Jack Smorgon (Chairman)
Appointed Chairman of the Committee for Melbourne in 1995.
Involved in the Smorgon Group of Companies from 1954 until 1995. Managing
Director Smorgon Meat operations 1975-1991. Two years as Chairman of the
Meat Council of Australia; Member of the Board of the Australian Meat and
Livestock Corporation 1990–95. Served as Chairman of the Victorian
Government’s Melbourne Transport Hub Study Private Sector Reference
Group and was member of the Victorian Strategic Transport Study in 1992.
Chairman of the Australian National Railways Commission 1995
–1998.
Rod McGeoch
Chairman of the Committee for Sydney. National Chairman of
Partners, Corrs Chambers Westgarth since 1994. Chief Executive, Sydney
Olympics 2000 bid until 1993 and currently Director of the Sydney
Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. Chairman of Australian Grown
Properties Limited and FXF Management Limited. Deputy Chairman of
Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited and board member of Ramsay
Health Care. Mr McGeoch is also a member of the International Advisory
Board of Morgan Stanley and a trustee of the Sydney Cricket and Sports
Ground Trust.
Dr John White
Global Chief Executive of Visy Industries. During
1979–1983 employed by Woodside Offshore Petroleum Pty Ltd, with
extensive involvement with Australia’s North West Shelf Development.
In 1988 appointed Chief Executive of AMECON. In 1992 appointed Chief
Executive of Transfield Defence Systems. Headed the teams which
successfully tendered for the purchase of Williamstown Naval Dockyard,
completion of the Australian Frigate Project and the $3m ANZAC Ship
Project.
Denis Byrne
A Brisbane-based lawyer and consultant with wide
experience in the commercial, corporate, finance and resource areas. A key
adviser in some of Queensland’s major infrastructure projects,
including the Mackay Sugar Refinery and associated ports facilities and
the Ballera to Mt Isa gas pipeline. A consultant to the Surat Basin/Dawson
Valley Project. A member of the Takeover Panel. Chairman of the
Horticultural Industry Alliance Steering Committee.
Peter McGregor
Director, J.B Were Corporate Services. Senior investment
banking executive with extensive experience in privatisation and
infrastructure financing. Closely involved in the floats of Transurban
City Link, Telstra, United Energy and Australian Infrastructure Fund.
Member of Committee for Melbourne Infrastructure and Development
sub-committee.
Ron Finlay
Principal of finlay consulting and specialist in
negotiating and leading major infrastructure projects. Formerly a senior
partner and managing partner of Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Responsible for
a number of major projects such as the New Southern Railway (Sydney
Airport rail link), Brisbane International Terminal, acquisition of
Melbourne Airport for APAC and SOCOG’s role in the Sydney Olympic
Stadium. Formerly NSW Government appointee on the Central Sydney Planning
Committee (responsible for all major city planning approvals) and the
Darling Harbour Authority.
John Morschel
Non Executive Director with Westpac, CSR, Comalco and
Tenix. 27 years with Lend Lease finishing in March 1995 as Managing
Director. Three years with Westpac as head of Australian banking
operations and Executive Director.
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