Sydney Opera House

MR KIM WILLIAMS AM
Joined the Trust in January 2005 - Chair of Sydney Opera House Trust and member of Audit and Risk Committee and Building Committee.

Qualifications: B.Mus (Univ Syd)

Background: Previous roles included positions such as Senior Executive at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Chief Executive of Southern Star Entertainment, Chief Executive of the Australian Film Commission, Chairman of Musica Viva Australia and Chief Executive of Fox Studios Australia. Kim founded the Australian Film Finance Corporation in 1988 as well as being its inaugural Chairman and has held numerous board positions in government and the private sector over three decades. In 2009 he was awarded a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa by Macquarie University for services to the arts and entertainment industry in Australia and internationally.

Other Directorships: FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd (Director), Nickelodeon Australia Pty Ltd (Alternative Director), Artists Services Cable Management (Alternative Director), Customer Services Pty Ltd (Director), FOXTEL Cable Television Pty Ltd (Director), Multi-Channel Network Pty Ltd (Chairman), Multiview Analytics Pty Ltd (Director), Stradivarius Pty Ltd (Director), The Country Music Channel Pty Ltd (Director), The Racing Channel Pty Ltd (Director), The Weather Channel Australia Pty Ltd (Director), XYZ Networks Pty Ltd (Director), Business Council of Australia (Member).

MS CATHERINE BRENNER
Joined the Trust in May 2009 - Chair of Audit and Risk Committee.

Qualifications: BEc LLB MBA

Background: Former Managing Director in the investment banking division of ABN AMRO where she has held various senior roles in the mergers and acquisitions and equity capital market divisions. Prior to becoming an investment banker, Catherine was a corporate lawyer.

Other Directorships: Coca Cola Amatil Limited (Non-Executive Director), AMP Limited (Non-Executive Director), Centennial Coal Company Limited (Non-Executive Director), Boral Limited (Non-Executive Director).

Government and Community Involvement: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (Director), Takeovers Panel - Federal Government Forum (Member).

  
THE HON HELEN COONAN
Joined the Trust in January 2012 - Chair of the Conservation Council.

Qualifications:  BA, LLB

Background:  Former Senator in the Australian Parliament representing NSW from 1996-2011 and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. Held several Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial portfolios including Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer.  She has served in Cabinet as the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Helen was previously Chair of the Historic Houses Trust of NSW, Chair of the Law Foundation and a Director of the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation.  Prior to entering Parliament, Helen Coonan worked as a lawyer and mediator in Australia and in New York.

Government and Community involvement: Mental Health Council Australia (Parliamentary Patron), Obesity Australia Limited (Non-Executive Director), Centre for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics ( Director), Council for Equal Opportunity for Employment (Director), Chief Executive Women (Member).

Other Directorships:  Crown Limited (Non-Executive Director), J.P. Morgan Advisory Council (Member).

MR WESLEY ENOCH
Joined the Trust in January 2007.

Background: Previously Associate Artistic Director at Belvoir Street Theatre, Artistic Director of Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts, Associate Artist with the Queensland Theatre Company, Resident Director with the Sydney Theatre Company, and Artistic Director of Ilbijerri Theatre. In 2002 Wesley was the recipient of a Cite International des Arts residency in Paris. He also won the 2005 Patrick White Playwright's Award for the play The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table.

Other Directorships: Queensland Theatre Company (Artistic Director).

Government and Community Involvement: Nunnuccal Nuugi People of Southern Queensland (Member), Ethics Council of the National Congress of Australia's First People (Member).

MS RENATA KALDOR AO
Joined the Trust in January 2005 - member of Audit and Risk Committee.

Qualifications: BA Dip Ed

Background: Renata was Deputy Chancellor of The University of Sydney, a Fellow of the University Senate and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from University of Sydney in 2004. Renata has served as Chairperson of the NSW Women's Advisory Council, a member of the Sydney Olympic Bid Committee, a director of NSW State Rail Authority and of The Garvan Medical Research Foundation.

