Governance

Chair

Legal

Member of Queen’s Counsel. Admitted to practice as a barrister in 1980 and signed the Victorian Bar Roll in 1983 specialising in commercial litigation for over 35 years. Appears regularly as an International Mediator and Arbitrator in Asia-Pacific region. President of the Victorian Rugby Union (elected by Victorian community-based clubs and associates). President of Melbourne Rebels Rugby Union. 

Deputy Chair

Rail, Governance, Tourism

Chief Executive of VicTrack. Seasoned senior executive with experience across major events, infrastructure development, construction and business transformation. Recently chaired Retired Tram Stakeholder Reference Group. Former Chief Executive of Melbourne Major Events Company. Led successful 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games Bid.

Finance, Legal, Governance

Experienced executive and non-executive director. Chairman of Bastion Reputation Management. Director of Virgin Australia Fashion Festival. Trained accountant and auditor. Former Senior Manager at PWC.

Change Management

Experienced senior business strategist with extensive marketing and advertising knowledge. Former Chairman of Prahran Market. Former Managing Director of marketing and advertising agencies Shannon’s Way, McCann Erickson, and Singleton Ogilvy & Mather. 

Records Management

Director of Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), the State’s archival authority, and Victoria’s fifth Keeper of Public Records. Worked for PROV since 1996. Involved in initiatives to set national & international standards for recordkeeping across Victoria and Australia. 

Volunteers, Governance 

Former Australian politician, Member for Essendon and first female Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Joint founder of ‘Defend Public Libraries’. Former Chairperson of Portrayal of Women in Outdoor Advertising Committee, Essendon Historical Society, Friends of Essendon Library & Ministerial Advisory Council on libraries. Currently a member of the History Council of Victoria and Chair of the Public Records Advisory Council. 

Operational risk and asset management

Current CEO of V/Line with more than 32 years' in the rail industry, including as General Manager Rolling Stock at Metro Trains Melbourne and Fleet Manager at Southern Railway in the UK.