About the Committee

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Tony Joyner is an experienced director and commercial lawyer, known for helming WA’s leading law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills for a decade, and his board and Chair roles in several of WA’s leading organisations. He has particular experience in corporate risk and governance, technology and disruption, and infrastructure. In his legal capacity, he has had roles as head of office in Perth, and global roles as board member, chair of risk and audit, head of the technology team, and leader of the firm’s digital transformation initiative. Tony is Chair of the Lions Eye Institute and the WA Justice Association. He is past Chair of Scitech, and past board member of the WA Chamber of Commerce. Tony was appointed to the Board in July 2021 for a three-year plus term and appointed as Chair in November 2021. Tony’s first term expires in 2024.

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Jon joined member-Company Georgiou in early 2011 and has over 30 years of commercial real estate experience. His industry roles in Perth include almost a decade with international agency Knight Frank working in commercial property and facility management, before joining Multiplex where he led the Company’s property and facility management business as WA general manager. A move into the property development operations of Multiplex saw him integrally involved with landmark Perth projects like The Old Swan Brewery, Raffles Waterfront, and the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre. As executive director of Georgiou Developments, Jon is responsible for growing the Company’s property development portfolio and maintaining a pipeline of quality projects across a variety of property sectors. He is currently an independent member of Presbyterian Ladies’ College school council, is immediate past board chairman of STRUT Dance Inc and is a former state councillor of Creative Partnerships Australia. Jon was first elected to the Board in 2016 for a three-year term having been a member of the Reshaping Working Group since 2014. He was re-elected to the Board in 2019 and in 2022 for a three-year term which expires at AGM 2023. Jon is currently the Deputy Chair and Chair of the Audit and Risk Sub-Committee.

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Andrew Crane has over thirty years’ experience in agriculture, food processing and international trade and related infrastructure. He has held executive positions in Strategy & Business Development, Marketing, Trading, Manufacturing, and most recently as CEO of Australia’s third largest private company, the CBH Group. Andrew is currently Chancellor of Curtin University and non-executive Director on the Boards of RAC Holdings Ltd, RAC Finance Ltd, ASX listed Rice Growers Ltd (SunRice), and Macquarie Infrastructure advisory Boards of Viridis Ag Pty Ltd, SI Investment Holdings Pty Ltd and Cubbie Ag Services Pty Ltd. He was former non-executive Director of Interflour Pte Ltd and former Chairman of the Business Council of Co Operatives and Mutuals. He has attended senior management programs at Henley Management College, Kellogg Business School North Western University, Harvard Business School and the International Directors Programme INSEAD. Dr Crane holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, a PhD in Agriculture and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Directors. Andrew was first elected to the Board in 2020 for a three-year term. At the AGM in November 2023 he was re-elected for a 2nd term which expires in 2026.

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Pauline Gazzard has enjoyed a varied career in Finance and Business. She grew up in Northern Ireland, and worked for Northern Bank, a subsidiary of NAB, for 16 years, specialising in Business Banking. Pauline then moved to the private sector as an Operations Director for a Maintenance and Contracting Group, followed by a General Manager role in a Hotel. Pauline moved to Perth in 2013, and returned to a banking role in NAB, before moving to Westpac in 2017. Her current position is Regional General Manager, Regional and Agribusiness in Western Australia, and has a team of 30, located from Broome to Esperance! She is passionate about helping businesses and her team achieve their goals, and works closely with them to deliver best results. She also holds a position on the Westpac WA Community Board. Pauline has a BA Honours Degree in Management and Business Studies, and Banking Certificate, Institute of Bankers in Ireland. In recent times she has completed additional Leadership Training through Australian Graduate School of Management, and graduated from CEDA Copland Leadership Program in 2019.

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Paul has over 30 years’ experience as a Company Director, CEO and senior executive in the banking and financial services industry across Australia and Asia Pacific. Regarded as a natural people leader and business executive with a strategic mindset, Paul has led large businesses across multiple countries. Having worked in Asia for 10 years Paul has a unique insight on what it takes to effectively engage and successfully partner with the region. In his current role as CEO Keystart, Paul works closely with State and Federal Government to implement sustainable housing policy that provides significant economic and social benefits whilst improving the lives of Western Australians. Since its inception in 1989, Keystart has made the dream of home ownership a reality for over 120,000 people. Paul and his team also provide one of WA’s most successful social policy outcomes through the provision of the Aboriginal Home Ownership Scheme which provides avenues to affordable home ownership. Paul is a strong advocate for Perth and through his Director role at Committee for Perth looks to promote and enable change that improves the cultural diversity, economic prosperity, sustainability and world-class amenity of Perth. Paul was first elected to the Board in 2019 for a three-year term. At AGM 2022 he was re-elected for a 2nd term which expires in 2025.

