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Patrick brings more than 25 years experience in infrastructure services and has held senior roles in both private and publicly listed companies.

Patrick established his own business, Integrated Maintenance Services in 2000 and was the founding Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Service Stream Ltd for six years from 2003.

He then managed network construction as nbn’s Head of Construction from 2009 to early 2011.

In 2011, Patrick founded Utility Services Group and served as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director until 30 June 2015 when the company was acquired by an ASX listed company.

Patrick was appointed as Managing Director of Urban Maintenance Systems Pty Ltd, an Australian provider of facilities and; infrastructure management services to Government, Private and Not-for-Profit organisations from August 2016 to mid 2019.

Patrick has a business degree from Victoria University, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and the Australian Institute of Company Directors and until late July 2016, held a Board position at the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.

Jayne was recently re-appointed as the President of Tennis Australia.

From 2017 to late 2019 she was the Chief Executive Officer of a2 Milk.

Jayne has recently been appointed CEO of Virgin Australia.

Previously, Jayne headed up the Qantas Loyalty Program and was the Group Chief Executive Officer of Jetstar.

Jayne joined Qantas in August 2010 as Group Executive Strategy and Information Technology. Qantas is a portfolio of related businesses which include Qantas Airlines, Jetstar and Qantas Frequent Flyer Program.

Jayne is a former senior partner with Bain & Company in the firm’s Customer Strategy and Marketing Practice, and led Bain’s Customer Practice for the Asia region. She was also an inaugural member of Bain’s Global Women’s Leadership Council.

Early in her career, Jayne left consulting and spent six years as an executive and was subsequently the CEO of two publishing and marketing related businesses. She later returned to Bain as a senior leader in the Australian practice.

Jayne holds an MBA from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire USA and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Economics from the Colorado College, Colorado USA.

In addition to her role as the President of Tennis Australia, Jayne is a member of Chief Executive Women and a member of the Scotch College Council in Melbourne.

Jacqueline (Jacqui) was recently appointed as the President of Tennis Victoria.

Ombudsman with strong governance and stakeholder experience.

Demonstrated complex decision making skills across strategy, investment and operational issues which impact not for profit and private organisations.

Led complex strategies and engaged with stakeholders to lead and work through resolutions at various levels of sensitivity and complexity.

Catherine leads EY’s Risk Transformation practice across Oceania, which includes governance, risk and compliance services at both the organisational, business unit, and project/program level.

One of her team’s specialist areas is in running risk management and analytics as a managed service.

Her particular industry focus is Government and Public Sector, and she led the Canberra Risk Practice for 5 years, delivering risk consulting, internal audit, corporate governance, P3 risk management and compliance service lines.

Catherine’s clients included State and Federal Departments and Regulators, Ministerial Councils, ASX Top 20 companies, and not-for-profits and NGO’s. She is also a Director on the Board of the Risk Management Institute of Australasia (RMIA).

Catherine is one of 140 Certified Practicing Risk Managers in Australia, she is Certified in the UK Office of Government Commerce Management of Risk (M_o_R) program (2013), and is PRINCE2 Certified.

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Sameer (Sammy) Kumar is the Co-Founder of Sayers Group and CEO of Sayers Advisory & Investments.

Sammy is a business leader with over 30 years’ experience in Management Consulting, Mergers and Acquisitions, Risk Management, Strategy, Technology and Ventures.

Sammy’s work includes significant experience in many overseas markets including the US, Canada, South America and Asia Pacific.

He has advised companies in a number of sectors including Financial Services, Telecommunications, Technology services, Private Equity and Venture Capital.

During his time at PwC he started, led and grew businesses both in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region managing revenues of over $1 billion.

Sammy is a thought leader on a range of topics including revenue risk management, mega trends impacting economies and the impact of technology on business strategy.

Sammy is a committed member of the broader community.

Additionally, Sammy has been re-appointed to the Board of The Royal Children’s Hospital from July 2018, and is also a Foundation director since 19 October 2015 and Chair of Audit Committee since 15 June 2016.

Diana is a senior partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice in the Melbourne office of King Wood Mallesons.

Diana’s practice primarily involves securities industry law, fundraising acquisitions and takeovers, as well as the more general aspects of commercial law.

Diana holds Bachelor of Arts and Laws (Hons) degrees from the University of Melbourne.

While Diana has worked primarily for Mallesons Stephen Jaques, she has also spent a number of years in London working with Herbert Smith in their corporate group.

Diana has held various management positions with Mallesons, including Partner in Charge, Melbourne.

Jock is currently the independent Chair of Paralympics Australia and with extensive networks across government and sport, he passionately advocates for better outcomes for Para-athletes and equity for disabled sport.

With over 20 years experience as a business and industry leader, most notably with PwC in the accounting, audit and risk areas, Jock is a strong and welcome addition to the Trust.

Bill Kusznirczuk is a leading Urban and Regional Planner in Australia.

He has extensive experience and knowledge spanning over 35 years in all aspects of planning, building, property development and how cities, regional and rural areas should look in the future.

He is the founder and Managing Director of Clement-Stone Town Planners.

Bill Kusznirczuk was the inaugural Chief Commissioner of the VBA in 2013 regulating an industry contributing in excess of A$39 billion of economic benefit to the State by over 40,000 registered building and plumbing professionals.

As Chair, he oversaw the most significant overhaul in the history  of Victoria‘s building and plumbing industry.

He is an advisor to the Victorian State Government on infrastructure and delivery as a member of the Office of Projects Victoria Advisory Board.

He also provides expert advice on better building, planning and environmental regulation in Victoria. He was the former Chair of the Building Advisory Council. He is the current Deputy Chair of the Victorian Planning Authority and formally a Board Member of the Growth Areas Authority and the Metropolitan Planning Authority.

Bill also brings his experience in strategic and business planning, project management, stakeholder engagement, finance, risk and corporate governance.

He is a Certified Practicing Planner and Associate Fellow of the Australia Institute of Management. He also provides his knowledge to the community, charities and not-for-profit Boards.

Bill is an Australia Day Ambassador to Victoria.

Ms Kuralay is a financial services professional and is a former Olympian, Matilda and Melbourne Victory player. Ms Kuralay played 28 times for the Matildas between 2004 and 2010 and represented Australia at the 2004 Olympic Games. She is a member of the Australian Olympic Committee and brings a wealth of experience across the financial and sporting sectors which will be an asset to the Trust.

Mr Da Silva is a Principal and co-founder of Hoyle Da Silva Lawyers, a boutique firm specialising in insurance. Mr Da Silva has been actively involved in the Melbourne & Olympic Parks precinct for several years, both as a Director of Tennis Australia since 2019 and previously as Director and Vice President of Tennis Victoria. He brings a wealth of experience across the sporting and legal sectors which will be an asset to the Trust.