Our People

Committee for Melbourne and Future Focus Group Patron since 2016

On 1 July 2015, The Honourable Linda Dessau AC CVO, Governor of Victoria, was sworn in as Victoria’s 29th Governor, the first female in the role, following a distinguished career in commercial litigation and family law.

Governor Dessau has held a broad range of leadership roles in the community, championing judicial education, the arts, social support services, healthcare, and Melbourne’s sporting heritage, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2010 for services to family law and the community.

Immediately before her appointment as Governor, Her Excellency was President of the Melbourne Festival, Chair of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Victorian Regional Committee and a national Board member of the Trust, a Commissioner of the Australian Football League, a Trustee of the National Gallery of Victoria, a Board member and former Chair of AFL Sportsready and Artsready, a Board member of the Unicorn Foundation and a Patron of Sports Connect.

Governor Dessau was named Committee for Melbourne and Future Focus Group Patron in 2016. Her patronage will support the Committee for Melbourne’s ambition to shape a better future for Melbourne.

Chair

Director since 2013

Chair – Nominations Sub-Committee

Scott Tanner is the current Chair of Committee for Melbourne, having been appointed in February 2014.

Scott is Executive Chairman of leading real estate group Kay & Burton, Chairman of creative and digital agency GrowthOps, Chairman of embedded finance start-up Neeon, Chairman of robotic surgery training company RSE, and Managing Director of corporate advisory firm SMT Advisory Services which he founded in 2018.

Scott was previously a Director of the Melbourne Business School and a Director on the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Business and Economics at Melbourne University. He was also a Trustee of Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust and a Director of Tennis Australia.

In his corporate career, Scott was most recently Chief Digital Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Westpac Group’s Consumer Bank division. Prior to this Scott was Chief Executive of Bank of Melbourne. After relaunching the Bank in July 2011, he grew its presence throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria. It has been heralded a local banking success story.

Before this Scott was a Director at global business consulting firm Bain and Company for 15 years. Scott opened Bain’s Melbourne office in 2000 and led the firm’s Asia Pacific Financial Services Practice for six years.

Scott has an MBA from Melbourne Business School and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Director since November 2017

Member – Membership Services and Growth Sub-Committee

Jane is a partner at the global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills and specialises in property and infrastructure projects across a variety of industry sectors.

Jane is the Chair of the Board of the Centre for Contemporary Photography in Melbourne, Chair of the board of St Catherine’s School Toorak, member of the Queen Victoria Market Board and member of the External Professional Advisory Committee to the Dean of Monash Law School. Previous roles include being a member of the Freehills’ national board and Herbert Smith Freehills global board, Herbert Smith Freehills Co-Partner Head of Diversity and Inclusion and Chair of the Monash Law School foundation board.

Director since 2022

With over 20 years’ experience in strategic communications, working on some of the most challenging briefs in Australia, Feyi is one of the country’s most sought-after communications consultants. Feyi has a deep understanding of the nexus between policy, politics and business having spent 15 years in public affairs including five years in Canberra leading a bi-partisan team of top government relations experts.

Feyi is particularly effective in facilitating successful strategy development processes that map a clear path for clients, be they technology, education, regional sustainability, health, energy infrastructure or finance. Her counsel is valued by some of Australia’s leading organisations including Google, Bunnings, Officeworks, Uber, CBA, RMIT, Life Without Barriers, the National Farmers Federation, and the federal departments of Health and Ageing, NDIA, Defence, Home Affairs and Education, who look to her for reputational, strategic messaging and engagement counsel around crisis, advocacy, effective stakeholder engagement, public affairs, and digital communications.

Director since 2022

Joseph is the Partner in Charge of the Melbourne office of Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Joseph is a Monash alumni, has been with Corrs for over 21 years, a partner for 12 years, is dual qualified in law and science (biomedical). He practices in the areas of project construction and infrastructure delivery, outsourcing and dispute resolution.
He advises both government and the private sector (including financiers, sponsors, principals and contractors) on all aspects of project and infrastructure delivery across a range of sectors, including energy and natural resources (including water and renewable power), education, health, transport (road, rail and ports), as well as real-estate development.