Other Directorships: ASI (Director).

Government and Community Involvement: Renata is involved in business, education and community affairs and is on the Advisory Council of Westmead Children's Hospital. In 2009 Renata was appointed Judicial Commissioner NSW.

MR ROBERT LEECE AM RFD
Joined the Trust in August 2002 - Chair of Building Committee.

Qualifications: BE, M.Eng.Sc, MBA, F.I.E.Aust, CPEng

Background: Robert was previously Chief Operating Officer of Tenix Pty Ltd, Deputy Director-General of the Olympic Coordination Authority and held board positions of various public and private organisations. Throughout his career he has been responsible for the successful development and construction of over $40 billion of infrastructure and buildings in Australia.

Government and Community Involvement: Infrastructure Coordinator General, NSW Nation Building and Jobs Taskforce (Chair), Health Infrastructure Board (Chair).

MR PETER MASON AM
Joined the Trust in January 2012 – member of Audit and Risk Committee.

Qualifications: BCom (Hons), MBA, Hon.DBus (UNSW), FAICD

Background: Chairman, AMP Limited, since 2005 and Senior Advisor to UBS Investment Bank. He was Chairman of JP Morgan Chase Bank in Australia from 2000 to 2005. Prior to this he was Chairman and Chief Executive of Schroders Australia Limited and Group Managing Director of Schroders' investment banking businesses in the Asia Pacific region. He was a member of the Council of the University of New South Wales as well as a Director of the Children's Hospital in Sydney and Chairman of the Children's Hospital Fund. In 1995, Peter was appointed a member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to the Children's Hospital.

Other Directorships: Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Director), David Jones Limited (Director), University of New South Wales Foundation (Director), Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation Limited (Director), UBS Australia Foundation Pty Limited (Chairman), Centre for International Finance and Regulation (Chairman).

DR THOMAS PARRY AM
Joined the Trust in February 2010.

Qualifications: BEc, MEc, PHD

Background: Thomas has had several roles with Macquarie Group, was Foundation Executive Chairman of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) and was the Foundation NSW Natural Resources Commissioner. He was an ex-officio Commissioner of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, a member of the NSW Council on the Cost and Quality of Government, a Board member of SE Area Health, a Foundation Director of the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission and more recently a Director of the Children's Medical Research Institute. Thomas has had over 35 years experience as an academic, business and public policy consultant in the financial sector and as a regulator. He has been Head of the School of Economics, University of New South Wales and Dean, Faculty of Commerce, University of Wollongong.

Other Directorships: First State Super Trustee Corporation (Chair), Sydney Water Corporation (Chair), Australian Energy Market Operator (Chair), ASX-MS (Director), Powerco NZ (Director) and South East Sydney Health Network Governing Council (Member).

MR LEO SCHOFIELD AM
Joined the Trust in January 2005.

Background: Former Director of Sydney Festival, Artistic Director of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic cultural festivals, Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Festival of Arts (1994-1996), and Artistic Director of Sydney's New Year's Eve Celebrations (2002-2004). Leo has been involved in Australian debut presentations of a number of major international events and companies including the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Paris Opera Ballet. He is also well-known and respected journalist and television broadcaster, has worked closely with many arts organisations in a funding capacity and served nine years as a Trustee of the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.
Government and Community Involvement: National Portrait Gallery (Board Member).

MR JOHN SYMOND AM
Joined the Trust in January 2012 – member of Building Committee.

Background: Founder and Executive Cairman, Aussie Home Loans, since 1992 (Managing Director 1992-2008). John was inducted into the Australian Banking and Finance Magazine’s Hall of Fame in 2004 and was awarded Personality of the Decade Banking and Financial Awards 1999. John was also named Australian Lebanese Businessman of the Year by the Australian Lebanese Chamber Commission in 1995.

Government & Community Involvement: 2002 Member of the Order of Australia; Australian Property Institute (Fellow); Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (Honorary Life Member); Art Gallery of New South Wales (President’s Council); Australian Business Arts Foundation (Founding Councillor).