Committee for Melbourne

Members

Future Focus Group Participants 2006-2007

  • Ms Ghada Audicho, Strategy Analyst. Budget, Planning & Review, Financial & Corporate Services Department of Human Services
  • Ms Jen Aughterson, Executive Officer Robin Boyd Foundation
  • Mr John Bahoric, Associate Arup
  • Mr Chris Boyd, Principal Engineer – Geotechnical Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd
  • Ms Kate Brent, Marketing Manager, Member DevelopmentCPA Australia
  • Ms Eleanor Bridger, Manager, Marketing and Communications, Royal Botanic Gardens
  • Mr Mark Burke, CFO Australian Motoring Services Pty Ltd
  • Ms Ana Carretero, Manager EGM Team Leader, Ernst & Young
  • Mr Peter Clark, Publication Manager, The Herald & Weekly Times Limited
  • Mr Tony Clark, Business Development Manager, Vision Australia
  • Ms Tanya Cook, Human Resources Manager, Multiplex Constructions (National) Pty Ltd
  • Mr Samuel Cottell, Senior Associate, Clayton Utz
  • Ms Susie Creswell, Manager, Investor Relations, Rio Tinto Australia
  • Mr Ben Davidson, Partner – Commercial Litigation, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • Mr Edgar Dong, Principal Project Officer – Trade Development, City of Melbourne
  • Ms Rose Dresios, Fraud Detection, Manager, National Australia Bank
  • Mr Chris Edwards, Manager Training, Technology & Employment Services Vision Australia
  • Dr Jeanette Fyffe, Programs & Projects Coordinator, University of Melbourne
  • Mr Haydn Gifkins Product Rationalisation Manager, National Australia Bank
  • Ms Robyn Hollands, Director of Development, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
  • Mr Matthew Hyatt, Senior Associate,Connell Wagner Pty Ltd
  • Mr Murad Karrar, PhD student, Health Sciences,University of Technology, Sydney
  • Mr Derek Klau Director, New Business,VicUrban
  • Mr Geoff Latimer, Manager, Atmosphere & Noise, Environment Protection Authority
  • Ms Jessica Lightfoot, Director – Major Projects Monash University
  • Mr Ben Liu, Partner, Minter Ellison
  • Mr Nick Macdonald, Deputy General Counsel,Australia Post
  • Ms Caroline Martin Manager, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre Museum,Victoria
  • Ms Sarah Matheson Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
  • Ms Samantha Matthews Manager, Security & Electorate Properties,Parliament of Victoria
  • Mr Stewart May, Partner, KPMG
  • Mr Mark McCabe, General Manager – Customer Transactions, Origin Energy
  • Mr Seamus McCartney, Development Manager, Lend Lease Development
  • Ms Sharyn McNeill, Senior Manager – Taxation, Allens Arthur Robinson
  • Ms Tracie McPherson, Program Coordinator of Women 4 Work, Melbourne Citymission
  • Ms Zoanne Morrissy Manager, Retail Agents,V/Line Passenger Pty Ltd
  • Ms Kylie Murphy, Technology Services Team Leader, City of Melbourne
  • Mr Robert Pick Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
  • Mr Dean Schultz, Principal, William Buck (Vic) Pty Ltd
  • Mr Ben Shaw, Project Management Consultant , John Wertheimer Consultants Pty Ltd
  • Mr Stephen Smorgon, Group Marketing Executive, Escor Pty Ltd
  • Ms Lisa Sully, Assistant Manager – Energy Division, Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd
  • Mr Mark Townley, Business Director, Cash Management Platform (CMP) Program ANZ Banking Group
  • Mr Eddie Tritton, Business Development/Business Manager – Corporate, Melbourne Business School
  • Mr Peter Turner, Associate Director, KPMG
  • Mr Roy Weitzman, Partner – Banking & Finance, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • Ms Jo Willoughby, National Manager, Product & Operations (A division of Australia Post)
  • Ms Mandi Zonneveldt, Resources/Business Reporter, The Herald & Weekly Times Limited

