Council members

Qualifications / Professional accreditations

LLB Adel, FAICD

Professional memberships

Distinguished Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Flinders University appointments and activities

Chancellor and Chair, University Council
Chair, Executive Committee
Convenor, University Chancellors Council

Professional experience and appointments

Stephen Gerlach was a partner of the Adelaide legal firm Finlaysons for 23 years and it’s Managing Partner from 1985 to 1991. He has also been actively involved in a number of community and professional associations and is at the present time a member of the AICD and formerly a member of the AICD Corporate Governance Committee.

Director, S Gerlach Pty Ltd
Director, Beston Pacific Asset Management Pty Ltd
Director, Beston Global Foods Ltd
Director, General Sir John Monash Foundation
Trustee, Australian Cancer Research Foundation
Chairman, The Psychosis Australia Trust
Chairman, Adelaide Capital Partners Pty Ltd
Chairman, Gerlach Asset Development Pty Ltd
Chairman, Ebony Energy Ltd
Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Chair, South Australian Cricket Association’s Nominations Committee
Director and Chairman of AML3D Limited

Former corporate appointments

Director Santos Limited, 1989 - 2009
Chairman, Santos Limited, 2001 - 2009
Director, Elders Ltd (formerly Futuris Corporation Ltd), 1996 - 2010
Chairman, Elders Ltd (formerly Futuris Corporation Ltd), 2003 - 2010
Chairman, Challenger Listed Investments Limited, 1994 - 2007
Director, Elders Australia Ltd, 1993 – 2006
Chairman, Elders Australia Ltd, 1997 – 2006
Deputy Chairman, Elders Australia Ltd, 1994 – 1996
Director, Elders Rural Bank, 1998 – 2006
Deputy Chairman, Riverland Water Pty Ltd Group, 1996 – 2005
Chairman, Riverland Water Pty Ltd Group, 2004 – 2005
Director, Amdel Limited, 1994 – 2002
Chairman, Amdel Limited, 1996 – 2002
Chairman, The Adelaide Casino and The Aser Property Group, 1995 - 1999
Director, The Adelaide Casino and The Aser Property Group, 1995 - 1999
Director, AMP Society – South Australian & Northern Territory Branch Board, 1984 – 1992
Deputy Chairman, AMP Society – South Australian & Northern Territory Branch Board, 1989 – 1992
Director AMP Australia Board, 1992 – 1997
Director, Southcorp Holdings Ltd, 1994 – 2005
Chairman, Disposable Products Ltd, 1989
Director, Disposable Products Ltd, 1986 – 1989
Chairman, Equatorial Mining Ltd, 1994 – 2002
Director, Equatorial Mining Ltd, 1994 - 1996
Chairman, Penrice Limited, 1995 – 1996
Director, Penrice Limited, 1993 – 1996
Chairman South Australian Timber Corporation, 1994 - 1996
Director South Australian Timber Corporation, 1994 - 1996
Director, Australian Agricultural Company Limited, 1995 – 1996
Director, Brunner Mond Holdings Limited (UK), 1993 – 1996
Chairman, Forwood Products Pty Ltd, 1994 – 1996
Director, Forwood Products Pty Ltd, 1994 – 1996
Director, Independent Holdings Limited (Group), 1990 – 1994
Trustee, Psychosis Australia 2013-2016

Former not for profit appointments

Director, Australian Red Cross Society (South Australian Division), 1973 - 1983
Chairman, Australian Red Cross Society (South Australian Division), 1981 – 1983
Executive Committee, Australian Red Cross Society, 1977 – 1983
Director, Australian Red Cross Society Humanitarian Foundation, 1983 - 1989
Director Flinders Medical Research Foundation, 1988 – 1993
Director, Sports Arts & Recreation - Council for People with Disabilities (SPARC), 1991 – 2002
Chairman, Foodbank South Australia Inc, 1999 -2014
Director, Foodbank Australia Ltd, 1999 – 2014
Management Committee, Law Foundation of South Australia Incorporated, 1986 – 1992

Honours and awards

Member of the Order of Australia, 2009
RAAF Reserve, Long Service Leave Medal
Australian Red Cross Society Honorary Life Member

Professor Colin J Stirling (Vice-Chancellor)