Having such a broad practice and range of clients means Joseph has a depth of sector knowledge across the industries in which his clients operate – including their immediate challenges. He has developed a deep understanding of private commercial drivers and behaviors, as well as appreciating the connection to and role of government in supporting and facilitating outcomes that deliver benefits both for private enterprise and the broader community. His clients include a number of the Committee for Melbourne’s members.

Joseph has been an active participant in Committee for Melbourne activities for over 10 years. Over this time he has promoted and facilitated the active engagement of his firm (Corrs) and its partners and staff with the Committee and its various activities. This has ranged from hosting numerous events, through to active participation in numerous sub-committees and written contribution to various papers.

Most recently Joseph has welcomed the opportunity to join and participate in the Infrastructure and Sustainability Standing Committee, where he hopes to actively deploy his and the firm’s broader expertise to the committee’s objectives and pursuits.

Director since 2021

Group Executive, Victoria and Strategy

Henry joined Transurban in 2007 and was appointed Group Executive, Corporate Affairs in July 2017 and Group Executive, Victoria, Strategy in February 2020. Henry’s portfolio includes responsibility for the Victorian market and the Strategy group including strategic initiatives, traffic forecasting and analysis and sustainability. Prior to his Executive Committee appointments, Henry was General Manager of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations, and Commercial and Operations Manager of Airport Motorway. Henry is a member of the Institute for Infrastructure in Society Research Advisory Board for the Next Generation Engagement Project.

Director since February 2019

Professor Dewar is an internationally known family law researcher. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford, taught at the Universities of Lancaster and Warwick, and worked for the London law firms Allen & Overy and Farrer & Co. Professor Dewar came to Australia in 1995, and held leadership positions at Griffith University and the University of Melbourne before joining La Trobe.

Professor Dewar is a Deputy Chair of Universities Australia, UA Lead Vice-Chancellor on Health workforce issues and a member of the AHEIA Executive Committee. He holds a number of other Directorships, including Education Australia Pty Ltd, The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, AARNet, the Committee for Melbourne and the Foundation for Australian Studies in China. He is a member of the University of Lincoln’s 21st Century Lab Higher Education Reference Group and a Male Champion of Change.

He is an Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford, an Adjunct Professor in the Melbourne Law School and the La Trobe Law School, and a Visiting Professor at the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice at Sheffield Hallam University.

Director since September 2019

Danny is Head of Global Asset Management for Infrastructure at IFM Investors. Danny leads the asset management strategy for IFM’s Australian and Global Infrastructure investments.

He has over 27 years of executive experience in finance, governance and business operations across multiple sectors, including infrastructure, energy, renewables, construction, transport, public-private partnerships, pharmaceuticals, retail and FMCG gained through senior executive positions with Ausgrid, Pacific Hydro, Transurban, CPB (formerly Leighton) Contractors, Linfox, Coles-Myer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Unilever, General Mills.

Danny is also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (operator of Melbourne and Launceston Airports) and previously served as a Non-Executive Director on other Boards, including Southern Cross Station and Praeco Pty Ltd (operator of Defence Headquarters Joint Operations Command in Bungendore NSW).

Director since 2020.

Peter is the National Consulting Leader for PwC’s Government, Health, Infrastructure and Defence business and a member of PwC Australia’s Executive Board.

He has held senior local and global leadership positions at PwC, including six years as PwC Melbourne’s Managing Partner through to June 2022 and Victorian Government Lead Partner for four years from 2018 to 2022 .

Peter holds a Commerce and Law degrees from the University of Melbourne as well as a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and has been admitted to practice Law in Victoria. He is a Fellow of the Tax Institute of Australia and a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Peter is also deputy Chair of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation, established to harness the collective creativity of the Melbourne Arts Precinct in delivering Australia’s largest ever cultural infrastructure project providing governance and operational structure to one of Melbourne’s most iconic cultural spaces: Federation Square.

