Mr Stephen Gerlach AM (Chancellor) 

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

  • LLB Adel 

Current Employment

  • Chancellor, Flinders University
  • Corporate adviser to business
  • Director, Beston Pacific Asset Management Pty Ltd
  • Director, General Sir John Monash Foundation 
  • Trustee, Australian Cancer Research Foundation
  • Chairman, Foodbank South Australia Inc
  • Director, Foodbank Australia Ltd
  • Director/Chairman of a number of private and public companies

Professional Memberships

  • FAICD 

Flinders University Appointments and Activities

  • Chancellor and Chair, University Council 
  • Chair, Awards Committee
  • Chair, Executive Committee of Council
  • Chair, Governance Committee 

Honours and Awards

  • Member of the Order of Australia, 2009 

Professional Experience and Appointments

  • Former Chairman of Santos Limited
  • Former Chairman of Elders Ltd (formerly Futuris Corporation Ltd)
  • Former Chairman of Equatorial Mining Ltd
  • Former Chairman of Elders Australia Limited
  • Former Chairman of Challenger Listed Investments Limited
  • Former Chairman of Amdel Limited
  • Former Chairman of Penrice Limited
  • Former Director of other public companies including Southcorp Ltd, Brunner Mond Holdings Ltd (UK) and Elders Rural Bank

Stephen Gerlach was a partner of the Adelaide legal firm Finlaysons for 23 years and its 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 a member of the Corporate Governance Committee. 

  Professor Michael N Barber (Vice-Chancellor)

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

  • BSc NSW, PhD Cornell

Current Employment

  • Vice-Chancellor, Flinders University

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
  • Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
  • Member, Australian Institute of Physics
  • Member, Australian Mathematical Society
  • Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Fellow, Society of Applied and Industrial Mathematics 

Flinders University Appointments and Activities

  • Member, University Council
  • Member, Governance Committee
  • Member, Finance and Investment Committee
  • Member, Strategic Resources Committee
  • Member, Academic Senate

Other Appointments

  • Director, SA Health and Medical Research Institute 
  • Member, Universities Australia
  • Director, AARNet Pty Ltd

Ms Leonie Clyne

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

  • BA (Psych) Flin

Current Employment

  • Managing Director, Angus Clyne Australia Pty Ltd

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Flinders University Appointments and Activities

  • Deputy Chancellor
  • Member, University Council
  • Chair, Board, Flinders Campus Community Services 
  • Member, Strategic Resources Committee
  • Member, Governance Committee

Professional Experience and Appointments

Ms Clyne is the founder and Managing Director of corporate clothing company, Angus Clyne Pty Ltd. Her other business activities and Board appointments include:

  • Business Coach, Centre for Innovation, Business and Manufacturing (CIBM)
  • Development Coach, Locher and Associates
  • Advocate, Adelaide Festival Centre
  • Member, Trade Schools of the Future Task Force 

Honours and Awards

  • 1997 Inaugural Enterprising Woman of the Year Award - Enterprising Women Association, Business SA.
  • 1998 Finalist - Telstra Business Woman of the Year Award.
  • 1999 South Australian Small Business of the Year - South Australian Training Awards.
  • 1999 Prime Ministers Small Business of the Year Award - ANTA National Training Awards.

 Mr Douglas Gautier

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Flinders

Current Employment

  • CEO and Artistic Director, Adelaide Festival Centre Trust

Professional Memberships

  • Chair - Asialink Performing Arts Committee
  • Board Member - Asia Pacific Arts Centre Association
  • Board Member - Live Performance Australia

Professional Experience and Appointments

  • 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
  • Director - Hong Kong Arts Festival

Flinders University Appointments and Activities

  • Member, University Council
  • Member, Strategic Resources Committee

Honours and Awards

  • Cultural Producers Award - Asian Broadcasting Union 1982
  • Flinders Distinguished Alumni Award 2006

