60The Trust membersKIM WILLIAMS AMJoined the Trust in January 2005 –Chair of <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>House</strong> Trust andmember of Audit and Risk Committee andBuilding Committee.Qualifications: B.Mus (Univ Syd)Background: Previous roles includedChief Executive of both the AustralianFilm Commission and Southern StarEntertainment, Senior Executive at theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation,CEO of Musica Viva Australia andestablishment Chief Executive of FoxStudios Australia. Kim founded theAustralian Film Finance Corporationin 1988, as well as being its inauguralChairman and has held numerous boardpositions in government and the privatesector over three decades, including thepositions of Chair of Musica Viva and ofthe <strong>Sydney</strong> Symphony. In 2009 he wasawarded a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa,by Macquarie University for services tothe arts and entertainment industryin Australia.Other Directorships: Director of FOXTELManagement Pty Ltd, Customer ServicesPty Ltd, FOXTEL Cable TelevisionPty Ltd, Multiview Analytics Pty Ltd,Stradivarius Pty Ltd, The Country MusicChannel Pty Ltd, The Racing ChannelPty Ltd, The Weather Channel AustraliaPty Ltd and XYZ Networks Pty Ltd.Chairman of Multi-Channel Network PtyLtd, Alternative Director of NickelodeonAustralia Pty Ltd and Artists ServicesCable Management. Member of theBusiness Council of Australia.Government and Community Involvement:Privately supports a wide range ofarts activities including the annualDavid and Joan Williams DocumentaryFellowship and various music and theatrecommissions through the Williams DoveyCreative Support Fund.CatHERINE BRENNERJoined the Trust in May 2009 -Chair of Audit and Risk Committee.Qualifications: BEc LLB, MBABackground: Former Managing Director inthe investment banking division of ABNAMRO where she has held various seniorroles in the mergers and acquisitions andequity capital markets divisions. Prior tobecoming an investment banker Catherinewas a corporate lawyer.Other Directorships: Coca Cola AmatilLtd (Non-Executive Director), AMP Ltd(Non-Executive Director), Boral Limited(Non-Executive Director).Government and Community Involvement:Australian Brandenburg Orchestra(Director), Takeovers Panel – FederalGovernment Forum (Member).ARTHUR BRIDGE AMJoined the Trust in January 2009 –member of Conservation Council.Qualifications: M.Litt, D.MusBackground: Arthur was a Director of theRiverside Theatre in Parramatta and theJoan Sutherland Performing Arts Centrein Penrith.Other Directorships: Ars Musica AustralisFoundation (Chair and Chief Executive).Government and Community Involvement:Music Board of the Australia Council(Member). Parish Priest of St.OliverPlunkett Parish in Harris Park since2008. Patron of a number of performingarts organisations such as the <strong>Sydney</strong>Youth Orchestra, the <strong>Sydney</strong> YouthBallet, the Australian InternationalConservatorium of Music and High School,and the <strong>Sydney</strong> Conservatorium CentenaryCelebrations and <strong>Sydney</strong> Omega Ensemble.WESLEY ENOCHJoined the Trust in January 2007.Background: Previously Associate ArtisticDirector at Belvoir Street Theatre, ArtisticDirector of Kooemba Jdarra IndigenousPerforming Arts, Associate Artist with theQueensland Theatre Company, ResidentDirector with the <strong>Sydney</strong> TheatreCompany, and Artistic Director of IlbijerriTheatre. In 2002 Wesley was the recipientof a Cité International des Arts residencyin Paris. He also won the 2005 PatrickWhite Playwright’s Award for the play TheStory of the Miracles at Cookie's Table.Other Directorships: Queensland TheatreCompany (Artistic Director).Government and Community Involvement:Nunnuccal Nuugi People of SouthernQueensland (Member), Ethics Council ofthe National Congress of Australia’s FirstPeople (Member).RENATA KALDOR AOJoined the Trust in January 2005 -member of the Audit and Risk Committee.Qualifications: BA, Dip EdBackground: Renata was Deputy Chancellorof The University of <strong>Sydney</strong>, a Fellow ofthe University Senate and was awarded anHonorary Fellowship from University of<strong>Sydney</strong> in 2004. Renata has served on theAdvisory Council at Westmead Children’sHospital, was Chairperson of NSWWomen’s Advisory Council, a member ofthe <strong>Sydney</strong> Olympic Bid Committee, adirector of NSW State Rail Authority andThe Garvan Medical Research Foundation.Other Directorships: ASI (Director).Government and Community Involvement:Renata is involved in business, educationand community affairs and is a Director ofThe <strong>Sydney</strong> Children’s Network Hospital.In 2009 Renata was appointed JudicialCommissioner NSW.ROBERT LEECE AMJoined the Trust in August 2002 -Chair of Building Committee.Qualifications: