Board of Directors

The Shepherd Centre is governed by a Board of Directors.  The board is responsible for strategic decision and policy-making activities and is actively involved in fundraising for The Shepherd Centre.

Mr Michael H Shepherd

Special Responsibilities: Chairman (Non-executive) & Chair Finance and Audit Committee
First appointed to board November 1985
Chairman since end 2008
Senior Fellow of Financial Services Institute of Australasia

Experience:

Director ASX Market Supervision Pty Ltd
Member of Responsible Entity Compliance Committee for UBSGlobal Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

Previous Experience:

Vice Chairman Australian Stock Exchange Ltd
Chairman Australian Hearing Services Authority (1998-2006)
National President of Financial Service Institute of Australasia (2005-2008)

Hon. Robert J Webster

Special Responsibilities: Director (Non-executive) & Member of Finance and Audit Committee
First appointed August 2005
Member of the Australian Institute of Management, Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Experience:

Senior Client Partner in the Sydney office of Korn/Ferry International and Head of the Financial Services Team

Past Executive of the International Banks and Securities Association of Australia

Director of Allianz Australia Ltd

Director of Brickworks Ltd

Director of Viridis Investment Management Ltd

Finance Director of the Liberal Party (NSW)

Past Director of the ASX ASTC

Past Director of Questacon (The National Science and Technology Centre)

Past Director of Mirvac Group Ltd

Past Director of Macquarie Generation

Former National Party MP for Goulburn

Former Minister in the Greiner Government

Elected to the Legislative Council of NSW in 1991

Dr Hugh Torode

Special Responsibilities: Director (Non-executive), Parent Representative to Board, Chair Education Service Development & Research Committee
First appointed 1994
Bachelor of Medicine (Melbourne University), Bachelor of Surgery (Melbourne University)

Mr Philip Rossi

Special Responsibilities: Director (Non-executive) & Member of Finance and Audit Committee
First appointed 2008
UTS High Certificate Engineering

Experience:

Managing Director: Tapex

Mr Chris Ladas

Special Responsibilities: Director (Non-executive), Parent Representative to Board
First appointed 2008

 Mr Peter Mattick

Special Responsibilities: Director (Non-executive)

First appointed 2010

Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Member of the Advisory Council for the Institute of Neuromuscular Research

Experience:

Joint Founder of Salmat Limited