Our Executive Board
The Committee for Melbourne Executive Board meets at least five times a year and is chaired by Mr George Pappas.
The Executive Board provides guidance, feedback, ideas and strategic input relating to the operations of the Committee.
Chairman, Committee for Melbourne
- Chairman – Committee for Melbourne
- Chancellor – Victoria University
- Chairman – Defence Strategic Reform Advisory Board (DSRAB)
- Chairman – Dean’s Advisory Board for the Monash Faculty of
Medicin...
Deputy Co-Chairman, Committee for Melbourne and Australian Chairman, KPMG
Bachelors of Law and Commerce (Melbourne University) and fellow
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Barrister and
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Mr. Andrew has had over 27 years...
Deputy Co-Chairman, Committee for Melbourne and Chairman, Innovation Australia
Mr. Miles is currently the Chair of the Federal Governments
Industry Research and Development Board, Australian Motor Sport
Appeals Court, Uniseed Management Pty Ltd, and Legal Super Pty
Ltd.
He is a ...
Chief Executive Officer, Federation Square Pty Ltd
Ms. Brennan was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Fed
Square Pty Ltd, Melbourne in July 2005.
From 1998 she was the Chief Executive Officer of the Adelaide
Festival Centre Trust and led a pr...
Vice-Chancellor, Monash University
Professor Byrne has had an active career in clinical neurology
and basic neurological research. He received his MBBS with first
class honours from the University of Tasmania in 1974 and moved to
Adela...
Chairman, Shell Australia Ltd
Russell Caplan was born in Melbourne in 1946 and graduated in
Law from Melbourne University in 1968. He joined Shell in the same
year.
Russell’s career of nearly 40 years with Shell has spanned many
a...
Executive Manager, GHD Ltd
Mr. Tom Fricke has been a practising professional consulting
engineer for over 35 years. He holds an Honours Degree in Civil
Engineering and is a Fellow of both the Institution of Engineers,
Australia...
Vice President & Director - Melbourne Office, AT Kearney Australia Pty Ltd
Mr. Phil Harkness was born in Melbourne in 1957 and graduated in
Agricultural Science from LaTrobe University in 1980.
He worked with the Agricultural division of Bunge (Aust) Pty Ltd
for three years ...
Director, Royal Botanic Gardens
In recent years he has implemented major new programs and
capital developments in visitor services, cultural activities and
tourism, plant biodiversity and urban ecology research, education,
and fundr...
Chairman, Bates Smart Pty Ltd
Mr. Poole is the Executive Chairman of Bates Smart, and one of
Australia’s most effective architectural and urban
designers.
He has led the design teams for a number of major buildings in
Melbourne,...
Chief Executive Officer, VicUrban
Ms. Sanderson joined VicUrban in June 2006. Prior to this Ms.
Sanderson was CEO of Monash Property Management Pty Ltd, a company
owned by Monash University responsible for the planning and
development...
Director, Escor Pty Ltd
Mr. Smorgon AO was involved in the Smorgon Group of Companies
from 1954 until 1995, mostly in the meat industry where he was
Managing Director of the Meat Division from 1976-1991.
A Member of the Boar...
Director - Clean Energy Program, Clinton Foundation
Mr. Wood has more than 30 years’ experience in the fertiliser,
chemical, transport and energy industries.
He was Executive General Manager, Corporate Communications &
Government Relations for Or...
Chief Executive Officer, Committee for Melbourne
Andrew MacLeod worked as a Marine Litigation Attorney in
Melbourne, Sydney and London before being recruited by the
International Committee of the Red Cross to deal with military
factions in Yugoslavi...