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Board Members

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Brian Laurence Williamson

Dip Mech, TTTC, FIEA

President

Brian Williamson is currently serving his eighth consecutive year as President of The Gordon Board and has served as a board member for 14 years. He is Chair of the Executive Committee, Remuneration Committee and a member of the Corporate Committee and Audit Committee. Brian was formerly the Chief Engineer, Test/Prototype Operations at Ford Motor Company. He led the development of the Ford Discovery Centre and holds the position of Chairman of Trustees.

Allana Beatrice Goldsworthy

BA/LLB, AIAM

Vice President

Allana Goldsworthy has been a member of The Gordon Board for more than 15 years and is Chair of the Audit Committee. She is a member of the Executive Committee, Corporate Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Allana is a barrister with a diverse legal background, and has formerly served as a Councillor with the City of Greater Geelong.

Robert Grant Sutherland

BCom, CPA

Chief Executive Officer

Grant Sutherland has been employed at The Gordon for more than 10 years. Prior to his appointment to the CEO position in 2006 he was the Deputy CEO and Executive Director for Business Development. Grant is a Certified Practising Accountant, and serves in an ex-officio capacity on the Board and all Board Committees. Prior to The Gordon, Grant was the Business Development Manager for Boeing Australia Ltd.

Catherine Mary Birrell

BBus, MHSc

Board Member

Catherine (Kate) Birrell joined The Gordon Board in July 2009, and is a member of the Corporate Committee. She is the Group Director of Nursing for St John of God Health Care (SJGHC), which has 14 hospitals and employs 8,000 staff, including 3,500 nurses. Previously, Kate was the Director of Nursing at St John of God Hospital in Geelong. She is also involved in an East Timor Nursing project.

Denis Scott Peacock

BA Education, CPA

Board Member

Denis Peacock joined The Gordon Board in 2010. He is a Certified Practicing Accountant and Business Consultant, and a former Gordon employee having held numerous teaching and management positions with the organisation between 1981 and 2007. Denis also holds Board positions for the Geelong Art Gallery Inc, and G-Force Recruitment Ltd.

Catherine Coupar Sullivan

BA Applied Science (Planning)

Board Member

Catherine (Kate) Sullivan joined The Gordon Board in 2010, and was previously the General Manager Economic Development and Planning at the City of Greater Geelong. Kate is a skilled project manager and consultant with 25 years’ experience, having held roles and consulted to a range of local Governments and national companies including Telstra and ANZ.

Kenneth Edward Jarvis

BA Applied Science

Board Member

Kenneth (Ken) Jarvis joined The Gordon Board in 2010 and is a member of the Corporate Committee. He has been the Director of Geelong-based health fund GMHBA since 2004, and holds a range of community positions including Chairman of the Geelong water users association, and Board member of the Geelong College School council and the Geelong Community Foundation. Ken was the Mayor of City of Greater Geelong between 1998 and 2000.

Jodi Nicole Heath

MBA

Board Member

Jodi Heath joined The Gordon Board in 2010. She is currently the Regional Executive for Geelong and South West for NAB, and prior to this was the General Manager for Telstra Country Wide (Geelong and Surf Coast) since 2004. Jodi is involved in a range of high profile business committees and memberships in the Geelong Region, and is a Director of Committee for Geelong, and for Barwon Water.

Brendan Joseph Foran
Ad. Dip Bus Mgt, MBA
Board Member

Brendan Foran joined The Gordon Board in 2012. He is currently the National Chief Executive Officer of Greening Australia Ltd. Brendan previously held the position of Corporate Affairs Manager – Eastern States at Alcoa of Australia.

Stephen James Griffin
BA Applied Science, Dip Ed, Grad.Dip Local Gov Mgt, MBM
Board Member

Stephen Griffin joined The Gordon Board in 2012. He currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer of the City of Greater Geelong and previously held a number of senior positions at both the City of Greater Geelong and Wyndham City Council. Stephen is a member of the G21 Geelong Regional Alliance, Committee for Geelong and Regional Cities Victoria.

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