Board profiles
Richard Lee FAICD, Chairman
Chairman, Salmat Limited; Director of Ridley Corporation Limited, CSR Limited, Newcrest Mining Limited and the Australian Rugby Union.
In addition, Mr Lee is a director of several private companies and provides consulting services to various corporations. He is also a Governor of the Institute of Neuromuscular Research. Previously, Richard was Chief Executive of the NM Rothschild Australia Group.
Yasmin Allen FAICD, National Director
BCom, Director of Cochlear; Insurance Australia Group (IAG) and Chair of IAG Audit Committee. Chair of Macquarie Specialised Asset Management.
Yasmin has extensive experience in investment banking as an equities analyst and in senior management.
Yasmin was formerly non-executive director of Film Australia and Export, Finance & Insurance Corporation and Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Her banking career included vice president at Deutsche Bank AG, a director at ANZ Investment Bank in Australia, an associate director at James Capel UK Ltd (HSBC Group) and an analyst at Kleinwort Benson plc Investment Bank in the UK.
Colin Galbraith AM FAICD, National Director
LLB (Hons), LLM
Chairman, BHP Billiton Community Trust; Director, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CARE Australia and OneSteel Limited. Special Adviser, Gresham Partners Limited and Trustee of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation. Formerly a partner of Allens Arthur Robinson.
Derris Gillam FAICD, President Tasmania Division
B Bus, FCPA
Director of Heart Foundation of Australia (Tasmania Division) and Member of the Board of Governance, GP Assist (Tasmania). He is currently Managing Director of Tasmanian Affordable Housing Limited.
Derris has over two decades of experience in business with senior executive appointments as General Manager MBF Tasmania, CEO of St John's Private Hospital, General Manager MBF New South Wales, and CEO of Islandstate Credit Union.
Formerly a National Director, Australian Institute of Credit Union management, a Director of Credit Union Financial Services Tasmania Pty Ltd, Director of Australian Private Hospitals Association Limited, Director Blue Cross Association of Australia Ltd.
Bruce Linn FAICD, President South Australia and Northern Territory Division
BSc
Director of SABRENet Limited; ITEK Pty Ltd and CISA incorporated. He is chairman of GTA Pty Ltd, the national Internet Industry Association and St Peter's Collegiate girls school and is currently on the council of the University of South Australia where he chairs the finance committee. Bruce was formerly the CEO of Finlaysons Lawyers, Executive Director for EDS (now HP Enterprise Services), responsible for all state government business of EDS in Australia and Chief Executive of Camtech, one of Australia's leading internet and electronic payments companies.
Bruce has extensive experience in Government including a 10-year term as an elected Councillor in Local Government and chair of various council committees.
Prior directorships, include Chair of Playford Capital and Ngapartji Multimedia Centre and Director of VivaSA (formerly SA Business Vision 2010), and the Australian Information Industry Association.
Linda Nicholls AO FAICD, Victorian Representative on the Board
Linda Nicholls is Chairman of Yarra Trams in Melbourne; and a director of Fairfax Media and Sigma Pharmaceuticals. She is a Member of Council of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, a director of the United States Studies Centre, and a Trustee of the Harvard Business School Alumni Board in the USA.
Linda was previously Chairman of Healthscope and Australia Post and a director of St George Bank and The Smith Family.
Linda runs her own corporate advisory practice specializing in business strategy in financial services and health care, and has over 30 years experience as a senior executive and company director.
Kevin McCann FAICD AM, President NSW Division
Chairman, Origin Energy Limited and ING Management Limited; Lead Independent Director of Macquarie Group Limited and Macquarie Bank Limited; Director, BlueScope Steel Limited; Fellow of the Senate, University of Sydney.
Kevin was a Partner (from 1970 to 2004) and Chairman of Allens Arthur Robinson, a leading firm of Australian lawyers. He practiced as a commercial lawyer specialising in Mergers and Acquisitions, Mineral and Resources Law and Capital Markets Transactions. He was also Chairman of Triako Resources Limited and Healthscope Limited.