Future Focus Group Participants 2004-2005

  • Ms Michelle Adam, Strategic Consultant – Policy & Planning, RMIT University
  • Mr Adam Awty, Financial Controller, CPA Australia
  • Mr Jonathon Berry, Associate Director, KPMG
  • Mr Greg Bosmans, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
  • Mr Mark Brownley, General Manager Crown Services , Crown Limited
  • Ms Sally Calder, Environment & Planning Group, Connell Wagner Pty Ltd
  • Dr Michelle Callander, Research Coordinator, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
  • Ms Eleanor Carswell, Operations Leader, Shell Australia Limited
  • Ms Frances Crowe, Team Manager, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) Ltd
  • Ms Therese Cummins, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young
  • Ms Regine Darga, Office Administrator, Spencer Street Station Authority
  • Mr Matthew Dempster, Business Development Consultant, AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited
  • Mr Jonathan Farrer, Associate Director, Macquarie Bank Limited
  • Ms Andrea Fischer, Senior Project Officer – Health Sector , Melbourne University Private Limited
  • Mr Justin Fox, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • Mr Stephen Gallagher, Head of External Reporting, National Australia Bank
  • Ms Penny Grau, Partner, Clayton Utz
  • Mr Phil Hanna, Project Manager – Metro 3175, VicUrban
  • Mr Dave Harris, Business Development , VicUrban
  • Ms Dana Hlavacek, Manager Treasury, Rio Tinto Australia
  • Ms Fiona Hudson, City Editor, The Herald & Weekly Times Limited
  • Mr Michael Lamb, Senior Engineer, Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd
  • Mr Quentin Law, Associate Director, NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia) Ltd
  • Mr Mark Lewis, Senior Relationship Executive, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Mr Julian Maiolo, Executive Director, Operations Management, Melbourne Health
  • Mr Simon Moss, Executive, Corporate Finance, ABN AMRO
  • Mr Sam Patterson, Consultant, Fenton Communications
  • Dr Melissa Permezel, Senior Social Planner, Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd
  • Mr Stuart Rayner, Executive – Equity Capital Markets, Investment Banking Group, Macquarie Bank Limited
  • Ms Melissa Reynolds, Head of Marketing Esanda, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited
  • Mr Gavin Rogers, Partner, Goldman Sachs JBWere
  • Ms Melanie Sanders, Principal, A T Kearney Australia Pty Ltd
  • Ms Angela Schooneman, Partner, Minter Ellison
  • Mr Michael Smorgon, Director, Escor Pty Ltd
  • Mr Luke Stone, Consultant
  • Mr Brad Taylor, Partner, William Buck (Vic) Pty Ltd
  • Mr Darren Walls, Director, Zoological Parks and Gardens Board
  • Mr Brian Walsh, Communications Director, Our Community Pty Ltd
  • Mr Marcus Wappet, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Mr Stuart Weir, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson

