The Faculty
We have a database of more than 150 senior business people. A sample of the senior people who volunteer their time and expertise to support participants as mentors, speakers and review panellists
Mike Quinn, BSc, BEc, MBA (Hons)
Managing Partner of Innovation Capital and previously CEO of medical device and other organisations. Co-founder of Memtec. Director of ResMed, Cap-xx, QrxPharma and unlisted companies.
John McKay, Director, BCom (Hons)
Director of TFG International Pty Ltd. Previously a Director of Bovis Lend Lease Australia Ltd , Bovis McLachlan Pty Ltd, Bovis TPC Australia Pty Ltd, Amrop International, and Sunbeam Corporation Limited.
Stan Tibbles, Executive Director Programs, BSc, MBA
Managing Director, Mascot WireWorks Former Lecturer at the School of Management, University of Technology, Sydney. Previously Head of Economics and Planning at Amoco Australia General Manager of Wright Heaton Ltd. and General Manager of Bandag Tyre Branch of BMI Limited.
Marjorie Anderson, Executive Director Marketing & Operations, MAppSc, FPRIA
Director, Anderson Knight Pty Ltd. Previously with Corporate/Public Affairs, CSR Limited and on the personal staff of six successive Australian Ambassadors to the USA in Washington DC. Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Australia and former PRIA National President and Founding Chair of the PRIA National Education Committee.
Narelle Kennedy, Director , BSoc Studies (Hons)
CEO of the Australian Business Foundation. Founding member of Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business, Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors, member of Institute of Public Administration Australia, member of Chief Executive Women.
Director of Interface Solutions Pty Ltd. Former director of Business Programs for ATP Innovations Pty Ltd. Senior positions in IT companies Unisys, Hewlett Packard and SAP Software. A member of several industry organisations including AIIA (NSW Committee member) and AEEMA (co-chair of Medical Electronics SIG).
David Edmiston, BSc, Grad Dip in Business Administration, Chemical Eng. and Investment Analysis
Consultant. Former General Manager Business Development for Blue Circle Southern Cement. Director of Sunstate Cement, Director of Fly Ash Australia. Extensive experience in and developing businesses strategic planning in Australia and Asia.
Steve Rank, BEc, MBA (Executive), Grad Dip Accounting and Finance(D’n)
National Manager, Financial Services, Austrade the Australian Trade Commission. Extensive private and public sector experience with Westpac Banking Corporation and NSW and Tasmanian business development agencies.
Andrew Stead, BSc (Hons), MBA
Director Technology Business Programs, ATP Innovations. Worked in technology-focused businesses in Australia and the UK for over 10 years. Involved in early stage commercialisation with Unisearch (later NewSouth Innovations), the technology transfer group at the University of New South Wales. Strategy & technology consultant, project management (Gibson Quai), British Army Officer, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Nick Fish, BEc, ASIA, MNLP
Managing Partner Corporate Focus Australia and previously Executive General Manager Solution 6 ASX:SOH. Solution 6 had $285 million turnover with 1100 staff with offices in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. Founder FishTech and Partners 1998. Negotiated successful sale for a purchase price $19 million. Director Artesian Pty Limited (Lion Nathan ASX:LNN, SOH, Diagio B2B Joint Venture).
Arnie Salvarajah, B Comm ACA, MBA
Chief Executive Officer of Bell Direct. Arnie has 25 years' experience in the financial services and fast-moving consumer goods sectors. He has held senior positions in finance, sales, strategy and general management. Before joining Bell Direct, he was with the Commonwealth Bank where he headed local business banking in NSW and the ACT. Prior to that he was Executive Manager at CommSec where he was responsible for the overall operations of the retail share broking business. At BT Financial Group he was involved in the development and launch of the BT Wrap platform