Meet our board
We're lucky at Camp Quality to have a group of dedicated professionals who freely donate their time, energy and professional expertise to Camp Quality. The Directors are responsible to the Members for the performance of the company in both the short and longer term and seek to balance these sometimes competing objectives in the best interest of the organisation as a whole.
Their focus is to ensure the organisation is properly managed and that it remains committed to bringing optimism and resilience to every child impacted by cancer, their families and communities through ongoing quality educational, financial, hospital and recreational support programs.
A Director's term runs for three years. A Director may be appointed at any time by the Board so long as they are a Member of Camp Quality prior to the appointment. A Director may resign at any time or be removed from office by special resolution passed by the ordinary Members at a General Meeting convened for that purpose.
The Board draws on relevant corporate governance best practice principles to assist it to contribute to the charitable performance of the organisation. Day to day management of the organisation's affairs and implementation of corporate strategy and policy initiatives are delegated by the Board to the Chief Executive Officer and management.
Board qualifications and roles
Kim Jacobs AM - Chairman (appointed October 2013)
Qualifications - MBA Macquarie University, LLB Sydney University
Experience - Chairman of Inteq Limited, an Australian corporate, strategic and financial advisory house; Chairman of Local Measure, a social media analytics company; member of the Advisory Board of UTS Business School, former Chairman of the Australian Israel Chamber of Commerce, director of a number of private companies
Special Responsibilities - Member of Strategy & Revenue Committee and Audit & Compliance Committee
Gary Edstein - Director (appointed October 2013)
Qualifications - Management Certificate, College of TAFE, Diploma of Marketing, CIT/Holmes College Vic, Executive Program University of Michigan
Experience - CEO/Senior Vice President for DHL Express, Chairman of Asia Pacific Management Board for DHL Express, Director of Express Couriers Ltd New Zealand, Chairman of PDG Australia
Special Responsibilities - Chair of the Strategy & Revenue Committee
Robyn Watts - Director (appointed October 2011)
Qualifications - Bachelor of Arts (Australian National University), Master of Arts (University of Reading UK), Graduate Diploma in Business Management (University of Canberra), AICD Company Directors' Diploma and AICD's ASX 200 Chairman's Mentoring Program 2010 & 2011; FAICD
Experience - Currently fulfils a number of Non Executive Directorships including Vita Group Ltd (ASX:VTG), Geyer Pty Ltd, Australian School of Performing Arts Pty Ltd, ANU Endowment for Excellence and Australian Board of Country Music Association of America. Carries out Executive Mentoring through McCarthy Mentoring. Former CEO of ABC Enterprises, Southern Star Sales Group and other media businesses
Special Responsibilities - Member of Audit & Compliance Committee
Nick Ridehalgh - Director (appointed October 2004)
Qualifications - Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Chartered Accountant, MBA (Executive) Monash, Mt Eliza Business School
Experience - Partner KPMG CFO Advisory providing assurance and advisory services to Boards and senior management on financial, process, sustainability and corporate communications issues
Special Responsibilities - Chair of Audit & Compliance Committee
John Higgins - Director (appointed October 2006)
Experience - Chairman of Higgins Coatings, Chairman of Advisory Board for the Chair of Positive Psychology at Melbourne University, Foundation Board member of the National Gallery of Victoria
Special Responsibilities - Member of People & Culture Committee
Cameron Clyne - Director (appointed April 2015)
Qualifications - BA Sydney University
Experience - Currently Chairman Of Camel Partners, A Private Advisory Firm, and The Camel Foundation, Director Of The Australian Rugby Union, The University Of Sydney Rugby Club Foundation, The University Of Western Sydney Foundation, The Australian American Leadership Dialogue, a Patron of the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue and an Adjunct Professor at the UWS Business School. Former Group CEO of NAB, Chairman of Clydesdale Bank (UK) and Director of the Bank of NZ.
Special Responsibilities - Chair of People & Culture Committee
Kate Burleigh - Director (appointed August 2015)
Qualifications - MBA University of Technology, BA Sydney University
Experience - Managing Director of Intel Australia/New Zealand. Director of the Australian IT Industry Association (AIIA) and Chair of the National i-Awards Steering Committee.
Special Responsibilities - Member of Strategy & Revenue Committee
David Morris - Director (appointed July 2015)
Qualifications - BEc (Accounting Major), Sydney University. LLB, Sydney University. Harvard Business School Leadership Program
Experience - National Partner in Charge of KPMG Law and a senior corporate lawyer specialising in the provision of mergers and acquisition and equity capital markets advice.
Special Responsibilities - Member of Audit & Compliance Committee
David Arkles - Director (appointed November 2015)
Qualifications - Diploma in Business Management Wits University Johannesburg, Advanced Management Program Melbourne University Business School
Experience - David is responsible for Zebra Technologies in Australia and New Zealand helping deliver business-critical mobility solutions to the region’s largest retail, minerals and energy, transport, logistics, supply chain and healthcare organisations. He was appointed General Manager following Zebra’s acquisition of Motorola’s Enterprise business. He brings more than two decades of experience in the ICT industry with particular expertise in strategy, business development and corporate change. Previously, David ran his own consultancy for 19 years focussed on business development in the IT & Telecommunications industry.
Special Responsibilities - Member of Strategy & Revenue Committee
William Ulyate - Director (appointed August 2016)
Qualifications - Dip AppSc, MCP, Cert III Information Technology, Cert IV Training and Assessment
Experience - Qld General Manager Content Security Pty Ltd, Vice President Australian Israel Chamber of Commerce Qld, Strategic Advisory Board Member Your Digital File, Advisory Board Member Mindstar.
Special Responsibilities - Member of Strategy & Revenue Committee, Chair of Qld Fundraising Committee
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