Future Focus Group participants 2002-2003

  • Ms Nicola Adams, Partner, Piper Alderman
  • Ms Bridget Baker, Property Development Officer, Melbourne Port Corporation
  • Mr Bruce Bayley, General Manager – Ventures, Melbourne University Private
  • Mr Jon Brennan, Manager – Treasury, Rio Tinto Ltd
  • Mr Kester Brown, Senior Manager, Ernst Young
  • Ms Nikala Busse, Transformation Project Manager, AXA
  • Mr Rod Cann, Business and Finance Coordinator, City Projects Division, City of Melbourne
  • Ms Nadia Carlin, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Mr Stephen Chadwick, Client Manager, Aspect Computing Pty Ltd
  • Mr David Chalmers, Executive – Investment Banking Group, Macquarie Bank
  • Mr Tim Coyne, Principal, Assurance & Advisory Business Services, Ernst & Young Financial Services
  • Mr Mark Coxhead, Commercial Manager, Siemens Ltd
  • Mr Glen Currie, Manager, Corporate Solutions, Jones Lang LaSalle
  • Mr Brendan Devine, Project Manager, City of Melbourne
  • Ms Fiona Doherty, Manager – Mass Market Billing Origin Energy
  • Mr Matt Gaffney, Director – Corporate Finance, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance
  • Dr Andrew Giddy, Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group
  • Mr Michael Hanna, Senior Manager, Projects, Department of Treasury and Finance
  • Dr Shane Huntington, The University of Melbourne
  • Mr Peter J Janetzki, Senior Manager – Taxation, Ernst Young
  • Dr Ricky Johnstone, Head Cancer Immunology-Gene Regulation, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
  • Ms Samantha Krull, Senior Structural Engineer, Arup Australasia
  • Mr Bruce Leyland, Senior Designer, Acumentum Pty Ltd
  • Ms Sonya Miller, Development Project Manager, Multiplex Constructions
  • Mr Russell Phillips, Partner, William Buck
  • Ms Lara Poloni, Principal Strategic Planner, Maunsell Australia
  • Ms Jacinta Reddan, Manager Corporate Affairs, Tourism Victoria
  • Mr Colin Robinson, Head of Corporate Business Development, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Mr Tony Smorgon, Director – Commercial Markets, Bang & Olufsen
  • Ms Kylie Sykes, Planning and Regulatory Manager, City West Water
  • Ms Teresa Tjia, Manager, Academic Programs, The University of Melbourne
  • Mr Lee Wapling, Senior Manager – Private Clients, Perpetual Trustrees
  • Mr Tim Wertheimer, Director, Lotus Hospitality
  • Mr Nicolas Whitby, Manager, Grollo Australia

Future Focus Group Participants 2000-2001

  • Mr Chris Bate, Senior Consultant, Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd
  • Mr Andrew Blode, Director, Escor Pty Ltd
  • Ms Catherine Burnheim, Policy Adviser, RMIT
  • Mr Gary Cobbledick, General Manager, VISY Industries
  • Ms Bronwen Colman, Project Director Urban Arts and Events, Docklands Authority
  • Mr Robert Coulter
  • Mr Matthew Croome, Manager, Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd
  • Dr Charlie Day, Investment Manager – Ventures, Melbourne University Private
  • Mr Andrew Dexter, Division Director – Corporate Finance Group, Macquarie Bank
  • Ms Maria Galati, Associate Consultant, Hewitt Associates
  • Ms Rosemary Irons, Head of Marketing and Communications, Winchcombe Carson Financial Planning
  • Ms Lynne Jensen, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
  • Mr Tony Johnson, Partner – Financial Services, Ernst & Young
  • Mr Alex Klos, Commercial Manager, Siemens Ltd
  • Dr David McManus, Research Program Leader, CRC for Bioproducts and Victorian AMB for Biotechnology
  • Mr Nick Miller, Partner, Clayton Utz
  • Ms Kate Nurse, Consumer Product Manager, Tattersall’s
  • Ms Sundhya Pahuja, Lecturer, Law Faculty – The University of Melbourne
  • Mr Ian Pitcher, Director Victoria, Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd
  • Mr Neil Plumridge, Vice President, AT Kearney Australia Pty Ltd
  • Ms Catherine Poole, Advisor, Mergers and Acquisitions, Shell Australia Limited
  • Ms Despina Psaradellis, Team Leader, KAZ Technology Services Pty Ltd
  • Ms Carol Romero, Manager Contact Centre, Origin Energy
  • Mr Angus Walker, Commercial Manager North West Shelf, Shell Australia Limited

