Board Members
President
Mr Neville Sawyer
Executive Chairman
Ampcontrol Pty Ltd
Neville
Sawyer is Executive Chairman of Ampcontrol Pty Ltd, a manufacturer of electrical and
electronic equipment used in mining and industry. The company has three sites in the
Newcastle (NSW) region, workshops in Queensland and offices in Sydney, Western Australia,
Victoria and Kentucky, USA.
He has wide
experience in exporting. His company designed and manufactured equipment that has been
exported to New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and the
USA.
Mr Sawyer
is also Immediate Past President of Australian Business Limited. In that role he has
established a regional issues task force to identify key issues of concern to regional
business and develop strategies to address them.
Mr
Sawyer was elected to the ACCI Board in November 2000.
Immediate Past President
Mr David Gray
Managing Director
David Gray & Co Pty Limited
David Gray
is the Managing Director of David Gray & Co Pty Limited, a Western Australian
manufacturing and distribution company involved in the formulation and blending of
chemicals for the agricultural and household markets in Australia and overseas.
Mr Gray is
a Past President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia and an active
member of the Small Business Council and Manufacturing Industry Council. He is also
currently a member of the ACCI's Taxation Committee. He is also a member of the Prime
Minister's Science Engineering & Innovation Council (PMSEIC).
He is an
industry representative on the West Australian Minister for Health's Poisons Advisory
Committee.
He
is the Chairman of ACCI's Small Business Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Australian
Made Campaign.
Deputy Presdient
Mr Peter
O'Brien
Mr O'Brien is
Managing Director of Oceanis Australia Pty Ltd, trading as UnderWater World Sunshine
Coast; Parkthorn Pty Ltd; Parkthorn Properties Pty Ltd, trading as The Wharf, Sunshine
Coast; Melbourne Underwater World Pty Ltd, trading as the Melbourne Aquarium; Busan
Aquarium; and various themed tourism complexes in north Asia and in Eastern Europe and
U.A.E.
Mr O'Brien
is also President of Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Deputy
Chairman of Melbourne Chamber of Commerce and Board Member of Ruyton Girls School, Kew.
He has held
a wide range of Board appointments in catering, tourism industry including consulting to
major venues such as the Sydney Olympics and Stadium Australia.
Mr
O'Brien was appointed to the ACCI Board in October 2001.
Treasurer
Mr Neil Summerson FCA
Consultant
Ernst & Young
Neil
Summerson is non executive company director of public and private companies and chairs a
number of boards and committees for Queensland State and Local Governments. He is a
consultant to Ernst & Young. He was the former Senior Partner of Ernst & Young -
Queensland and remains a consultant to the company. From 1992 to 1996 he was the Managing
Partner of that firm in Queensland.
He is
Chairman of Brisbane Water Advisory Board of Management, a Director of Brisbane City
Council Holding Entity Board, a Director of the Australian Made Campaign Limited, a
Director of AmerAlia Inc (NASDAQ Listed Company), a Director of Bank of Queensland Ltd, a
Director of Leyshon Group of Companies and a Director of Commerce Queensland.
Mr
Summerson is also a Director of the Uniting Church Hospital's Board, President of the
Yeronga Services Club Inc, Immediate Past Chairman of the Queensland State Council of
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, Trustee of the Cancer Research
Foundation, Trustee of the Foundation for Gambling Studies.
Chief Executive
Mr Peter Hendy
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Peter Hendy took
up his position as the Chief Executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
on 3 June 2002.
Besides his
directorship of ACCI, Peter is a director of the Standards Australia's Board, a director
of the Australian Made Campaign Limited and of the National Business Action Fund. He is a
member of the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) CEO's Industry Forum and is a
governor of the National Institute of Labour Studies. He is a councilor of the ACT
Defence Reserves Support Council, a member of a number of Commonwealth Government
committees, including the Welfare Reform Consultative Forum; the World Trade Organisation
(WTO) Advisory Group; and the National Small Business Forum. He was also Chairman of
the executive Steering Committee of the Government-Business Roundtable on Climate Change.
In August 2002 he was a member of the government delegation to the Johannesburg World
Summit on Sustainable Development.
Peter has served
with distinction in public administration and policy development at Federal and State
levels, for both Liberal and Labor Governments. He
was Chief of Staff to the Minister for Defence and Chief of Staff to the Ministers for
Workplace Relations and Education. He has
very extensive experience in a broad range of business-related policy issues and has been
directly involved in policy negotiations and implementation at State, national and
international levels. He has also been a senior economic consultant in the private sector
where he worked on a range of economic and strategic policy.
Peter holds a
Bachelor of Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Queensland and has
published various papers and articles on public policy issues.
He
is married to Bronwyn, has a son and a daughter and they live in Queanbeyan, New South
Wales.
