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David Humphreys

President

Chief Executive Officer - Acer Arena

David is a long standing member of the International Association of Assembly Managers Inc. and Venue Management Association (Asia and Pacific) Limited. 

He is currently Chief Executive Officer of Acer Arena a position he has held since December 2000.

David was previously with Seven Entertainment Limited where he held the position of General Manager of the Perth Entertainment Centre and numerous other entertainment related entities owned and operated by the Seven Network Australia.

David has more than 30 years experience in venue Management in both Australia and the Asian Region with an extensive background in development, ticketing and facility operation.

 

Peter King

Vice-President

Chief Executive

Royal Agricultural Society

Mr Peter King commenced in the role of Chief Executive for the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) on 19 November.

An experienced Chief Executive, Mr King has a strong background in branded product sales and marketing, across a diverse group of sectors in Asia and the Pacific.

Between 1984 and 1997, Mr King worked in a number of senior sales and marketing roles in the sporting goods industry at Puma Australia, both in Melbourne and Sydney. He then took up an appointment to run the Coleman business for this US multi-national company, in the Outdoor recreation market. Mr King was the CEO of Asia Pacific for nine years, with offices in four cities around the region.

Growing up in Melbourne, Peter King graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1984 with a Bachelor of Business (Economics).

Mr King also represented Victoria in the Sheffield Shield cricket competition in the mid 80's and played professionally in the UK.

Victor Georos

Treasurer

Industrial & Business Parks Portfolio Manager
GPT Management Limited

General Property Trust is a major investor & developer in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct with over $100 million invested in prime office & business park assets, with significant future development potential.

Victor has over 20 years experience in the property investment industry and is responsible for the investment performance of GPT’s industrial & business park assets and is directly involved in the acquisition and development of GPT’s Sydney Olympic Park assets.

Qualifications

• Victor holds a Bachelor of Business (Land Economics) degree and a Diploma of Applied Finance (SIA)

Matthew Turner

Board Member - Secretary

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Matthew joined Commonwealth Bank in 2007 to open and manage the Bank’s new work spaces at Sydney Olympic Park.  Matthew sits across the 3 new workspaces at Sydney Olympic Park as well the Corporate Portfolio at Parramatta.  And in his short time has built workplaces now used as the Banks benchmark.

Matthew has over 10 years experience in managing properties, facilities, client services and people relocations for several major corporations.  His career has been focused on providing innovative, productive, environmentally sensitive, engaging workplaces for employees.

Upon completion of works at Sydney Olympic Park the Commonwealth Bank will host 3500 employees on a daily basis.

Alan Marsh

Board Member

Chief Executive Officer

Sydney Olympic Park Authority

Alan Marsh, commenced as the new CEO of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority on 1 February, 2008.

He is the former CEO of the Darling Harbour Authority and Deputy Director General of the Department of Commerce. His other previous positions include delivering the Government's logistical support for the Rugby World Cup and a senior executive role with the Arena Management Group of Companies.

Alan has a mixture of private and public sector experience and a diverse background including event management, precinct management, construction and development.

Louise Baxter

Board Member

Director, Sales & Marketing

ANZ Stadium

Louise Baxter joined ANZ Stadium in February 2008 with over 25 years experience in marketing,communications, sales and corporate partnerships.

She has held marketing positions with major international organizations including Reckitt & Coleman and Johnson & Johnson, and has been a member of the Sydney Board of advertising agency Leo Burnett, Connaghan & May.During that time, Louise worked for prominent brands including Kellogg,Johnnie Walker, Penfold’s Wines and the Regent/Four Seasons hotel group.

Her career has been focused on achieving growth through innovative business models and supporting communication solutions.

Louise joined ANZ Stadium after several years as Head of Partnerships for the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Garth Simmons

Board Member

Regional General Manager NSW/ACT

Accor Group

Garth joined Accor in 2007 following a decade with Rydges Hotel group as General Manager for a number of their Australian properties.  In his short time with Accor Garth built a strong regional team and delivered excellent results in his initial role as Regional General Manager for the Victorian and Tasmanian hotels. 

His appointment to the NSW and ACT region in 2008 is expected to produce similar results for these highly competitive regions.  In addition, Garth is General Manager of the Novotel, Ibis and Grand Mercure hotels at Darling Harbour – some of the busiest hotels in the Accor Pacific network.  In his role at Regional General Manager NSW & ACT Garth overseas the operations of 22 hotels across multiple brands.