BE, M.Eng.Sc, MBA,F.I.E.Aust, CPEngBackground: Robert was previously Chief<strong>Opera</strong>ting Officer of Tenix Pty Ltd andheld board positions of various publicand private organisations. He was theInfrastructure Co-ordinator Generaland Chair of NSW Nation Building andJob Plans Taskforce until April thisyear. He is a Fellow of the University of<strong>Sydney</strong>. Throughout his career he has beenresponsible for the successful developmentand construction of over $40 billion ofinfrastructure and buildings in Australia.Government & Community Involvement:Health Infrastructure Board (Chair).SUE NATTRASS AOJoined the Trust in November 2006 -member of Audit and Risk Committee.Background: Sue was the Artistic Directorof the Melbourne International Festivalof the Arts and General Manager of theVictorian Arts Centre and has been anArts consultant since 2000. She wasPresident and is now a Life Member of theAEIA/LPA, was Chair of the CollectionsCouncil of Australia Ltd, the Confederationof Australian International Arts Festivals,the Melbourne 2006 CommonwealthGames Cultural Working Group, the 2007World Swimming Championships CulturalProgram Working Group and on the Boardof the Melbourne Football Club.Government and Community Involvement:Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust(Trustee), Brian Stacey Memorial Trust(Director), John Truscott Design Foundation(Director), Cultural Development AdvisoryBoard – Melbourne City Council (Chair),Advisory Board – Arts and EntertainmentManagement Program at Deakin University(Chair), Arts and Humanities Committeeof the Myer Foundation (Member),Australian International Cultural Council(Member) and Melbourne Workers TheatreBoard (Member).
61chair: kim williams amCATHERINE BRENNERARTHUR BRIDGE AMwesley enochRENATA KALDOR AOROBERT LEECE AMSUE NATTRASS AOTHOMAS PARRY AMLEO SCHOFIELD AMEVAN WILLIAMS AMTHOMAS PARRY AMJoined the Trust in February 2010.Qualifications: BEc, MEc, PhDBackground: Thomas has had several roleswith Macquarie Group, was FoundationExecutive Chairman of the IndependentPricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW(IPART) and was the Foundation NSWNatural Resources Commissioner. Hewas an ex officio Commissioner of theAustralian Competition and ConsumerCommission, a member of the NSW Councilon the Cost and Quality of Government,a Board Member of SE Area Health and aFoundation Director of the NSW ClinicalExcellence Commission. Tom has hadover 35 years experience as an academicbusiness and public policy consultant, inthe financial sector and as a regulator. Hehas been Head of the School of Economics,University of New South Wales andDean, Faculty of Commerce, Universityof Wollongong.Other Directorships: Expert AdvisoryPanel for the Review of NSW ElectricityNetwork Businesses (Chair), First StateSuper Trustee Corporation (Chair),<strong>Sydney</strong> Water Corporation (Chair),Australian Energy Market <strong>Opera</strong>tor (Chair),ASX-Compliance (Director) and PowercoNZ (Director).LEO SCHOFIELD AMJoined the Trust in January 2005.Background: Former Director of <strong>Sydney</strong>Festival (1998-2001), Artistic Director ofthe <strong>Sydney</strong> 2000 Olympic and Paralympiccultural festivals, Artistic Director ofthe Melbourne International Festival ofArts (1994-1996), and Artistic Directorof <strong>Sydney</strong>’s New Year’s Eve Celebrations(2002–2004). Leo has been involved inAustralian debut presentations of a numberof major international events and companiesincluding the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, theParis <strong>Opera</strong> Ballet and the National Ballet ofCuba. He is also a well-known and respectedjournalist and television broadcaster and hasworked closely with many arts organisationsin a fundraising capacity. He served nineyears as a Trustee of the PowerhouseMuseum in <strong>Sydney</strong>.Government and CommunityInvolvement: National Portrait Gallery(Board Member).EVAN WILLIAMS AMJoined the Trust in November 2006 –Chair of the Conservation Council andmember of the Building Committee.Background: Walkley Award-winningjournalist and former newspaper editor,and has been a film critic for TheAustralian since 1981. From 1986 to 2001,Evan was head of the NSW Government'scultural sector before being appointed asenior advisor in the NSW Cabinet Office.He has filled previous temporary vacancieson the <strong>Sydney</strong> <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>House</strong> Trust andhas served as a member of the ArchivesAuthority of NSW and the AustralianInternational Cultural Council, and on theboards of the <strong>Sydney</strong> Biennale, the <strong>Sydney</strong>Festival and the Australian ChamberOrchestra. Evan was a speechwriter andarts adviser to the Hon. E.G. Whitlam from1973 to 1977.
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