Board Members
Mr Brent Baker
Mr Nicholas Begakis AM
Nick
Begakis
is Chairman and part owner of Australian category leader, Bellis Fruit
Bars, an Adelaide based manufacturer and exporter of dried fruit based
confectionery.
In
2000, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his work in
the creation and development of enterprise, the promotion of exports and
services to the community.
Mr
Begakis also Chairs award winning exporter, Atmospheric Radar Systems Pty
Ltd and not for profit, Enterprise Development Incorporated, which is
involved in the creation of entrepreneurs.
He
Chairs the Women's and Children's Hospital Foundation (SA), supporting
medical research, is a member of the Multicultural Forum and a Director of
SA Business Vision 2010, which is about creating the desired future for
SA.
He
is a Director of Business SA, on Council of the Flinders University of SA,
Chairs the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics based at the
Adelaide University's Waite Campus with 3 research nodes nationally and
has been Chairman of an Executive Connection Roundtable comprising 15 CEO
Members.
Mr
Begakis is an adviser to Government through his involvement on several
government boards, including two terms as a member of the Environment
Protection Authority (SA), as Chair of the Horticulture Industry
Development Board (SA) reporting to the Agriculture Minister, as a current
member of the Premier's Food Council (SA) and currently as Chair of the
Council for International Trade and Commerce SA Inc, reporting to the
Trade Minister.
Mr
Begakis
is a past Vice President of the Institute of Company
Directors (SA & NT) and has had over 30 years experience in Manufacturing
Industries, Merchant Banking and Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions
and company turnaround roles.
Mr Owen
Brown OAM
Owen Brown
OAM is the Managing Director and Company Secretary of Brown's Motors Pty. Ltd. He
commenced his working life in a small but successful family business, manufacturing prams.
In the early 1950s, the business expanded to also be involved in the service station,
crash repair, spare parts and towing industries.
Mr Brown
joined the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) in 1956 as a retail motor
trades employer. In 1995, he was elected President of the VACC and is the only President
to hold this position for three consecutive years. During his time as President, Mr Brown,
also acted as the Executive Director of the VACC
In 1996, Mr
Brown was appointed Chairman of the Federal Industrial Council of the MTAA, which is the
national organisation of the retail motor trades.
Mr Brown
has been a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers since 1988, the Small Business
Victoria Round Table since 1996 and a member of the Small Business Committee of ACCI since
1995, a Director of Fortis Insurance Limited 1995 - 1999 and a Director of the Australian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 1997.
He is a
Life Member of Lions International and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.
Mr
Brown was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2001 for services to the automotive
retail industry, and to the community, particularly through Lions International.
Mr Roger
du Blęt AM
Roger du
Blęt is Managing Director of Reduct Pty Ltd, consultants to the Development Industry.
He chairs
ACCI's Environment Committee and is Chair of the Small Business Coalition.
He is also
the current chair of the Federal Government's National Small Business Forum and
consultative forum that meets regularly with the Minister for Small Business and Tourism.
He was also a member of the Prime Minister's "Bell Committee" Small Business
Deregulation Task Force.
Mr du Blęt
was founding Chair and Managing Director of Airtrain Citylink Limited, the private sector
proponent to fund, build and operate a rail link between Brisbane Airport, Brisbane and
Robina.
He is a
Past National President of HIA and Past State President of HIA South Australia and HIA
Queensland, a Life Member of the Housing Industry Association, and formerly Chair of HIA
Insurances Ltd.
Mr
du Blęt is a member of the SEQ2001 Regional Coordination Committee representing Business
and Industry, Chair of the Non-Government Sector Committee for the SEQ2001 Regional
Coordination Committee, a Steering Committee Member of the South East Queensland Economic
Development Strategy, and a Steering Committee Member of the Queensland Regional Economic
Development Forum.
Mr Robert
Gerard AO
Robert
Gerard joined the firm of Gerard Industries Pty Ltd, a company with diverse interests in
electrical manufacturing, wine, printing and forestry in 1963. He is currently Chairman
and Managing Director. The firm employs over 3300 people in Australia, and also has
significant offshore interests.
He is a
Board member of Allianz Australia Insurance Group, Chairman of the Awards Committee - SA,
and Chairman of National Friends Committee of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Australia.
He is also Chairman of the Australian Made Campaign and Chairman of the Royal Adelaide
Hospital Development Appeal. He is a Member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Mr
Gerard was appointed as an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia in
the Queen's Birthday Honour's List in June 1999 for services to the South Australian
domestic and export industries, to youth (particularly with the Duke of Edinburgh's
Award), to the community, and as a sponsor of cultural and sporting activities.
Mr Graham Heilbronn
Graham Heilbronn
is the founder of The Heilbronn Group (THG) and has been Chairman of The
board since 1999. Prior to this appointment he was the Managing
Director. Graham is a licensed surveyor registered with the Surveyors
Boards of Queensland and New Zealand. In addition to this, he holds a
graduate diploma in Urban and Regional Planning from the Queensland
University of Technology (1976). With over 25 years of experience
managing and marketing the company, Graham brings extensive knowledge of
management and futures thinking to THG.