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Meath joined BHP in 2011 and is currently Head of Corporate Affairs, Western Australia, managing reputation risk for BHP’s Australian Iron Ore and Nickel West assets. Meath’s team – including Government Relations, Communities, Communications and Indigenous Affairs – provides subject matter expertise to BHP across a range of business critical activities including social value, corporate partnerships and sponsorships, stakeholder engagement (including Government and communities), crisis and issues management and strategic internal and external communication. Prior to the appointment in July 2016, Meath was based in Houston Texas where he held a number of positions including Head of Corporate Affairs for North American Shale and Minerals. Before joining BHP, Meath spent more than 10 years at Woodside Petroleum (headquartered in Perth) in Commercial and Corporate Affairs leadership roles, where he gained extensive experience in the oil and gas industry. He provided strategic advice on matters ranging from Indigenous employment and procurement, heritage and culture, to stakeholder engagement and Government approvals. Meath has significant operational experience in Western Australia’s resources sector and working closely with communities and Governments (Federal, State and local) on industry challenges and opportunities. Before joining the resources sector, Meath worked for the Western Australia Government’s Department of Minerals and Petroleum. Meath is a Board Member of Celebrate WA and Port Hedland Industry Council. He was the inaugural Chairman of the Pilbara Australian Technical College and a previous Director of the David Wirrpanda Foundation. Meath was elected to the Board in November 2019 for a three-year term. At the AGM in November 2022 he was re-elected for a 2nd term which expires in 2025.

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Matt has been an advisor to governments and business for 24 years, providing strategic, commercial and economic policy advice to shape the world we live in. As the leader of Deloitte’s Australian Energy & Climate Advisory business, he advises clients on the energy and climate transition, he is primarily focused on supporting Australia’s transition to a net-zero world, ensuring Australia takes advantage of the enormous social and economic benefits that will result. Matt has an MBA from London Business School and mechanical engineering and commerce degrees from Sydney University. He has also been a consultant at McKinsey & Company and Arthur Andersen. Matt was elected as a Director of Committee for Perth in 2023 for a three-year term.

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Maya was appointed Group General Counsel of Wesfarmers Limited in January 2015. She joined Wesfarmers in 1993 in the position of Legal Counsel - Litigation and was appointed to the Senior Legal Counsel role for the Corporate Solicitors Office (Perth) in 2009. In 2010, Maya was appointed General Manager Legal - Litigation overseeing the management and conduct of all litigation and dispute matters across the Wesfarmers Group. Prior to joining Wesfarmers, Maya practised law at Parker & Parker (now Herbert Smith Freehills) and Downings Legal (now HWLE) in areas including general commercial, industrial, regulatory and insurance litigation. Maya holds Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Laws degrees from The University of Western Australia and was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor in 1990. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member and former secretary of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association (WA Chapter) and a member of the Law Society of Western Australia. Maya sits on the Executive Committee for the “GC 100” representing the general counsel of Australia’s top 100 listed companies within the Association of Corporate Counsel Australia (ACC), is on the joint Law Society and Women Lawyers Committee for the Law Society of Western Australia and is a Director of the Bell Shakespeare Company. Maya is a member of the UWA Law School Advisory Board. Maya was first elected to the Board in 2016 for a three-year term and was re-elected to the Board in 2019 for a further three-year term and expired in 2022. Maya was selected to fill an Elected Director casual vacancy for 2022-2023. At the AGM in November 2023 she was re-elected for a 2nd term which expires in 2025.

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Charlotte is a solicitor who joined the Committee for Perth as company secretary in May 2017. She is a Senior Associate in the corporate team at Herbert Smith Freehills in Perth. At Herbert Smith Freehills, Charlotte specialises in equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance.

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Paula is a widely respected leader in the WA business community, who brings to the Committee for Perth decades of experience in business development, membership engagement, stakeholder management and economic strategy from across the globe, with prior market dealings in the UK and Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Australasia. Known for her collaborative and strategically driven leadership, she is passionate about helping WA flourish and grow. Paula and her young family migrated to Perth in 2002 and the city and State have become close to her heart and pivotal to her career. Her career in WA has included publishing, event CEO, marketing and communications for aged care and a global law firm and State Director of a national economic development membership organisation. Since 2019, Paula has held various board director roles, and consulted to government, the public sector, universities, and a number of clients in the private sector on communication, marketing, events and stakeholder management.

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Rebecca is the Director, Policy & Member Engagement at the Committee of Perth. She manages the organisation’s policy and research, working closely with members and research organisations. With a varied background including working as an award-winning investigative reporter for the ABC, Lonely Planet travel writer and policy advisor to state politicians, Rebecca is a strategic communications and policy professional with experience around Australia and South-East Asia.

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Amanda Sachse is the Marketing & Brand Lead at Committee for Perth and is responsible for the development and implementation of the organisation’s marketing and communications strategy. Having obtained a Bachelor of Business, Amanda has over 15 years’ experience across small and large companies in marketing and business administration, and is accomplished in strategy, planning and project management.

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Brittany Alder. an experienced administrator and event planner, is the Member Experience Coordinator at Committee for Perth. Her role includes creating and managing member and public events as well as assisting with Committee for Perth member enquiries.

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Bianca is Committee for Perth's Board & Governance Officer | Office Manager. Bianca has over 20 years’ experience in management and executive support. She is responsible for undertaking Board and Governance processes and manages the day to day running of the office including accounts payable and receivable.

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Dr Richard Walley OAM, is a Noongar man, one of Australia's leading Aboriginal performers, musicians and writers, who has been a tireless worker for the Indigenous cause. The promotion of culture through the arts being one of his passions, from 2000 Richard has served as Chair of the Australia Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board. He is currently Director of Aboriginal Productions and Promotions. He works with the Committee for Perth to undertake research and consultation with the local Indigenous communities.