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Kate Lamont (Chairman)
Kate Lamont is an operating partner in the Lamont family business, which operates wine production and sales with restaurants in the Swan Valley, Margaret River, East Perth and Cottesloe. Ms Lamont has more than two decades of experience in the food and wine industry and was recently appointed to the Board of Tourism Australia. Ms Lamont is a director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia and sits on the State Government's Skills Formation Taskforce representing hospitality and tourism interests. Ms Lamont's term commenced 11 May 2004 and she became Chairman from 1 September 2006. |
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David Mazitelli (Deputy Chairman)
David Mazitelli is the Chairman of EC3 Global, the commercialisation subsidiary of the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre, and is the immediate past chairman of the Australian Tourism Export Council, the peak industry body that represents the interests of over 1,150 tourism export companies throughout Australia. He has held senior positions within the Federal Government, including Deputy Secretary of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources with broad ranging responsibilities, including the oversight of the department's tourism policy functions. Before this he was Executive Director of the Federal Department of Tourism. He served on the Board of the Australian Tourist Commission (now Tourism Australia) for ten years. He was a councillor on the Tourism Forecasting Council and a board member of both Tourism Training Australia and See Australia Limited. Mr Mazitelli is currently a Director on the Board of the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre and the Perth Convention Bureau. His term commenced 1 October 2006. |
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Gail Reynolds-Adamson
Gail Reynolds-Adamson is a Director of Kepa Kurl Enterprises Pty Ltd, a locally-owned and private Aboriginal tourism company based in Esperance, which operates eco-cultural discovery tours, an Aboriginal art gallery and gift shop, as well as a consultancy service specialising in the delivery of cross-cultural awareness training programs. She is currently on the Board of Indigenous Business Australia. Ms Reynolds-Adamson is also on the Board of Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV), an independent, not-for-profit company that offers support to Indigenous communities to pursue their community development goals. Ms Reynolds-Adamson's term commenced 1 July 2006. |
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Trish Ridsdale
Trish Ridsdale is the Principal of Board Business, a consultancy dedicated to providing advisory services to Boards and executive management teams in the areas of strategy, performance, governance and risk management. Ms Ridsdale holds company director positions in the travel and wine industries. Since 1997, she has been a regular education presenter for the Australian Institute of Company Directors in the areas of strategy, risk management and corporate governance. Ms Ridsdale's term commenced 3 July 2007. |
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Dixie Marshall
Dixie Marshall is Channel Nine Perth's senior newsreader. With a career spanning more than 20 years, Ms Marshall is widely regarded as one of Perth's best journalists. Ms Marshall began her career as a cadet general news reporter with Channel Nine in 1984. She has also worked for The Australian newspaper and radio 6PR. Ms Marshall became the first woman in Australia to report sport on television when she moved to Melbourne. She won a number of awards for sports reporting while working for Channel Seven, covering all major sporting events, including the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. Ms Marshall is also an accomplished public speaker, a tireless worker for Channel Nine's Appealathon and a strong advocate for women's rights. Ms Marshall's term commenced 1 October 2008. |
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Howard Cearns
Howard Cearns is the founder and Chairman of brainCELLS Creative Marketing, specialising in brand development and management. He is also a founder of Little Creatures Brewing Pty Ltd, which has since listed on the ASX as Little World Beverages where he sits as a Director and consults as a member of the creative development team. Mr Cearns' term commenced 1 July 2006. |
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John Spence
John Spence owns and operates Karma Royal Group, which develops and markets resorts in India, South East Asia and Australia. To date the company has developed or purchased 18 resorts in the region. He is currently working on the development of an all villa resort in Margaret River, which includes a private aircraft landing strip. Mr Spence also has other business interests aside from the resorts, including a sports promotions company and a DVD production company. His company is based in Bali with a Western Australian office in Subiaco. Mr Spence's term commenced 1 August 2006. |
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Al Donald
Al Donald is an experienced corporate lawyer specialising in negotiated acquisitions, joint ventures and private capital fundraising. He is a former head of Freehills' national Mergers & Acquisitions group. In Australia Mr Donald has worked exclusively for Freehills in both the Sydney and Perth offices, and has been a partner since 1991. He worked in New York from 1985 to 1988 with leading United States and international law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, specialising in acquisitions and financing work. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1986. Mr Donald is an honours graduate of the University of Western Australia. His term commenced 1 February 2009. |