Kel O'Connor

Board Member

Portfolio Manager – Office Sector One Direct Property Investment Fund

Colonial First State

Kel’s role encompasses the full range of asset management functions including portfolio strategy and implementation, overseeing of portfolio modelling and analysis as well as management of property managers to maximise financial and physical outcomes for the portfolio.

Kel commenced with Colonial First State Property in August 2000. 

He has over 30 years extensive experience with both Australian and international funds management organisations and financial institutions as well as agency experience.

 

John Dillon

Board Member

Senior Portfolio Manager, Commonwealth Property Office Fund

Colonial First State

John is responsible for the Commonwealth Property Office Fund national portfolio of office assets and was appointed to the role in April 2006. 

Prior to joining Colonial First State, John was a national director with Jones Lang LaSalle in their Advisory division.  During his time with Jones Lang LaSalle, John worked in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney and spent seven years in Hong Kong. 

He has wide ranging commercial and retail valuation experience within Australia and throughout Asia.

Greg Allan

Board Member

State Manager - NSW 

Coca-Cola Amatil (Pty Ltd)
 
Greg commenced in his role as State Manager for Coca-Cola Amatil NSW in September 2006. Greg’s current role is responsible for the leadership and motivation of a large sales team as they execute the business and marketing plans for CCA across the State.
 
Prior to this role, Greg led Coca-Cola Amatil’s National Convenience & Leisure Account team which manages many global and national customers in Australia.
 
In sixteen years at CCA Greg has had the opportunity to work in many varied National and State roles in Grocery, Convenience and Petroleum and Immediate Consumption Channels as well as Finance and Strategic Planning.
 
Originally from Melbourne, Greg has a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) Degree from Monash University.

Dr Phil Hamdorf

Board Member

Chief Executive Officer

Australian College of Physical Education

Dr Phil Hamdorf was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Australian College of Physical Education in December 2007.
 
With a long career as an exercise scientist and sports administrator, he brings to the role both practical and academic achievements in this field.
 
His previous positions have included Executive Director of the Office for Recreation and Sport (Government of South Australia), Chief Exercise Physiologist for the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Head of the Centre for Physical Activity in Ageing (which he established in 1984).
 
Dr Hamdorf has been President of the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science and Sports Medicine Australia (SA Branch).
 
He is well published with over 35 papers (articles, abstracts and book chapters) to his credit and has presented more than 100 papers at conferences and community functions.
 
Dr Hamdorf is a Churchill Fellow and currently holds fellowships with the Association for Exercise and Sports Science and Sports Medicine Australia.

Lyn Iacumin

Board Member

General Manager East
Jemena

 

Lyn has been with Jemena, formerly Alinta Ltd, since October 2006.

 

Jemena located to the Park in November 2007 and is a leading infrastructure and development company.

 

The General Manager East provides overall direction,management and leadership of the East Operations Group, which covers the operation of key gas (transmission and distribution) and electricity assets in
NSW, ACT and Queensland.The position is also accountable for the profitable delivery of third party work currently including clients such as Sydney Water, Ergon, Energex, Transgrid, Energy Australia and Delta Electricity.

 

With over 30 years experience in the Utility Industry, Lyn has had extensive exposure and involvement in all facets of business management.

 

During this time Lyn has managed several large and diverse operational businesses, ranging from retail services to the operations, maintenance and construction of infrastructure services.

 

Qualifications:
-Australian Graduate School of Management – AGL Senior Leadership Program
-Australian Graduate School of Management – Sydney Water Executive Development Program
Personnel Administration Certificate

Dominic Sullivan

Board Member

Public Relations Manager

Payce Consolidated

 

Payce Consolidated is a public listed investment and property development company whose award winning development at The Waterfront at Homebush Bay has set new benchmarks for community living and residential lifestyle.

 

The Waterfront successfully combines the feeling of a Mediterranean village with all the appointment and activities of a luxury resort. When completed, it will provide for 3000 apartments, village piazza, sports club, conference and community facilities.

 

Dominic has many years experience in planning and development.

A former lawyer with the Crown Solicitor’s Office, Dominic was also Mayor of Randwick for six years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (UNSW) and a Bachelor of Laws (Sydney).

Lorraine Mercuri

Co-Board Member

Area General Manager

Accor Group

(Bio details available shortly)