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 46 years previosly holding the position of Executive Chairman of Southern Star Group Limited which he founded. Neil is a Trustee Member of Bond University and has an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University. Neil is a member of the Advisory Council and Dean's Circle of the University of New South Wales (Faculty of Medicine) and in 2010 received an Honorary Doctorate of the University. Neil is a Director of Technicolour Australia Limited and a board member of the Surf Life Saving Foundation. He is a Trustee of the Mosman Public Art Trust, 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, and 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 a 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 last three years:
    None

  • Anne Keating

    Anne Keating

    Anne Keating was appointed a Director of Ardent Leisure Management Limited in 1998.  Ms Keating is currently Director of REVA Medical Inc., Goodman Group, GI Dynamics Inc., Clearview Wealth Limited 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 STW Communications Group Limited, 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 and the Audit & Risk Committee.

    Former listed directorships in the last three years:
    STW Communications Group Limited

  • Roger Davis

    Roger Davis

    Roger Davis was appointed a Director of the Company in 2008.  Roger brings over 30 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, TIO Ltd 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 Bluglass Ltd, IOOF Limited, Miclyn Express Offshore Limited. Guild Group Holdings Ltd and TIO Ltd.

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

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

    Former listed directorships in the last three years:
    Australian Wealth Management Limited

  • Don Morris

    Don Morris AO

    Don Morris was appointed a Director of both the Company and the Manager in January 2012 and brings to the Board significant experience of advertising, marketing and promotion.

    Don was a founding principle of the Mojo Australia advertising agency and was responsible for many iconic brand advertising campaigns. Mojo won the "Advertising Agency of the Year" award a record four times in seven years and was awarded "international agency of the year" by America's Advertising Age.

    Don was also a founding director of the tourism industry advocacy group, The Tourism Taskforce (now known as the Tourism and Transport Forum) and is a life member. He was Chariman of the Sydney 2000 Community Support committee and a member of the Sydney 2000 Communications Commission for the Sydney 2000 Olympics bid.

    Don was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 2002 for services to tourism and holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University.

    Don's current directorships include Tourism Queensland (Chairman), Hamilton Island Enterprises Ltd, Ausflag Ltd and The Sport and Tourism Youth Foundation.

    Former listed directorships in the last three years:
    None

  • 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 and Managing Director 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