Professor Geoffrey Kiel

BCom (Hons), PhD (NSW), FAIM, FAICD, FAMI, FANZMAC

Chairman

Geoff has had a distinguished career as a management consultant, senior manager, management educator and academic researcher. He has extensive personal experience working with clients in areas of strategic planning, marketing planning, marketing strategies, organisational design and development, marketing research and economic feasibility studies and is well known for his work in corporate governance. Geoff is the co-author of the major Australian practical guide to governance, Boards that Work, and Board, CEO and Director Evaluation.  He is also a core facilitator for the AICD.

James Beck

BSc (Hons) RMC Duntroon, GAICD

Managing Director

James leads the team of governance professionals at Effective Governance. He has substantial experience in working with boards and senior management, management consulting and delivery, established through a strong client focus over the last 20 years. James has in depth knowledge in governance, and designing and implementing strategic solutions to address business requirements of both government and private clients. As a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, he previously held the role of Education Leader for 5 years.

 

Denise Morton

MBA (UQ), GAICD

CEO/Senior Advisor

Denise has had extensive experience in working with boards to enhance the governance of their organisations. In particular, in conducting board-as-a-whole and director evaluations and working with chairs to ensure the evaluation meets the needs of the organisation. In addition to conducting board evaluations, Denise is actively involved in our strategic planning and governance services, including providing governance advice, the preparation of board charters, and developing CEO evaluation processes and board and director development programs.

Erick Fibich

BAcc CPA MBA (Melb)

Principal Advisor (Vic)

Erick has nearly two decades of governance experience in working across a variety of industries with several global and local organisations. His focus as a governance consultant was to assist clients with strategy and business transformation. Erick moved into senior management by leading operations for a large Asia-Pacific consulting practice followed by providing overall leadership and accountability for IBM's program of shared services and off-shoring. Prior to senior corporate roles and governance consulting, Erick began his career as an accountant for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in Washington, D.C., where he was involved in fraud investigation for criminal restitution.

Stephen Howell

FCPA FAMI MAICD

Senior Advisor

Stephen has over twenty years experience as a governance professional with expertise in regulation, compliance, risk management and corporate governance. He is a forensic accountant, company director and former company secretary with a focus on contributing to the professional development and governance of corporate Australia. His expertise also includes assisting organisations through change and process improvement whilst influencing strategic growth outcomes. With strong financial management qualifications and experience, he is a formally acknowledged and demonstrated corporate governance expert in Australia with extensive board experience as a governance and finance professional.

Andrew Kiel

BBA (Notre Dame, US), Grad Cert eComm (MGSM)

Senior Advisor

Andrew has significant experience in strategy development and business transformation gained in a range of senior leadership roles across IT, insurance, telecommunications and process outsourcing industries.  Using his background in marketing, eCommerce and customer experience enablement, he has spent a number of years working with organisations in Australia and Asia on aligning strategic and business planning with operational and change management processes.

Mark Watson

BA (UNSW), MBA (UNE), Grad Dip of Strategic Studies (ADC), Grad Dip of Applied Corporate Governance (CSA), FAIM

Senior Advisor

As well as having led public sector and not-for-profit organisations at a senior level, Mark possesses an extensive background in governance including having held senior positions as the principal private secretary to the head of a large Commonwealth organisation, a board director,chairman of a Commonwealth statutory authority and HR governance advisor in a Commonwealth agency.   He is a qualified chartered secretary and an MBA graduate and he has also obtained qualifications in strategy and planning both in Australia and France.  

 

 

Richard Willis

Grad Dip Mgt, BEng, Ass Dip Admin Studies, FAIM, GAICD

Senior Advisor

Richard has gained a broad business experience from managing large public and private sector organisations. He uses this experience to focus on strategic and business analysis, corporate governance, risk review and assessment, financial analysis, leadership, IT governance and implementation and review of financial, project and staff management systems. He is currently completing his studies in a Master of IT at QUT.

 

Judith Winn

Grad Cert Man (UQ), MAICD AFAIM

Senior Advisor

Judith joined the firm to assist clients in enhancing their corporate governance, develop new business opportunities and manage the marketing and sponsorship activities.  Prior to joining our firm, Judith was the Queensland Education Manager of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, responsible for the education programs and assisting members with their education requirements.  Judith's background in the motor industry working with a single franchise dealership that grew to a multi franchise group and then listed on the stock exchange has provided a very practical understanding of corporate governance.  Judith is currently on the board of Asthma Foundation of Queensland. 

 

 

Jennifer Tunny

BA (Hons) (UQ)

Senior Research Advisor

Since joining the firm in 2001, Jennifer has assisted in the preparation of books and academic and practitioner articles and has played a key role in research and in the development and preparation of teaching materials used in AICD courses. She has assisted in a number of board reviews and workshops to assist clients evaluate and improve their governance processes.  Jennifer has also broadened her expertise into the area of strategic management has been involved in a number of strategic planning projects.

Kane Bradford

BA BEd MBA (UQ)

Advisor

Kane brings a unique background to Effective Governance having worked predominantly in the education industry.  As an MBA graduate, Kane has worked collaboratively to establish sustainable practice in a range of institutions.  His background has given him a strong grounding in operations management, governance structures, strategic planning and alignment, team leadership and succession planning.

Cameron Beck

BBus (Int'l Bus/Mgt)

Advisor

Combining his practical experience in information technology working with IBM's Asia Pacific Delivery Centre and his learning in completing a Bachelor of Business majoring in International Business and Management, Cameron provides support in the strategy and governance assignments.  He also develops technologies to provide new methodologies in the implementation of governance and strategy services.

 

Helen Shorrocks

Advisor

Helen is the longest serving member of our team and coordinates our advisors' projects and activities.   Helen administers and coordinates our online board evaluation services and generates the findings reports from those evaluations. Her knowledge of governance and strategic planning has grown in her time here and she makes significant contributions to the services we provide our clients including the development of reports, presentations and educational materials.

 

 

 

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