The National Leadership Team supports the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in setting the strategic direction for the organisation, effectively managing day-to-day operations, implementing decisions of the Board and senior management, and providing leadership to Red Cross people.
The National Leadership Team held four face-to-face meetings in this financial year, and met by videoconference and teleconference in the months in between. Within this team, the Chief Executive Officer, Robert Tickner; Chief Financial Officer, Sandy Chakravarty; Director of Services and International Operations, Michael Raper and Director, Marketing, Fundraising and Communications, Jennifer Gibb attended Board meetings throughout the year. While not voting members, they make recommendations to the Board via papers put forward.
Robert Tickner |
Chief Executive Officer |
Toni Aslett |
Executive Director Victoria |
Jody Broun |
Executive Director New South Wales (appointed May 2014) |
Dr Ian Burke |
Executive Director Tasmania (to March 2014)/Director Commercial Operations (appointed April 2014) |
Sandra Cannon |
Executive Director Northern Territory |
Sandhya Chakravarty |
Chief Financial Officer |
Noel Clement |
Head of Australian Services |
Helen Connolly |
Executive Director South Australia |
Peter Day |
Chief Information Officer (to March 2014) |
Wenda Donaldson |
Executive Director Australian Capital Territory (appointed June 2014) |
Dr Helen Durham |
Director IHL, Strategy, Planning and Research (to May 2014) |
Veronica Frost |
Chief Information Officer (appointed March 2014) |
Jennifer Gibb |
Director Marketing, Fundraising and Communications |
Annie Harvey |
Acting Executive Director New South Wales (to May 2014) |
Joan Hughes |
Executive Director Australian Capital Territory (to February 2014) |
Steve Joske CSC |
Executive Director Western Australia |
Kevin Keeffe |
Executive Director Queensland |
Andrea Lott |
Director Planning, Reporting, Research and Projects (appointed May 2014) |
Kerry McGrath |
Head of Community Programs |
Russell Penman |
Executive Director Tasmania (appointed October 2014) |
Michael Raper |
Director of Services and International Operations |
Chris Steinfort |
Director, Human Resources |
Peter Walton |
Head of International Program (appointed October 2013) |
Michael White |
Regional Manager Far North Queensland (Cairns) and Co-Chair – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Panel (appointed July 2013) |
John Wills |
Director Commercial Operations (to May 2014) |
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