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Peter King

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.

David Humphreys

Vice - 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.

 

Victor Georos

Honourary 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)

Brenton (Alby) Taylor

Honourary Secretary

Chief Executive
Gift & Homewares Australia

Brenton (Alby) Taylor is the Chief Executive of Gift & Homewares Australia. He joined GHA after a successful stint as the Executive Director of the Local Government and Shires Association of NSW, where he was involved in major projects such as the reform of Public Liability Insurance and tort law.

Alby's background includes 15 years with the NSW Police Force where he rose to the rank of Chief Inspector. Alby is a qualified Legal Practitioner and has specialist skills and experience in business and strategic management and human resources.
Qualifications:
• Master of Public Policy and Administration
• Diploma of law (LPAB)
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
• Graduate Certificate in Applied Management

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.

Daryl Kerry

Board Member

ANZ Stadium

Chief Executive Officer

Daryl Kerry joined the Stadium in 1998 as Operations Manager nine months before construction of the Stadium was completed. He played a key role in opening the Stadium in March 1999 and was responsible for the day to day management of the Stadium, management of security, coordination of public transport for major events, crowd management and emergency management. 

 

Daryl was also responsible for the coordination of Olympic planning and overlay for the Stadium in the two year period prior to the Sydney 2000 Olympics.   During the Olympic Games Daryl operated the Stadium on behalf of the Organising Committee which included the Opening Ceremony, all Track and Field events, the Men’s Football Gold Medal Play Off Match and Closing Ceremony.

 

In 2000, Daryl took on a broader role with the Stadium and in 2003 was appointed to position of Deputy CEO.  In this role, Daryl not only continued to oversee the operation of the Stadium, he also assumed responsibility for a number of key commercial areas of the Stadium’s business.  In May 2009, Daryl was promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer.

 

Prior to joining the Stadium team, Daryl worked at a number of sporting and entertainment venues in Sydney and held a senior role within the Venue Management division with the Sydney Olympic Games Organising Committee (SOCOG) from 1996 to 1998.  This provided the opportunity for Daryl to attend and work as part of a number of world events such as 1996 Olympics and Paralympics in Atlanta.

 

Cathy Johnston

Board Member - Secretary

Executive Manager of Precinct Operations - Sydney Olympic Park. 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Cathy has been with the Commonwealth Bank for many years, and most recently served in the role of Engagement & Events Manager in the Nova project team that supported 3,800 people for moves to Sydney Olympic Park. 

 

Cathy also  made significant contributions to the successful establishment of the  innovative campus at Sydney Olympic Park and project managed the launch of the Lifestyle website.

 

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.

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.

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

Kathryn Carmody

Board Member

Director Sales and Marketing - The WaterView Convention Centre Bicentennial Park

Kathryn Carmody has close to 30 years sales and marketing experience within the hospitality industry and has held senior positions in the USA, Sydney, Gold Coast and Regional NSW. 

Kathryn started her career in Public Relations with Dunk Island Resort in the ’80’s, where she was recruited to assist in the opening of the Qantas Jetabout office in Los Angeles. While in the USA Kathryn went on to hold senior sales & marketing roles at the five star hotels, Stouffer, Los Angeles, and The Portman, San Francisco (a Peninsula Group Affiliate) representing these companies in diverse domestic corporate and international markets.

Returning home to Australia in 1990 to head up the regional offices for Royal Pines Resort Kathryn went on to develop high performance meeting, conference and event sales teams that consistently met and exceeded sales budgets.

Since 2007 she has held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing, at WatervieW in Bicentennial Park, Sydney Olympic Park.  WatervieW is now positioned as one of the leading premier business and special events venues in the region, with a loyal customer base comprising some of the country’s top companies.