   Mr Marty Gauvin

Current Employment

  • Managing Director, Tier5
  • President and CEO, Virtual Ark

Professional memberships

Dell Asia Pacific Platinum Advisory Council

Flinders University Appointments and Activities

  • Member, University Council
  • Member, Strategic Resources Committee

Professional Experience and Appointments

  • Board Member, Playford Capital:  seed capital investment in early-stage South Australian companies.
  • Playford partner with entrepreneurs in a broad range of industries
  • Chairman, Inspire Foundation:  the foundation combines technology with the direct involvement of young people to deliver innovative and practical online programs that prevent youth suicide and improve young peoples's mental health and wellbeing
  • Member of the Venture Capital Committee of Innovation Australia:  assist Innovation Australian in administering venture capital tx concession and co-investment programs

Honours and Awards

Young Australian of the Year, 1988

 Ms Anna Guthleben

Qualifications/Professional Accreditations

  • PhD Candidate (Law School), Flinders University 2011
  • Master of Science, Public Policy and Management, Mellon University, 2010
  • Graduate Diploma Legal Practice, Australian National University 1999
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Adelaide University 1998
  • Bachelor of Science (Jurisprudence), Adelaide University 1996
  • Legal Practitioner South Australian Supreme Court 2002
  • LEADR Accredited Mediator 2000
  • Foundation Member National Institute of Governance 2000
  • Barrister High Court Australia, Barrister Solicitor Supreme Court ACT 1999
  • Leadership Program & Interpersonal Relationship Training 1993

Current Employment

PhD Candidate

Professional memberships

  • Disaster Research Centre - Flinders University Member 2011
  • Observer to Solomon Islands YWCA Strategic Planning Group 2007
  • YWCA Board Director and Secretary (Canberra) 2002
  • President Australian Chapter Les Dames d'Escoffier, 1993

Flinders University Appointments and Activities

  • Member, University Council
  • PhD Candidate, School of Law

Professional Experience and Appointments

  • Chief Executive Officer, Solomon Islands Law Reform Commission (2006 - 2008)
  • Attorney General's Office, Policy and Legislation
  • Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Account Director
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal, Public Sector Corporate Governance Practice

   Ms Debra Hackett

Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

  • Bachelor of Economics, Flinders
  • Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies, Flinders

Current Employment

  • ICT Officer:  FLO Development, Flinders University

Flinders University Appointments and Activities

  • Member, Educational Technology Advisory Group
  • Member, FLO Advisory Group

 

 Mr Stephen Hains

Qualifications/Professional Accreditations

BA (Hons) Flin, MPhil Edin, Diploma LG Admin

Current Employment

  • Deputy Chair, Environment Protection Authority
  • Board Member, Bedford Industries
  • Presiding Member, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network Governing Council
  • Presiding Member, Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council Development Assessment Panel
  • Presiding Member, Adelaide Hills Council Development Assessment Panel
  • Presiding Member, City of Charles Sturt Development Assessment Panel
  • Presiding Member, Stormwater Management Authority
  • Chair, Centennial Park Cemetery Authority
  • Member, Expert Panel on Planning Systems Reform

Professional memberships

  • Life Fellow, Planning Institute of Australia (LFPIA)
  • Fellow, Local Government Managers Association (FLGMA)
  • Member, International City Management Association (MICMA)
  • Fellow, Australian Institute Company Directors (FAICD)

Flinders University Appointments and Activities

  • President, Flinders University Alumni Association (2002 - 2011)
  • Member, Strategic Resources Committee
  • Member, University Council
  • Member, Finance and Investment Committee
  • Member, Governance Committee

Professional Experience and Appointments

  • CEO, City of Salisbury (1991 - 2011)
  • CEO, Department of Business, Manufacturing and Trade (2003 - 2004)
  • Director Planning, SA Government (1988 -1991)

Honours and Awards

  • Fellow, University of South Australia (FUniSA) 2007
  • Government, Service Award, Urban Development Institute Australia, 2005
  • Foundation Member, Leaders Institute of SA, 2004

   Mr Mochamad Ali Hanafiah

Qualifications/Professional Accreditations

  • Master of Science in Information System

  • Bachelor of Computer Engineering

    • Current Employment

    Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

  • Member, University Council

  • PhD Student at School of Computer Science

    • Honours and Awards

  • 2003 - 2005:  Received Japan Human Development Scholarship (JDS)