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

BSc (Microbiology) University of Edinburgh, PhD Genetics, University of Glasgow

Current employment

President & Vice-Chancellor, Flinders University

Professional memberships

Lifetime member of the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine

Flinders University appointments and activities

Member, University Council
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Finance and Investment Committee
Member, Strategic Marketing Advisory Group
Member, Academic Senate
Chair, Awards Nomination Committee

Professional experience and appointments

Current

Don Dunstan Foundation, Director
Education Australia Limited, Director & EAL Audit and Risk Committee, Chair
IDP Education, Non-Executive Director
Universities Australia, Member
Northern Territory Medical Program Governance Committee
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Member
South Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee, Chair
Vice-Chancellors Group, Innovative Research Universities Australia, Member

Past

Australian Higher Education Industrial Association Executive Committee
Australian Higher Education Industrial Association Executive Committee
Business/Higher Education Round Table
Director, SA Health and Medical Research Institute
Premier's Higher Education Committee (Chair 2015/16)
SA Precinct Strategy Group
Shaping SA Foundation Partners Group
South Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee (Chair 2015/16)
South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) Council (Chair 2015/16)
Tonsley Project Steering Committee
Committee for Economic Development of Australia Trustee (2014-2016)
Southern Adelaide Economic Development Board (SAEDB)
Health Education and Workforce Group (HEWG)
Innovative Research Universities Chair 2017

Mr George Freney

Qualifications / Professional accreditations

Be Chem (Hons), GDipFin, GAICD

Current employment

Founding Partner at 11point2
Co-Founder Space Machines Company

Professional memberships

Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Flinders University appointments and activities

Member, University Council
Member, Audit and Risk Committee

Professional experience and appointments

Founding Partner, 11point2
Co-Founder & Director, Space Machines Company Pty Ltd

Previous appointments

Director & Investment Committee Member, RAA of SA Inc
South Australian Entrepreneurship Advisory Board Member
Marketing Committee Member, Port Adelaide Football Club
Co-Founder, CEO and Director, booodl
Director, Travel Risk Management APA, Concur
Advisory Board member AUS/NZ, GBTA
Investor and Managing Director APAC, conTgo
Microsoft Platform Strategy Consultant, Unique World
Senior Solution Consultant, Strategic Data Management
Managing Director, Travel, Expense Reduction Analysts
Director Operations, Expense Reduction Travel
Special Projects, Peregrine Corporation
General Manager, Steinhoff Commercial
Corporate Development Manager, Steinhoff Pacific & Marshall Furniture

Honours and awards

2017 Westpac Business of Tomorrow Finalist (booodl)
2016 Australian Small Business Champion Awards – Finalist (booodl)
2015 App Design Awards – Silver – Best New Service or Application (booodl)
2011 BTTB Travel Services Award Winner (conTgo)
2010 BTTB Travel Services Award Winner (conTgo)

Mr Douglas Gautier AM

Qualifications / Professional accreditations

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Flinders

Current employment

CEO and Artistic Director, Adelaide Festival Centre

Flinders University appointments and activities

Deputy Chancellor
Member, University Council
Member, Executive Committee

Professional experience and appointments

Chair, Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres Association
Advisory Board member, National Foundation for Australia-China Relations
Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Adelaide UNESCO City of Music Executive Committee
Executive Committee Member, Australia-Singapore Arts Group (ASAG)
Board Member, Global Culture Districts Network (GCDN)
Advisor, Hong Kong Arts Festival

Formerly

Head Music & Arts Channel - Radio Television Hong Kong
Head of Concert Music - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Director of Corporate Affairs - Satellite Television Asia Region (STAR TV)
Deputy Executive Director - Hong Kong Tourism Board

Honours and awards

Cultural Producers Award - Asian Broadcasting Union 1982
Flinders Distinguished Alumni Award 2006
Order of Australia 2016

Mr John Hood

Qualifications / Professional accreditations

BEc, GradDipAcc Flin, FAICD, FCA, CTA

Professional memberships

Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants
Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member, Taxation Institute of Australia

Flinders University appointments and activities

Member, University Council
Chair, Finance & Investment Committee
Member, Executive Committee
Founding Member and Director, New Venture Institute

Professional experience and appointments

Director, Humanee Pty Ltd
Director, Founders First Ltd

Previous appointments

Deputy Chairman and Director, Foodbank SA
Director, Guildhouse Inc
Director, Sturt Lions Soccer Club Inc
Member, National Executive Team for ‘Deloitte Private’ (2010 – 2014)
Managing Partner and CEO, mhm – A Personal Approach to Business (1996 – 2010)
Chartered Accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers (1985 – 1996)
Director, Port Adelaide Football Club (2008 – 2011)
Member, Seymour College Finance & Audit Committee (2006 – 2014)