Future Focus Group Participants 1998-1999

  • Ms Christine Barnes, Director – Urban Systems, Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd
  • Mr Nick Broome, Partner, Minter Ellison
  • Ms Cherylynne Clews, Director Corporate Sales – Southern Region, American Express International
  • Ms Clare Cummins, Head of Audit – Corporate and International, ANZ (formerly of Westpac)
  • Mr Gerard Dalbosco, Director, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance
  • Mr Rob Dalton, Partner, Arthur Andersen
  • Mr Brendan Darcy, Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group
  • Ms Leonie Dunbar, Business Manager, DeBono Institute
  • Mr Richard Facioni, Director, Macquarie Bank
  • Mr John Giannousis, Events Manager, Nationwide Venue Management – Colonial Stadium (formerly of Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust)
  • Mr Michael Herskope, Senior Manager – Corporate Affairs, Phillip Morris (Australia) Limited
  • Mr John Hindmarsh, Manager Business Services, Tourism Victoria
  • Mr Peter Lock, State Manager – Commercial Sales Force, Commonwealth Bank
  • Ms Megan McCracken, Human Resources Consultant (formerly Rio Tinto)
  • Mr Paul McDonnell, Asset Manager – Property Investments, AMP Asset Management Australia Ltd
  • Ms Cristina Mullins, Business Manager, Escor Pty Ltd
  • Mr Martin Munro, Manager, Baulderstone Hornibrook
  • Mr John Nahyna, Human Resources Manager, Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne Pty Ltd)
  • Ms Lee Chin Ng, Team Leader, Aspect Computing Pty Ltd
  • Ms Debbie Pascoe, Consultant, TXU
  • Mr Anthony Poynton, Senior Associate, Minter Ellison (formerly of Arthur Robinson Hedderwick)
  • Ms Patricia Roseller, Operations Manager – Resources, RMIT University
  • Mrs Dianne Scott-Young, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • Mr Steven Searle, Senior Recruit Consultant, M S & G Executive Recruitment
  • Ms Deborah Versteegen, Sponsorship Manager, Tattersall’s
  • Mr Simon Warrender, Director, Australia World Airways

Future Focus Group Participants 1996-1997

  • Dr Warren Alexander, Research Fellow, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute
  • Mr Steve Bell, Business Manager, Engineering, Plastics, ICI Australia
  • Mr Ray Berryman, Manager Valuations, City of Melbourne
  • Ms Sarah Brown, Project Manager Health Investor Program, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
  • Ms Lorraine Callow, Projects Manager, Health Partner Program, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
  • Mr John Chesterfield, National Manager, Spectrum Distributors, ICI Australia
  • Mr Stephen Clifford, Partner, Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks
  • Ms Dianne Collins, Marketing Manager, Vinyls, ICI Australia
  • Ms Samantha Dellar, Technology Planning Officer, BHP Steel
  • Mr John Denton, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • Mr Michael Domann, Group Manager Internal Audit, National Mutual Holdings Ltd
  • Ms Caroline Duell, Public Affairs Manager, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
  • Mr Mark Dunn, Financial Controller, Transfield Defence Systems
  • Mr Peter Fox, Chairman, Fox Group Holdings Pty Ltd
  • Dr Richard Fuller, Executive Officer, Victorian WorkCover Authority
  • Mr Michael Happell, Partner, Price Waterhouse
  • Ms Yaso Karthigasu, Manager Intercultural Projects & Resources, RMIT
  • Mr Peter McGregor, Associate Director, JB Were Corporate Services
  • Dr Edward Newbigin, Research Scientist, Plant Cell Biology Research Centre
  • Mr Clem Newton-Brown, Barrister, Yarra Yarra Marquees Afloat
  • Mr Michael O’Connor, Assistant National Secretary, CFMEU
  • Mrs Debra Pascoe, Consultant, TU Australia
  • Ms Lee Ridder, Leasing Manager, Just Jeans
  • Ms Josie Rizza, Principal Tax Planning, CRA Limited
  • Mr Norman Smorgon, Managing Director, Escor
  • Ms Jennifer Squires, External Liaison Manager, Pratt Industries
  • Ms Louise Stephens, Advisor, Environmental Policy, CRA Limited
  • Mr Leonard Vary, General Counsel/Company Secretary, Fox Group Holdings Pty Ltd