Board of Directors

  • Neil Balnaves

    Neil Balnaves AO

    Neil Balnaves was appointed as Chairman of the Group in 2001.  Neil has worked in the entertainment and media industries for over 45 years previously holding the position of Executive Chairman of southern Star Group Limited.  Neil is a Trustee Member of Bond University and has an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University.  Neil is a Director of Technicolour Australia Limited, serves on the boards of numerous advisory and community organisations and is a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

    In 2006, Neil established The Balnaves Foundation, a philanthropic fund that disperses more than $2 million annually in supporting eligible organisations that aim to create a better Australia through education, medicine, the arts with a focus on young people, the disadvantaged and Indigenous communities.  In 2010 Neil was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to business and philanthropy.

    Neil is non-executive Chairman of the Group, Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.

    Former listed directorships in the last three years:
    Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Limited

  • Anne Keating

    Anne Keating

    Anne Keating was appointed a Director of Ardent Leisure Management Limited in 1998.  Ms Keating is currently Director of STW Communications Group Limited, Goodman Group and is a member of the Advisory Council of Royal Bank of Scotland (Australia.)  Anne is also a Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, a Trustee of the Centennial Parklands and Moore Park Trust and a Governor of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.

    Anne's former directorships include Insurance Australia Group Limited, NRMA, The Workcover Authority of NSW, the Tourism Task Force, Spencer Street Station Redevelopment Holdings Limited and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute.  Ms Keating was the General Manager of Australia for United Airlines from 1993 to 2001.

    Anne is a member of the Group's Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

    Former listed directorships in the last three years:
    None

  • Roger Davis

    Roger Davis

    Roger Davis was appointed a Director of the Company in 2008.  Roger brings over 25 years experience in banking and investment banking in Australia, the US and Japan to the Board.  Roger is a consulting director at Rothschild (Australia) Limited and holds directorships at Aristocrat Leisure Limited, The Trust Company Limited and Chartis Australia Insurance Limited.  He is also a director of Charter Hall Office Management Limited, manager for Charter Hall Office REIT, and Bank of Queensland.  Previously, he was managing director of Citigroup where he worked for over 20 years and more recently was a group managing director at ANZ Banking Group.

    Roger's former directorships include the chairmanship of Esanda, along with directorships of ANZ (New Zealand) Limited, Magellan Financial Group Limited and Citicorp Securities Inc. in the United States.

    Roger holds a BEc (Hons) from the University of Sydney and an MPhil from the University of Oxford.

    Roger is Chairman of the Safety, Sustainability & Environment Committee, and is a member of both the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and the Audit & Risk Committee.

    Former listed directorships in the last three years:
    None

  • George Venardos

    George Venardos

    George Venardos was appointed a Director of both the Company and the Manager in September 2009 and brings extensive financial management experience to the Board derived from his previous roles.  George was Chief Financial Officer of Insurancy Australia Group from 1998 to 2008 and currently holds non-executive directorships with Guild Group Holdings Limited, Bluglass Limited, IOOF Limited and Miclyn Offshore Express Limited.

    George is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and holds a commerce degree from the Univsersity of New South Wales.

    George is Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee and is also a member of the Safety, Sustainability & Environment Committee.

    Former listed directorhsips in the last three years:
    Australian Wealth Management Limited
    IAG Finance (New Zealand) Limited

  • Greg Shaw

    Greg Shaw

    Greg Shaw was appointed a Director in September 2009 following the completion of the internalisation project.  Greg is the Chief Executive Officer of the Group and was appointed to this role in 2002.  Prior to joining the Group, Greg was the Managing Director of Port Douglas Reef Resorts Limited a major resort owner and property development group. In this role Greg was awarded the Australian Chartered Accountant in Business Award for a $6 million profit in turnaround in two years.  Greg qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983.

    Greg is a member of the Safety, Sustainability & Environment Committee.

    Former listed directorships in last three years:
    None