He is an industry
visionary, having been the first to market with a number of service
innovations. One such example was the NPA property and investment audit
group in 1997. Graham is respected as an effective board member and
committee member of public companies and business and development
industry associations. Of the many positions he has held, Graham was a
Board Member of the Stanwell Corporation Electricity Board, Chairman of
the Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry International Trade and
Commerce Council, President of the Association of Consulting Surveyors
(Qld) and a member of the Surveyors Board of Queensland. He is currently
Chairman of the Board of Bridgewater Development Capital Fund Ltd, and
President of Commerce Queensland, the largest employer organisation in
the state.
Mr Richard Holyman
Mr Tony
Howarth AO
Tony Howarth lives
in Western Australia and has had over 35 years in the Banking and Finance Sector. He was
Managing Director of Challenge Bank Limited and more recently managed the integration of
Westpac’s Western Australian business and Challenge Bank. He is a non-executive
director of a number of publicly listed companies as well as having an active involvement
in many community activities. He is currently CEO of Hartley's.
Mr Howarth in the
Chairman of AlintaGas Limited; a director of Mermaid Marine Australia Limited and St John
of God Health Care Governing Board. He is also a Director of Rio-Tinto Limited’s
Western Australia Future Fund.
He is Chair of the
University of Western Australia’s Graduate School of Management, Deputy Chair of the
Major Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council and a member of the Prime Ministers
Community Business Partnership. He is also on the Western Australian Government's State
Development Forum and a Councilor for the Australian Institute of Company Directors in
Western Australia.
Mr
Howarth is the Immediate Past President of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western
Australia.
Mr Sam
Walsh
Sam Walsh
is Chief Executive of Comalco Limited and Rio Tinto Aluminium. He is also Chairman of Rio
Tinto Japan Limited.
Prior to
his appointment to Comalco in March 2001 Mr Walsh was Vice-President of Rio Tinto Iron Ore
responsible for Hamersley Iron and Robe River Mining following his appointments as
Managing Director - Operations and Managing Director - Sales and Marketing of Hamersley.
His
previous Rio Tinto postings were as Managing Director of Comalco Foundry Products and CRA
Industrial Components, with responsibility for Iron, Steel and Aluminium Foundries in
Australia, USA and Chile.
Mr Walsh
has a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University, and has completed a Fellowship
Program at Kettering University in Michigan.
Mr Walsh is
a Vice Chairman of the International Institute of Aluminium, President of the Australian
Aluminium Council, and Vice-President of the Australian Mines and Metals Association.
His is a
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management, the Australian
Institute of Management and the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Mr Walsh
was appointed to the ACCI Board in March 2003.
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS
Mr Rohan Jeffs
Rohan Jeffs is currently the General Manager Corporate
Services & Company Secretary for Woolworths Limited and has been since 1986.
Mr Jeffs qualifications include a B.A., LLB., LLM (Syd Univ);
also a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales; Solicitor of the High Court of Australia.
Previously Mr Jeffs has been a Lawyer in private practice for 8 years; Corporate Lawyer - Oil Industry 10 years (Ampol
Ltd); Corporate Lawyer - Retail Industry 17 years (Woolworths
Ltd).
He is currently Chief Counsel for Woolworths; Head of Superannuation/
Government relations/Shareholder relations. Other Responsibilities for Mr
Jeffs include Director of REST- Retail Industry Superannuation
Fund - (10 years); REST Investment Committee Member (10 years); Member of Federal Govt. Advisory Group (B.R.A.G.)
on Review of Aust Corporations Law 1998-2000.
Mr Bill Scott
Bill Scott is the
Victorian President and National Vice President of The Pharmacy Guild of
Australia. He is also Chair of the National Health Economics Committee,
who successfully concluded the negotiation of the Third Community Pharmacy
Agreement. Mr Scott has chaired committees on
the Review of the Pharmacy Act, GST and Y2K. He also has an intimate
knowledge of the financial management implications of the issues currently
facing pharmacy.
Mr Scott is the Guild’s
representative on the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry General
Council and Deputy Chair of the MediConnect Development Working Group. He
is also joint proprietor of three Quality Care accredited community
pharmacies in Melbourne. He is also a member of the Bundoora Extended Care
Advisory Committee and a Director of Sigma Company Limited.
A Branch
Committee member for the past 17 years,
Mr Scott
is a strong believer in making a contribution to his profession and to the
advancement of retail pharmacy. A strong advocate of pharmacy’s critical
role in contributing to the health and well-being of the community, Bill
would like to see more young and vibrant pharmacists taking an active role
in retail pharmacy and the Guild.
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