Director since 2022

Cameron is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CAR) since 2017.
Top ASX100 Company and one of the original disruptors of traditional advertising and the No1 online automotive classified company in Australia and equivalent businesses in South Korea, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Chile with a market capitalization in excess of ~$7billion AUD.
Cameron is responsible for leading a large (~1,600 employees), dynamic, innovative and fast paced organization of highly engaged professionals in multiple geographic markets and in an industry of constant change and disruption.

Carsales is an organisation with a strong sense of its culture and purpose, executing on its strategy to develop digital marketplaces in both Australia and across global markets, building adjacent market opportunities and preparing for the potential and disruption that future of mobility will one day bring.

Cameron is a passionate and focused leader of a highly talented and experienced executive team and knowledgeable, engaged and collegiate Board of Directors.

Director since 2020

Ishaan is a Partner in McKinsey & Company’s Melbourne office. He leads McKinsey’s Infrastructure and Real Estate practice in Australia and New Zealand.

Ishaan chairs the Committee for Melbourne Transport Taskforce and has led a number of research initiatives on transport and infrastructure.

Genevieve Overell AM FAICD is an independent non-executive director on a portfolio of Boards. Her career spans leading executive and non-executive roles in Financial Services, Infrastructure projects, cross-border trade and investment, Professional Services, Government, Property & Construction, Healthcare, not-for-profits and the Arts.

An experienced Board Chair, Genevieve brings significant commercial, legal, governance and advocacy skills. Formerly Deputy Secretary, Victorian Government and prior to government, KPMG Partner advising on Infrastructure projects, Genevieve is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Institute of Public Administration of Australia (Victoria). In the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Genevieve was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of her service to the community.

Current Board appointments: Chair, State Revenue Office Audit Committee, Victorian Government, Chair, Australian Institute of Architects, Non-Executive Director, Cladding Safety Victoria, Non-Executive Director, NW Melbourne Primary Healthcare Network.

Honorary roles: Chair, Victorian Opera, Deputy National Chair, Australian British Chamber of Commerce, Non-Executive Director, German Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Director since March 2017

CEO and Founder, MedCorp Technologies

BEng (Hons) (Biomedical)

Jacqueline Savage is the Founder and CEO of MedCorp Technologies; a medical device company developing wearable technologies for the healthcare industry. The applications for MedCorp’s core body temperature sensing technology is widespread, seeing adoption in consumer healthcare, critical care monitoring and the agricultural sector.

Jacqueline maintains an active role in innovation, entrepreneurship, med-tech, commercialisation and digital health. In addition to her directorship at the Committee for Melbourne, Jacqueline is a member of the La Trobe University’s Council, with additional roles including; member of the investment committee for the Strategic Innovation Fund and the Chancellor’s Industry Advisory Committee for Healthcare.

In addition to her role as CEO of MedCorp, Jacqueline is Founder and Director of international award-winning consumer infant health and development brand Mioplay. Jacqueline’s experience in product development, manufacturing and commercialisation, has seen the global brand establish distribution channels across 14 countries, including a network of greater than 4000 pharmacies.

Jacqueline’s success has been celebrated through her multiple achievements and her continuing desire to create technology that assists to save lives, including; 2016 Telstra Victorian Entrepreneur of the Year Award and 2016 Emerging Women in Leadership Award, BioMelbourne Network. Voted Top 100 Global Engineering Innovations of 2014 (NASA Tech Briefs)

Director since 2020

Craig is the Managing Director of JLL’s business in Victoria and has over 25 years’ experience in the commercial property sector. Craig has also held Managing Director positions in Hong Kong, Taiwan, San Diego, Las Vegas and Adelaide.

Property plays an integral role in our city’s progression. Having held board positions overseeing operations throughout Asia Pacific and the West Coast of America, Craig brings a unique perspective, insight and value to benefit the Committee for Melbourne.

Director Since 2020

Roland  leads development origination projects at Dexus in Victoria.

Prior to joining Dexus, Roland held several senior project roles at Lendlease including Development Executive where he was responsible for the urban regeneration and standalone commercial development opportunities.

Roland’s extensive experience with major Urban regeneration projects gives him unique insights into how property can play a significant role in the evolution of the city.