Honours and awards

Flinders University Distinguished Alumni Award 2007

Professor Christopher Kee

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

BDr. iur. (Basel), Grad Dip Laws (UQ), LL.B (Deakin), B.A. (Hons) (Deakin), Prof Cert Arbitration (Adelaide)
Australian Lawyer (non-practicing)

Current employment

Flinders University

Professional memberships

Senior Fellow, Advanced HE (UK)
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Flinders University appointments and activities

Member, University Council
Chair, Academic Senate
Member, Executive Committee
Dean (Education), College of Business, Government and Law
Professor of Law

Professional experience and appointments

Director, Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
- Member of the Verein zur Veranstaltung und Förderung des Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
- Member of Board of Directors of the Vis East Moot Foundation Ltd
Dean of Postgraduate Taught Studies, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
International Dean for China, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Head of the Graduate School, College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Aberdeen
Past Co-chair and Founding Executive Committee Member - Australasian Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA)

Dr Amanda Muller

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

BA Hons (Psych)
PhD (English)
Grad Cert TESOL
Grad Cert Ed (Higher Ed)
Cert III Dog Behaviour and Training
Professional Editor
TEQSA register of experts for the following areas:
(a) International – Onshore, (b) English for Specific Purposes, and (c) Learning Technologies
AE Nationally Accredited Editor
Australian Research Council (ARC) Assessor
Member of the TEQSA Register of Experts

Current employment

Senior Lecturer, English for Specific Purposes

Professional memberships

Institute of Professional Editors
Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand
Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Research Network
Asia-Pacific Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning

Flinders University appointments and activities

Member, University Council
Academic Integrity Coordinator

Professional experience and appointments

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) - Academic Advisory Board Member

Honours and awards

2018 Australian Awards for University Teaching – Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
2018 IEAA Excellence Award (International Education Association of Australia) for Best Practice in International Education
2017 College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Outstanding Individual Prize (innovation)
2017 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
2015 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Early Career Researchers
2014 Executive Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award (Flinders University FMNHS)
2014 Quality Label for Valid Serious Games (Serious Gaming Committee,
Dutch Society for Simulation in Healthcare) for Medicina and Brevissima
2012 Top 3 Finalist Innovation in Nursing Award (HESTA)
2004 Services to International Students (Flinders University Sports Association)

Ms Elizabeth Perry AM

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

LLB Adel, FAICD

Professional memberships

Law Society of South Australia
Law Council Australia
Industrial Relations Society of South Australia
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Australian Insurance Law Association
Australian Labour Law Association

Flinders University appointments and activities

Deputy Chancellor
Member, University Council
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Finance and Investment Committee
Member, Flinders University Alumni Awards Committee

Professional experience and appointments

Director, RAA Insurance Limited and RAA Insurance Holdings Limited
Director, Board of RAA Group
Board of Return to Work SA
Chairman and Board member of the Radiology SA Pty Ltd Group of Companies
Board member World Council for Mobility and Tourism – FIA
Consultant Lawyer, EMA Legal

Previous appointments

Partner, EMA Legal
Director, South Australian Museum
Director, South Australia Water Polo Incorporated

Honours and awards

Order of Australia 2020

Mr Kim Cheater

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

B Ec (Accounting), Flinders University
Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Fellow, Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ

Flinders University appointments and activities

Member, University Council
Chair, Audit & Risk Committee
Chair, Advisory Board, Flinders University College of Government, Law & Business
Member, Flinders University Alumni Awards Selection Committee

Professional experience and appointments

PwC – Feb 1986 to April 1994 and Oct 1996 to June 2022 (including last 19 years as a partner). Key roles as a partner at PwC included:
- Adelaide Managing Partner, including member of National Senior Leadership Team – 2016 to 2019
- National Leader of Reconciliation (and then co-chair of National Reconciliation Governance Group) – 2012 to 2022
- Adelaide Diversity & Inclusion Lead Partner – 2018 to 2020
- Leader of Cyber and Digital Trust team in Adelaide (and on National Cyber leadership team) – 2003 to 2023
- Leader of Governance, Risk, Internal Audit and IT Risk practice in Adelaide (and on National Internal Audit leadership team) – 2003 to 2020
- Industry sector leadership roles including:
  - SA Government & Education (2008 to 2016)
  - Financial Services (2003 to 2022)
  - PwC Foundation Lead Partner (PwC's charitable foundation) – 2005 to 2010
Adelaide Bank – April 1994 to Oct 1996
- Manager Internal Audit

