Housing Choices Australia Annual Report 2018

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HeatherMcCallum Deputy Board Chair Member, Governance, Appointment and Risk Committee. Chair, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. Heather is a Chartered Accountant and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She has held senior management positions in private enterprise and the not-for-profit sector, and a number of governance roles in youth, education, employment and yachting organisations. Heather holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from Queen’s University School of Business and was instrumental in the establishment of Housing Choices Tasmania.

ArthurPapakotsias Board Chair Member, Governance, Appointment and Risk Committee. Arthur has been Chief Executive Ocer of NEAMI National for over 20 years. He sits as Chair of the Finance Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Mental Health Australia (MHA). Arthur originally trained as a registered psychiatric nurse and has completed post-graduate studies in management at RMIT. He has also completed three residential programs at Harvard Business School: Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management, Authentic Leadership and Leading Change and Organisational Renewal.

Michael Lennon Managing Director. Board Chair, Urban Choices Property. Member, Governance, Appointment and Risk Committee. Member, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. Michael has a 25+ year international career in housing, planning and urban development. In his native Scotland as Chief Executive of the Glasgow Housing Association, he oversaw the largest housing stock transfer in Europe at that time. He served as the inaugural Chief Executive Ocer of the Housing New Zealand Corporation. In Australia, he led the restructure of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. He has advised and collaborated with governments at the highest levels, as well as industry and the University sectors. He has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation and is an experienced Board Director and University Governor. He is currently the national Chair of the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA), a member of the South Australian Planning Commission and a Trustee of the South Australian History Trust.

TrevorBaldock Chair, Governance, Appointment and Risk Committee. Member, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee. Trevor holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons), is an accredited mediator (LEADR) and licensed general builder and building work supervisor. His experience and expertise include the development of commercial strategies for major project transactions and commercial negotiations, including contract documentation and the oversight of delivery and completion of major projects and commercial transactions. He has conducted and managed major litigation and dispute resolution in connection with major projects and commercial transactions by way of arbitration, mediation and negotiation.

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