  • 2011 - 2015:  Received Australian Leadership Award 

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       Professor Leon Lack  

    Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

    BA Stanford, PhD Adel

    Current Employment

    Level D+, School of Psychology, Flinders University

    Professional memberships

    • Australian Psychological Society
    • Australasian Sleep Association
    • Sleep Research Society
    • European Sleep Research Society

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    • Senior Tutor in Psychology 1971-1972
    • Lecturer in Psychology 1973-1975
    • Senior Lecturer in Psychology 1976-1996
    • Associate Professor 1997-2004
    • Level D+ 2005 - present
    • Academic Committee 7 years
    • Research Committee 1982-1985
    • Scholarships Committee 6 years
    • Level D Promotions Committee 2002-2005

    Professional Experience and Appointments

    • Registered Psychologist
    • Staff Specialist in Treatment of Insomnia, Adelaide Institute of Sleep Health, Repatriation General Hospital, since 1992

    Honours and Awards

    • Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1993
    • 2005 Premier's Science Excellence Award (Science Communication) Short-listed Runner-up
    • 2006, 2007 Flinders Media Awards (in top Three of Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences)

     

      

      Mrs Peggy Lau Flux

     

    Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

    • BA W Ont; MBA HK; BA UniSA
    • Corporate Banker

    Current Employment

    • Private Investor

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    • Chair, Finance and Investment Committee
    • Member, University Council
    • Member, Strategic Resources Committee
    • Director, Flinders Partners
    • Chairperson, Advisory Board, Flinders Business School

    Professional Experience and Appointments

    Mrs Lau Flux has previous experience as a corporate banker in Hong Kong with Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank. She completed six marathons and was a torch bearer for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.  Her previous appointments include:

    • Board Member, Royal Adelaide Hospital 1995-2004 
    • Member, The APEC Women Leaders Network 2001 (Federal Appointment)
    • Member, National Multicultural Advisory Group 1997-2000 (Federal Appointment)
    • Member, South Australia Capital City Forum 1999-2000
    • President, Asia-Pacific Business Council for Women 1997-1998
    • Board Member, Council for International Trade & Commerce SA 1997-1998
    • Deputy Chairperson, South Australian Multicultural & Ethnic Affairs Commission 1996
    • Board Member, Australia-China Council 2000 - 2006 (Federal Appointment)
    • Member, China Cluster Leadership Group 2001 - 2006
    • Chairperson, The Joanna Briggs Institute 2003 - 2007
    • Member, Advisory Group, Australia Worldwide, special China Edition, 2005

        Dr Clare McCarty

    Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

    BA (Hons), Kings College, London, MA, Institute of Education, London, PhD, Uni of Tech, Sydney

    Current Employment

    Lecturer, School of Education, Flinders University

    Professional memberships

    • Australian Education Union
    • National Tertiary Education Union

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    • Coordinator of 'Teaching and Educational Contexts'
    • Director of First Year Studies

    Professional Experience and Appointments

    • Member of Academic Board, Institute of Edcuation, University of London

    International Delegations

    • for the SA Minister of Education to examine 'School-Industry Links' in Britain and Sweden
    • for the AEU at the inaugural conference of 'Education International' in Sweden
    • for SA Institute of Teachers professional development of South Pacific teachers in Raratonga

    Honours and Awards 

    • Honorary Life Member, Australian Education Union
    • Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

       Mr Brodie McGee

    Current Employment

    President, Flinders University Student Association

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    President, Flinders University Student Association

    Honours and Awards

    Pinnacle Foundation Scholarship 2012

     

     Professor Eimear Muir-Cochrane

    Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

    BSc (Hons), London Uni, RN, RMN, MNS, PhD RMIT, FACMHN, GradDipAdultEducation

    Current Employment

    Professor of Nursing (Mental Health), Flinders University

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    • Chair, Academic Senate
    • Member, University Council
    • Member, Student Appeals Committee
    • Member, Faculty of Health Sciences Research Committee
    • Member, Governance Committee

    Professional Experience

    Professor Muir-Cochrane teaches and researches in the area of acute psychiatric nursing.

