foundation annual report 2009–10 - National Gallery of Australia

NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA FOUNDATION
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010
DIRECTORS’ REPORT
Mr Andrew Gwinnett
Qualifications:
Relevant Roles, Skills and
Experience:
Other Directorships and
Offices (current and recent)
Completed commercial and engineering training in the UK and has a special
interest in the visual arts.
Deputy Chairman of the Art Gallery of South Australia Board.
Chairman, Arrowcrest Group Pty Ltd, Chairman John Shearer (Holdings) Limited,
past President of the Engineering Employers Association of South Australia from
1983-84, past Member of Australian Automotive Industry Council, past Member of
the South Australian Development Council appointed 1994, Member of the
Society of Automotive Engineers and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of
Marketing, and Alumni of the London Graduate school of Business Studies.
Mrs Catherine Harris AO, PSM
Qualifications:
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Bachelor of Commerce University of NSW, FAICD, Honours Doctorate Bus.
Experienced Company Director and business women. Extensive Public and
Private sector experience. Director of the National Gallery of Australia Foundation
since 2001.
Chairwoman of Harris Farm Markets. She also sits on a number of Boards for the
Australian Government and the NSW Government. She is a Trustee of the
Sydney Cricket Ground, a Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, the
Advisory Board of the Australian School of Business, the Australian Graduate
School of Management and was the Deputy Chancellor of the University of New
South Wales, Chairperson of The Australia Japan Foundation and a Director of
the Australian Defence Force Academy.
Mr John Hindmarsh
Qualifications:
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Bachelor of Building (Hons), Adjunct Professor – Building & Construction,
University of Canberra, Fellow – Australian Institute of Building, ‘A’ Class, Building
Licence, ACT.
Founder and Executive Chairman of Hindmarsh, est 1979, undertaking project
and construction management, property development, carpark operation,
retirement village operation, venture capital and equity investment.
Life Member and Member of the Executive of the Canberra Business Council, an
Honorary Ambassador for Canberra, current director of The Village Building Co
Limited, Australian Capital Ventures Limited and Simmersion Holdings Pty
Limited.
Mr Rupert Myer AM
Qualifications:
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Experience:
Other Directorships and
Offices (current and recent)
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) Melbourne University, MA Cantab.
Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia.
Chairman of The Myer Family Company Pty Ltd and Director of the publicly listed
AMCIL Limited, DUI Limited and Myer Holdings Limited. Chairman of Kaldor
Public Art Projects, Board Member of The Felton Bequests’ Committee and
Indigenous Enterprise Partnerships.
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