2021 Annual Report

Mrs Bobby Brownhill

Mr Mark Altus

Dr Duncan Monro

Ms Catriona Macleod

Mr Kostas Konsolis

Dr Monro has over 30 years’ experience as a chartered accountant and business advisor in Australia and internationally. He recently retired as a Principal in the Corporate Finance division of RSM Australia Pty Ltd. He previously worked for the large accounting firms KPMG and Crowe Horwath. He has also worked as the CFO for a small listed company APA Financial Services in Australia. Dr Monro has worked in a diverse selection of industries with a particular focus in mining, manufacturing, government, not-for-profit, property, transport, retail and primary producer sectors. His experience covers a wide range of areas including business valuations, due diligence, business planning, financial mentoring and advisory services for Indigenous entities and general financial consulting.

Ms Macleod is a lawyer and Co-Director of Cullen Macleod Lawyers. Cullen Macleod’s lawyers provide services across 5 specialist teams. Ms Macleod is part of the dispute resolution team that assists businesses and individuals to resolve disputes in a practical and cost-efficient way. Ms Macleod is involved with a number of Boards and Committees across the legal, business, and not-for profit sectors. This includes the Piddington Society (law), the Western Suburbs Business Association, the Subiaco Justice Centre (a community legal centre) and the Perth International Cabaret Festival. As a business owner with a diverse working background in many industries, Ms Macleod brings a broad understanding of these issues to the Board.

Mr Konsolis is an experienced Chief Financial Officer with over 25 years’ experience in the disability sector. He has held positions within the public and private sector including State Government Departments roles with the Department of Treasury and the Department of the Auditor General. Mr Konsolis has served on a range of Advisory bodies and Working Groups, many of which have contributed to the development and shaping of the disability sector both in Western Australia and nationally. This includes roles on the National Disability Services Finance Advisory Group and the Council of DSC Funded Agencies.

Mrs Brownhill has been actively involved in the field of disability over many years both in Australia and overseas. Prior to returning to Western Australia from Melbourne, where she and her family had been living, Mrs Brownhill represented Mansfield Autistic Services on the Victorian State Council for Autism. As the mother of a son with Autism, she is involved with parent support groups and accommodation projects. She is also involved in advocacy for people living with a disability and their parents.

Mr Altus is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and previously chaired the Curtin Business School Advisory Board for the School of Economics and Finance. He has held a number of positions in the Western Australian Department of Treasury, including Director of Revenue and Intergovernmental Relations. He also completed a period of secondment to the University of Western Australia as Executive Director of Finance and Resources and was a member of the University’s Senate Strategic Resources Committee until December 2015. Mr Altus is also a Director of the Lutheran Church of Australia’s APRA-regulated Authorised Deposit Taking Institution and has held positions on the Board’s Risk Committee and Governance & Remuneration Committee.

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