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

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

 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)

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

 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

 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)      

 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)

 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

 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

 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 

 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

 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.

 Flinders University appointments and activities

• 2021 FUSA Student President 
• 2020 FUSA General Secretary
• 2018 -2019 FUSA Queer Officer

Honours and awards

• 30 under 30 LGBTIQ Role Models 2019
• Queer Student of the Year 2018
• FUSA Club Member of the Year 2018

 Qualifications / Professional Accreditations

• Bachelor of Psychological Science (Counselling and Interpersonal Skills)
  
• Currently studying Master of Arts (Women’s Study)

Current employment

• General Secretary at Flinders University Student Association
  
• Case Manager at Western Adelaide Homelessness Services
  

Professional memberships

• Australian Counselling Association level one member