Board of Directors
Di Gillett
- Partner and Vic Retail Practice Leader at Talent Partners
- Previous Employment - Executive Search Consultant at Consortium Management Planning; Fashion Group International (Victorian chapter)
- Bachelor of Arts (Fashion)
Simon Gillett
- Owner of Precision Agriculture and Weejock Charters
- Previous Employment - National Head Coach - Rowing Australia; Head Coach - South Australian Sports Institute; represented Australia at rowing world championships between 1977-1982 winning two gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the 2000m light weight fours
- Simon married Amy in 2004 after meeting through rowing
Stephen Hodge
- Principal of Day & Hodge Associates
- Board member of Cycling Australia and Cycling Promotion Alliance
- Previous Employment - professional cyclist representing Australia at 10 World Championships, Commonwealth and Olympic Games; completed six Tour de France
- Patron - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 'Ride for a Cure' and the Men's Link community organisation
Rod Katz
- Transport Policy Researcher
- Previous Employment - President of the Bicycle Federation of Australia - under his leadership, the BFA ran two successful national conferences, managed a number of Government funded projects and built stronger linkages with other cycling stakeholders through the Cycling Promotion Alliance
- Awarded the 2005 Cycling Promotion Award
- Economics and Law qualifications & PhD in Management (transport)
Duncan Murray (Chairman)
- Chairman, BeInteractive
- Previous Employment - CEO of belong Pty Ltd; CEO of PodTV; Australian CEO of Eye Corp; Mergers and Acquisitions investment banker with Merrill Lynch and Centaurus Corporate Funds; commercial lawyer with Allens Arthur Robinson
- Bachelor of Arts and Law degrees
- Racing bicycles at club and state level on and off for 20 years
Rose Thomson
- HR Director South Pacific, The Coca Cola Company
- Previous employment: GM HR - Coles Liquor, GM HR - Walt Disney International, Director of HR – Berri Limited.
- Achievements: 2001 Finalist Victorian Business Woman of the Year – Corporate Category, Telstra Business Woman of the Year Awards
- Qualifications: Master of Arts (Business Management), Graduate Diploma (HR Management), Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Brian Gallagher
- CEO Full Circle Media
- Previous Employment: former Founder/Director of Full Circle Entertainment; Head of Strategy and Development, Network TEN; Managing Director, Nine Affiliate Sal
- 4 years participation in Tour d’Kids, cycling charity raising in excess of $2million for Starlight Foundation
Matthew Pringle
- Currently Partner/Executive Director at Pitcher Partners in Business Advisory and Assurance division
- Previous roles within Pitcher Partners and predecessor firms since 1982, predominantly providing advice and services to clients across a variety of industries including advertising, financial and investment, media, retail and transport.
- Chair of AGF Finance and Governance Sub-Committee since inception (April 06)
- Recently appointed Board member of Rowing Victoria
Alastair Simson
- Formerly Global Brand Director - Mainland, Fonterra Brands. Prior to this role, Alastair was the Global Category Manager – Dairy Foods
- Previous marketing roles across a variety of industries - George Weston Foods, NZ Express Transport, Reckitt Benckiser and Montana Wines
- Diploma - Company Directors Course (Graduate: April 2007) and member of Australian Institute of Company Director
Board Committees & Advisory Groups
Finance & Governance Committee:
Matthew Pringle (Chair), Rod Katz, Paul Cooke
Scholarships Committee:
Stephen Hodge (Chair), Simon Gillett
Marketing Advisory Group:
Alastair Simson (Chair), Di Gillett, Lahra Carey, Russell Greig, Mike Harley
Road Safety Advisory Group:
Rod Katz (Chair), David Healy, Max Cameron, Russell Greig, Narelle Haworth
Fundraising Committee:
Brian Gallagher (Chair), Rose Thomson, Duncan Murray, Andrew Penn
All Committees and Advisory Groups are guided by Board-approved Terms of Reference. Directors are appointed to Committees in accordance with their individual expertise. A number of non-Directors have also been appointed to Committees and Advisory Groups with the approval of the Board. Membership of all committees and advisory groups are reviewed by the Board bi-annually.
Management
Tony Fox - Chief Executive Officer
- Previous employment - General Manager - Racing for Tabcorp; formerly with Lend Lease; Peat Marwick
Formal Structure: Amy Gillett Foundation Pty Ltd is trustee for the Amy Gillett Foundation Trust.
