This was followed by positions as publisher and editor-in-chief of the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun Herald; then publisher and editor-in-chief of The Age.
Mr Hywood was then appointed Executive Director Policy & Cabinet with the Victorian Government’s Department of Premier and Cabinet before taking up his position as Chief Exective Officer of Tourism Victoria where he has brought a mix of skills and experience to this important job.
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Mr MacKenzie has previously held the positions of Chairman, Victorian WorkCover Authority, Managing Director, Funds Management and Insurance at the ANZ Banking Group, Chief Executive Officer of Norwich Union Australia, and TAC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Prior to this Mr MacKenzie spent ten years working overseas principally in Asia and the United Kingdom and on assignment in Europe and the United States in the accounting profession with European Pacific Trust and Banking Group (Chief Executive Asia) and Standard Chartered Bank (Director Global Trust Services)
A Chartered Accountant by profession, Mr MacKenzie was a Partner in both the Melbourne and Hong Kong offices of an international accounting firm now part of Deloitte.
Mr MacKenzie has served as a director of a number of public companies listed on Stock Exchanges both in Australia and overseas. He has been a director of prominent funds management companies: James Fielding Group, Paladin Australia Limited, Portfolio Partners Limited and the Victorian Funds Management Corporation.
In 2003 Mr MacKenzie was awarded the Centenary Medal for services to Public Administration.
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Few people in Australian sporting and media history have made as much of an impact as Mr McGuire. From humble beginnings as a 17 year old at Channel Ten in 1982, he rose to become CEO of the Nine Network and host of some
of Australia’s most popular shows including The Footy Show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and 1v100.
He became President of the Collingwood football club in October 1998. He also established and is Chairman of the Trevor Barker Foundation, and works for many other charitable organizations including the Brainstorm Appeal, the Alfred Hospital Foundation, the Leukaemia Research Fund, the Burnet Research Institute, and the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. Throughout his career, Mr McGuire has received many awards, such as the Australian Sports Medal, The Order of Australia
and the Centenary Medal for his services to the media and Australian Rules Football.
Mr McGuire has been a board member of Victorian Major Events Company since 2003. He is also a voting member of the worldwide Laureus Sports Awards.
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After retiring from a distinguished rugby league career, Mr Ribot has been instrumental in establishing a number of major
sporting entities.
Mr Ribot was Chief Executive of the Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Club in 1987, leading them to become a publicly listed entity. He was also instrumental in the formation of the Broncos Youth Foundation and the purchase of the London Broncos Rugby League team.
Mr Ribot has also led the way for News Limited's establishment of the Super League, as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian league and as Deputy Chairman of the Super League International Board. In 1998 he established the Melbourne Storm franchise. His links with the sport remain through his consultancy position with the Melbourne Storm.
Mr Ribot is currently the Chairman of the Queensland Roar Football team in the newly formed A-League.
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Malcolm Speed is a former Melbourne barrister who has spent much of his career as a sports administrator.
Between 1980 and 1997, Malcolm held senior positions in Victorian and Australian basketball. In 1997 he was appointed as Chief Executive of Cricket Australia (then known as Australian Cricket Board). Between 2001 and 2008 he was CEO of the International Cricket Council, based initially in London and Monaco, and later in Dubai. He was Chairman of the Victorian Council for Fitness and Health (VicFit), from 1994 until 1997 and a Director of the Australian Sports Commission from 1997 until 2001.
Since returning to Melbourne, Malcolm has been appointed to lecturing positions at Melbourne University and Deakin University. He is a member of the Sport in Society Council of the World Economic Forum. He is a Patron of the LBW Trust, a charity that provides tertiary education opportunities for impoverished children from cricket playing countries. He has spoken at seminars and conferences in countries as diverse as South Africa, Pakistan, Germany, Trinidad, Finland and the USA. He has an excellent sporting network at the highest levels.
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After initially beginning his career in Human Resources, Mr McClements moved into Public Affairs and Communications consultancy in 1991. Over the next 7 years he built a career in the business and sporting world with senior roles in the brewing, financial services and sporting industries.
In 1999 Mr McClements focussed on his interest in sport and joined the then Australian Cricket Board’s Senior Executive Team as General Manager - Public Affairs.
In 2002 he was recruited by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in London into the ICC’s executive team as General Manger – Corporate Affairs and spent four years working in London and Dubai with the ICC where he managed the Corporate Affairs and Strategy functions.
After returning to Australia Mr McClements joined VMEC in January 2007 as the General Manager, Events and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of VMEC in October 2007. Back to top |
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