John H C Colvin FAICD, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
BEc (Hons) Syd, MSc (Econ) LSE, MA (Oxon), Solicitor
Director, Colvin Wines Pty Ltd. Former director, Sydney Water and former Chairman, AWT and Can Assist. John was previously Head of the Sydney office of Freehills and the founding partner of Freehills' Sydney Employee Relations practice. During his 31 years with the firm, John worked with chairmen, boards and executives on a variety of employee relations issues, including in the area of corporate governance. John also took a year's leave from Freehills to become an Adjunct Professor at AGSM (UNSW), and he has taught at Sydney University's Law School on a part-time basis on several occasions.
Anne O’Donnell – FAICD, FPA, MBA, BA (Bkg & Fin) FFinsia
Director Equity Trustees Ltd, Community CPS Australia Ltd, Eastwoods Pty ltd and Grain Growers Ltd. Member of the Compliance Committee of UBS Global Asset Management and the Audit & Evaluation Committee of IP Australia.
Anne was formerly Managing Director for Australian Ethical Investment Ltd, and Director of The Investment and Financial Services Associations Limited, the Centre for Australian Ethical Research Pty Ltd and ANZ Staff Superannuation Fund
James Strong AO – FAICD
James Strong is currently Chairman of Woolworths Limited, Kathmandu Holdings Limited, the Australia Council for the Arts and the Organising Committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. James is also a Director of Qantas Airways Limited, a member of the Nomura Australia Advisory Board and a member of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.
James was formerly the Chief Executive and Managing Director of Qantas Airways Limited from 1993 to 2001, Chairman of Insurance Australia Group (IAG) Limited, Chairman of Rip Curl Group Pty Limited, Group Chief Executive of DB Group Limited in New Zealand, National Managing Partner and later Chairman of law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Chief Executive of Trans Australian Airlines (later Australian Airlines) and Executive Director of the Australian Mining Industry Council.
He has been admitted as a barrister and/or solicitor in various state jurisdictions in Australia.
In 2006 James was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to business and commerce, particularly in the aviation, insurance and retail fields, and to the arts as an administrator and philanthropist.
Michael Smith – GAICD, FAMI, CMC
Mr Smith is the Managing Director of Black House; a firm specialised in strategy.
Other board positions include the Chairman of Synergy, RC Sadleirs and iiNet, and Deputy Chairman of Automotive Holdings Group. He is a Non-Executive Director of 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd; a chain of 600 convenience stores on Australia’s East Coast.
Mr Smith is President of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in Western Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute, the Institute of Management Consultants, and of the Australian Institute of Management.
Mr Smith is also a recipient of the patrons medal (HRH Prince Philip) for services to marketing.
Hon Keith De Lacy AM HonDLitt DUniv BA QDA FAICD FAIM
Keith De Lacy is one of Queensland’s best known company directors and public figures. He is chairman of listed company Macarthur Coal and Australia’s largest cotton producer Cubbie Group, and he is a director of Reef Casino in Cairns. He is Chairman of Nimrod Resources and a Director of Queensland Energy Resources.
On 31 December 2008 he retired as chairman of both Queensland Sugar (QSL) and the Global Sugar Alliance (a group of sugar exporting countries seeking fairer and freer trade in sugar on global markets).
He was recently appointed as Chairman of COFCO Australia.
He has extensive experience in business administration and corporate governance. He was Treasurer of Queensland from 1989 to 1996, and is vice-president of the Queensland Division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). He is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (AIM).
In recognition of his services to Australia, particularly regional Queensland, he has been awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), Honorary Doctorates from both James Cook and Central Queensland Universities, the University of Queensland Gatton Gold Medal, and the Centenary Medal.
His book Blood Stains the Wattle was published in 2002.
*Information correct as at 16 November