Board and Committee Roles

Currrent

Chair, South Australian Museum (since 2020)
Chair, Alwyndor Aged Care (since 2017)
Chair, Warriparinga Advisory Team, Established to support Southern Cultural Immersion (Kaurna owned business operating Living Kaurna Cultural Centre at Warriparinga) (since 2021)
Advisory Board, SARAH Group (and Chair of Audit, Risk and IT Committee) (since 2020)
Member, Executive Steering Committee, Tarrkarri First Nations Cultural Centre (being built at Lot 14) (since 2021)
Independent Chair, Audit, Risk, Finance & Investment Committee – Minda Inc

Former

Deputy Chair, UnitingCare Wesley Bowden (and Chair of Finance, Audit & Risk Committee) (2010 to 2016)
Chiefs for Gender Equity (coordinated by the Office of the Equal Opportunity Commissioner) (2017 to 2020)
Chair, Professional Services Industry Indigenous Employment Cluster (2014 to 2021)
Chair, SA Chapter Institute of Internal Auditors (2005 to 2008)

Honours and awards

Distinguished Alumni, Flinders University 2020

Ms Kate Walsh

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

Bachelor Arts (Hons), Bachelor of Music University of Adelaide
Graduate Diploma (Education) University of Adelaide
Graduate Certificate Gender Mainstreaming Policy and Analysis Flinders University

Current employment

Flinders University, Student Representation and Development Officer, Student Engagement

Flinders University appointments and activities

Member, University Council

Professional experience and appointments

Student Voice Australia, Steering Group member

Previous appointments

Project Manager, Student Voice Australia Pilot Project, University of Technology, Sydney

Professor Brenda Wilson AM

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

R.N., DAppSci (Nursing) Flin, BBus UniSA, MBA UniSA, FAICD, FACN, FWSM, FACHSM

Current employment

Lieutenant Governor of South Australia
Board Director, Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN)
Board Director, Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated (ACHA)
Board Chairman, Helping Hand Aged Care (HHAC)
Adjunct Professor, Flinders University
Adjunct Professor, University of South Australia

Professional memberships

Registered Nurse (RN)
Fellow Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD)
Fellow Wharton School of Management (FWSM)
Fellow College of Nursing Australia (FCNA)
Fellow Australasian College of Health Service Management (FACHSM)

Flinders University appointments and activities

Member, University Council
Member, Executive Committee

Professional experience and appointments

Former Chief Executive, Cancer Council SA
Former Executive Director of Nursing and Patient Services, Flinders Medical Centre
Former Executive Director of Nursing, Lyell McEwin Hospital
Former CEO and Director of Nursing, Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre

Honours and awards

2019 Order of Australia
2015 Gold Medal Australasian College of Health Service Management
2000 Telstra Business Womens Awards - Corporate and Government Sector
1999 Johnson and Johnson Executive Program Scholarship

Ms Sharon Wilson

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

BAE Systems Global Executive Leadership program.
BAE Systems Accredited courses including Systems Engineering for project managers, Delivering Complex Projects, Managing Earned Value Projects and Project Lifecycle Management
Australian Institute of Company Directors Course

Current employment

Australian Capability Director, BAE Systems Australia, ASC Shipbuilding

Flinders University appointments and activities

Member, University Council

Professional experience and appointments

Ms Wilson is a senior leader in the Australian Defence Industry with over 25 years’ experience in Advanced Manufacturing, Commercial, Contracting, Project Management and Procurement. She is a prominent and leading industry expert within the field of Australian Industrial Capability.

Australian Capability Director, BAE Systems Australia, ASC Shipbuilding
Advisory Board Member, Defence Innovation Partnership
Industry Co-chair, Air Environment Working Group (AEWG)

Previous appointments

Chair of Northern Advanced Manufacturing Industry Group (NAMIG), Industry led not for profit organisation delivering STEM projects in schools through ‘Concept to Creation’.
Member of the Centre for Defence Industry Capability advisory board.