TOURISM VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT

tourism victoria’s board
Tourism Victoria’s Board, appointed
under the Tourism Victoria Act 1992,
provides strategic direction for
Tourism Victoria.
Chairman – Dr Janine Kirk am
Dr Janine Kirk currently works for
Ernst & Young as a Partner. Prior
to her appointment she was Chief
Executive Officer of the Committee for
Melbourne, for 12 years, and Chairman
of the Melbourne Convention and
Visitors Bureau, for seven years.
Kirk was awarded an AM in the
Queen’s Birthday Honours List
in 2004 for services to the city of
Melbourne, through contributions to
the identification, design and facilitation
of projects to enhance the business,
tourism, cultural and intellectual
standing of the city, and to child welfare
organisations. Janine Kirk was first
appointed to the Tourism Victoria Board
in October 2007 and was appointed as
Chairman in August 2008.
Deputy Chair – Ms Pamela Catty
Pamela Catty was the Group General
Manager of Corporate Affairs at
Coles Myer Ltd until November 2007.
Ms Catty is a graduate of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors. She was
appointed to Tourism Victoria’s Board in
April 2000 and is a member of Tourism
Victoria’s Corporate Governance and
Audit Committee.
Mr Geoffrey Conaghan
Geoffrey Conaghan is Melbourne
Airport’s Corporate Affairs Manager
and is responsible for corporate and
community image, relationships with
the tourism industry and international
air services growth. Mr Conaghan
was first appointed as a member of
Tourism Victoria’s Board in 1998 and
is a member of Tourism Victoria’s
Corporate Governance and Audit
Committee.
Mr Brian Cook
Brian Cook is one of Australia's most
respected sporting administrators, and
the Chief Executive of the Australian
Football League (AFL) Geelong Football
Club. During his tenure at Geelong,
Cook has overhauled the club's
business operations and overseen a
dramatic transformation in the club's
finance to lead the club back to financial
wellbeing. In 2007 Geelong secured
the AFL Premiership and under Cook's
management, the club has signed a raft
of new corporate partners and secured
the redevelopment of Skilled Stadium.
Mr Cook was appointed to the Tourism
Victoria Board in May 2008.
Ms Penelope Hutchinson
Penny Hutchinson is Director,
Arts Victoria. Ms Hutchinson was
previously a partner of BDO Nelson
Parkhill Chartered Accountants from
1995–2000. Ms Hutchinson was
appointed to the Tourism Victoria Board
in October 2007. She is a member
of the Corporate Governance and
Audit Committee.
Mr John Mitchell
John Mitchell is the Chairman of
Mornington Peninsula Tourism and
is the owner and Managing Director
of Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove
at Red Hill. He has had substantial
commercial business experience,
including the following roles:
• International Marketing Director,
Nabisco Biscuits, with operations
in 45 countries
• Chairman of food businesses
in 12 provinces of China
• General Manager, Nabisco Australia
• Managing Director, Plumrose
Australia.
Mr Mitchell’s main focus now is
the promotion of Montalto and
the Mornington Peninsula Region to
international and domestic markets.
He was appointed to the Tourism
Victoria Board in October 2007.
Ms Bee Ho Teow
Bee Ho Teow is the Chief Operations
Officer of Australian Tours Management
Pty Ltd, a member of the Victorian
Tourism Awards Hall of Fame and
a winner of the Australian National
Tourism Award. Ms Teow is also
Managing Director of the TravelSpirit
Group Limited, a major outbound tour
wholesaler. She first served on Tourism
Victoria’s Board from 1995 to 1997
and was reappointed in 2000.
Mr Greg Sword
Greg Sword is the Executive Chairman
of the Labour Union Co-operative
Retirement Superannuation Fund
and the Labour Union Insurance
Company. He is a member of the State
Government’s Innovation Economy
Advisory Board and is also a trustee of
the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve and
the National Jockeys’ Trust. Mr Sword
was awarded a Lifetime Recognition
Award by the Victorian Government
and the Victorian Manufacturing Industry
Consultative Council for exceptional
services to the Victorian manufacturing
industry. He was appointed to the
Tourism Victoria Board in July 2004
and is a member of Tourism Victoria’s
Corporate Governance and Audit
Committee.
Ms Alla Wolf-Tasker am
Alla Wolf-Tasker is the Managing
Director, Executive Chef, Co-founder
and Co-proprietor of the Lake House
Restaurant and Boutique Hotel in
Daylesford. She is a founding member
of the Daylesford and Macedon Ranges
Regional Campaign Committee and is
chair of Daylesford Macedon Produce.
Ms Wolf-Tasker was appointed to the
Melbourne Food and Wine Tourism
Council in 2003 and the Tourism Victoria
Board in 2001.
Janelle Boynton
Janelle Boynton is the General Manager
of Boynton’s Feathertop Winery,
Porepunkah. Janelle has been active in
the promotion of the food and wine
industry in Victoria, serving as a member
of the Victorian Food and Wine Tourism
Council and as Chair of the North East
Valleys Food and Wine Group. Janelle
Boynton was appointed to the Tourism
Victoria Board in August 2008.
The Tourism Victoria Board met on
seven occasions in 2007–08, with two
of those meetings held in regional
Victoria, in Gippsland and Torquay.
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