    Professional memberships

    • Fellow Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
    • Expert member Registered Nurse Committee Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
    • Deputy Chair of the Mental Health Nurse Education Taskforce (subcommittee of the Mental Health Workforce Advisory Committee)
    • 2007 - Horatio, European Psychiatric Nurses Expert Panel

    Honours and Awards

    • SA Dept of Health Nurse Excellence Award 2011
    • Carrick Australian Award for University Teaching 2007
    • UniSA Vice-Chancellors Award for Community Engagement 2007
    • Postgraduate Lecturer of the Year UniSA 2000

     

    Mr Tom Phillips AM 

    Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

    • MBA UNE

    Current Employment

    • Retired

    Professional Memberships

    Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    • Member, University Council
    • Chairman, Flinders Partners

    Professional Experience and Appointments

    Mr Phillips retired as CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd in October 2005, following a distinguished career of 40 years in the Australian automotive Industry, which included roles with General Motors and Toyota.

    His ongoing business interests include directorships with a number of South Australian companies.

    Mr Phillips was appointed by the South Australian Government as Chairman of the South Australian Training and Skills Commission (retired August 2008) and Chairman of the SafeWork SA Advisory Committee (ongoing), commencing these roles in January 2006. 

    He is a Board Member of Flinders Medical Centre Foundation.

    Honours and Awards

    • South Australian Businessman of the Year, 2002
    • Member of the Order of Australia, 2007             

       Professor Göran Roos

    Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

    • Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Management Consultancy, Henley Management College, Henley-on-Thames, England, 1998
    • Master of Business Administration, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, 1989
    • Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, 1982
    • Major in the Swedish Army Reserve (ret.), 1988

    Current Employment

    • Self-employed

    Professional Memberships

    • n/a

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    • Member, Flinders University Council
    • Member, Medical Device Partnering Program Steering Committee

    Professional Experience and Appointments

    Professional expertise

    • R&D- & Innovation Management, Intellectual Capital, Strategy & Internationalisation, Industrial Policy

    Academic appointments

    • Adjunct Professor, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, July 2012 -
    • Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney Business School, Sydney, Australia, June 2012 -
    • Senior Advisor, Aalto Executive Education Academy, Aalto University, Finland, 2012 -
    • Adjunct Professor, Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 17 October 2011 -
    • Adjunct Professor, Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, October 2011 -
    • Fixed-term position as Professor in Strategic Design in the Faculty of Design at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 April 2011 - 31 March 2014
    • Honorary Professor, Warwick Business School, Warwick University, UK, 1 September 2007 -
    • Member of the Department of Business Administration's advisory board for the International MBA program at National Changhua University of Education, Taipei, Taiwan 2006 -
    • Member of the International Scientific Committee of the University Research Institute, Instituto Universitario de Investigación IADE in Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Member of the Consejo Asesor Advisory Committee of the Instituto Universitario de Investigación IADE  
    • Part Time Visiting Professor in Business Performance and Intangible Asset Management, Centre for Business Performance, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK, 2002 -
    • Part Time Visiting Lecturing Professor in Innovation, Intellectual Capital Knowledge Management and Strategy Helsinki School of Economics/JOKO (Executive MBA and In-Company Programs), Helsinki 2000 -

    Business History

    • Founder of ICS Limited (London)
    • Co-founder of AssetEconomics LLP (New York)
    • Co-founder of B+I STRATEGY Sarl. (Bilbao)
    • Co-founder of The Performance Prism Ltd. (Cambridge)

    Honours and Awards

    • 2011:  Invited to be Thinker in Residence on Advanced Manufacturing by the Premier of South Australia
    • 1999:  Named on of the 13 most influential thinkers for the 21st Century by the Spanish business journal "Direccion y Progreso" No 167
    • 1985:  awarded the Marcus Wallenberg Fellowship for International Industrial Enterprising

     

     

    Austin Taylor Mr Austin Taylor

    Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

    BEc Adel, Chartered Accountant (Fellow),
    Official Liquidator (ASIC), Federal and Supreme Courts

    Current Employment

    Partner, Meertens Chartered Accountants (SA/NT)

    Professional Memberships

    • Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
    • Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants
    • Member, Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia
    • Member, Banking and Financial Services Law Assoc.
    • Member, Australian Institute of Credit Management

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    • Member, University Council
    • Chair, Audit Committee
    • Chair, Flinders Centre for Airborne Research (FCAR) (formerly Airborne Research Australia - ARA)
    • Chair, FCD Health Limited
    • Member, Executive Committee of Council

    Professional Experience

    Mr Taylor is a Chartered Accountant in public practice who applies his experience and skills to complement organisational culture, strategy and change in a broad range of organisations. His appointments include:

    Previous

    • Director, Masonic Homes Ltd
    • Member, Property Development Committee 
    • Deputy Chair, All Transport Services Ltd
    • Director, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
    • Secretary, ASO Foundation
    • Director, Scouts Australia (SA Branch)

       Mr Bruce Whitby

    Qualifications/Professional Accreditations

    Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Technology) QIT
    Graduate Diploma of Management (Technology Management) Deakin Uni
    Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

    Current Employment

    Faculty General Manager, Faculty of Health Sciences Flinders University

    Professional Memberships

    • Australian Institute of Company Directors
    • Institute of Professional Administrators Australia

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    • Member, University Council
    • Faculty Board, Faculty of Health Sciences
    • Faculty Strategic Advisory Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences
    • Infrastructure & Accommodation Planning Committee (Chair), Faculty of Health Sciences
    • Research Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences
    • International Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences
    • Occupational Health & Safety Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences
    • Flinders University Fee Monitoring & Advisory Committee

    Professional Experience and Appointments

    • Executive member, Medical Deans General Manager Committee (current)
    • Manager, state health reform projects arising from Council of Australian Government initiatives in chronic disease & diabetes prevention and management 2005 - 2010
    • Member,  Across Government Guardianship Steering Committee 2008 - 2009
    • Manager, development of SA Chronic Disease Action Plans 2003 and 2009
    • National Co-chair, COAG Type 2 Diabetes Action Plan Working Group 2007- 2008
    • Member,  National Chronic Disease Strategy working group 2004 – 2005
    • National Chair, Diabetes Modelling/Prevention Program Working Group, NATSEM 2005 - 2007
    • Member, National Heart Foundation Stroke/self management pilot steering committee 2006
    • Member, National Diabetes Strategies Group 2002 - 2005
    • Member, National Heart, Stroke & Vascular Strategies Group 2004 - 2005
    • Managing Scientist, Pathology laboratories in country Queensland 1981 - 1985
    • Treasurer, SA branch Australian Institute of Medical Scientists 1994 - 1997
    • Senior Medical Scientist, Haematology & Transfusion labs in SA and Victoria 1985 -1997

    Mr Ian Yates AM

    Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

    • BA Flin

    Current Employment

    • Chief Executive, COTA Australia

    Honours and Awards

    • Member of the Order of Australia

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    • Deputy Chancellor, Flinders University
    • Member, University Council 
    • Chair, Strategic Resources Committee
    • Member, Audit Committee
    • Member, Governance Committee 
    • President, Alumni Association, Flinders University (1992 - 2002)

    Professional Memberships

    • Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors

    Professional Experience and Appointments

    Mr Yates holds numerous Board positions, including:

    • Formerly Chair, Cancer Council of South Australia
    • Director, Insurance and Membership Services Ltd
    • Director and Secretary, Australian Council on the Ageing
    • Director, Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency
    • Managing Director, COTA Member Services Pty Ltd
    • Board Member, Aged Rights Advocacy Services Inc  
    • Member, South Australian State Government's "Health Performance Council"  
    • Member of various State and Federal Government advisory bodies in ageing
    • Member, Aged Care Financing Authority

     Mrs Christine Zeitz

    Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

    BEc (Acc) Flin, Cert of Business, UniSA, Diploma in Company Directors Course, AICD

    Current Employment

    • Regional Managing Director, North East Asia, BAE Systems

    Flinders University Appointments and Activities

    • Member, University Council
    • Member, Finance and Investment Committee

    Professional Experience and Appointments

    • Member, Management Board, BAE Systems

    Honours and Awards

    • 2009 Finalist, Telstra Business Women's Awards